Role of renewable energy sources in environmental protection: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1513-1524

  Panwar, N L ^a   Kaushik, S C ^b   Kothari, Surendra ^a  

^a Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

CO2 mitigation; Greenhouse gases; Renewable energy sources; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CO2 MITIGATION; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES; ON CURRENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; SECONDARY WASTES; SOLAR COOKERS; SOURCES OF ENERGY; WIND ENERGY;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER HEATERS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 78651087929     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.037     Document Type: Review

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