Utilizing AHP method in rating of highlighted environment parameters in most used renewable energies in electricity production

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-206

  Akhgari, Parsoon A ^a   Kamalan, Hamidreza ^b   Monavari, Masoud ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AHP; Electricity production; Environmental parameters; Expert choice; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053190849     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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