Decentralised renewable energy: Scope, relevance and applications in the Indian context

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-10

  Hiremath, R B ^a   Kumar, Bimlesh ^a   Balachandra, P ^a   Ravindranath, N H ^a   Raghunandan, B N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Decentralised energy; Energy models; Optimization models; Renewable energy technologies; Rural energy

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS;

DECENTRALISED ENERGIES; ENERGY MODEL; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RURAL ENERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RURAL AREA; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 65549147707     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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