Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa: Eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2845-2852

  Barry, Marie Louise ^a   Steyn, Herman ^a   Brent, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Case studies; Renewable energy systems; Technology selection

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CASE STUDIES; END USERS; PROJECT REPORTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; TANZANIA; TECHNOLOGY SELECTION;

RESEARCH;

TECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

MALAWI; RWANDA; TANZANIA;

EID: 79957803210     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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