Distributed small-scale wind in New Zealand: Advantages, barriers and policy support instruments

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3358-3369

  Barry, Martin ^a   Chapman, Ralph ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community ownership; Small wind farm; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MAIL SURVEYS; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY SUPPORT; RAPID EXPANSION; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; RESEARCH METHODS; SMALL SCALE; SMALL WIND FARM; WIND ELECTRICITY; WIND ENERGY; WIND FARM; WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT; WIND GENERATION; WIND INDUSTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FARMS; SURVEYS;

WIND POWER;

ENERGY POLICY; OWNERSHIP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 67650692470     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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