What are the barriers and incentives for community-owned means of energy production and use?

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4401-4405

  Walker, Gordon ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community ownership; Cooperatives; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP; COMMUNITY OWNERSHIPS; COOPERATIVES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LIMITING CURRENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; OWNERSHIP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55249113618     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.032     Document Type: Article

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