Renewable energy scenarios for major oil-producing nations: The case of Saudi Arabia

Futures

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 650-662

  Al Saleh, Yasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; OIL PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 69249232112     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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