Renewable energy in the Palestinian Territories: Opportunities and challenges

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1082-1088

  Abu Hamed, Tareq ^a,b   Flamm, Hannah ^a   Azraq, Mohammad ^a  

^a ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Israel)

^b The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomass; Palestinian Territories; Renewable energy; Solar; Wind

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; WIND; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY IMPORTS; PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOLAR; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 82355180916     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.10.011     Document Type: Review

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