Metrics for measuring job creation by renewable energy technologies, using Ireland as a case study

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2123-2133

  Dalton, G J ^a   Lewis, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect jobs; Installation and operation maintenance; Jobs MW; Per head of population; Renewable energy technologies; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOBS; ENERGY AND JOB CREATIONS; JOBS/MW; NATIONAL STATISTICS; PER HEAD OF POPULATION; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY;

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 79951947439     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.01.015     Document Type: Review

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