The commercialization of solar energy as a means for rural development

2008 IEEE Energy 2030 Conference, ENERGY 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Corsair, H J ^a   Ley, Debora ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; GOVERNMENT POLICY; KEY ISSUES; MARKET ENVIRONMENT; MARKET MODEL; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOURCES OF ENERGY;

COMMERCE; MODELS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67649669874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ENERGY.2008.4781056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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