Energy consumption in Kuwait: Prospects and future approaches

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 637-643

  Alotaibi, Sorour ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Energy consumption; Power plant

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SITUATION; SOURCE OF ENERGY; WIND ENERGY;

ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; FUTURE PROSPECT; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL TRADE; POWER PLANT;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

EID: 78650414062     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.036     Document Type: Article

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