Why are remote Western Australians installing renewable energy technologies in stand-alone power supply systems?

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1252-1256

  McHenry, Mark P ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pastoral; RAPS; Renewable; SPS; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS);

PASTORAL; RAPS; RENEWABLE; SPS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; INSTALLATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58649120064     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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