Electricity from renewable energy sources: Amulti-criteria evaluation framework of technologies

Leading-Edge Electric Power Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 173-204

  Cavallaro, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 75349114976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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