Heavy duty gas turbines in Iran, India and China: Do national energy policies drive the industries?

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 723-732

  Majidpour, Mehdi ^a  

^a Institute for International Energy Studies IIES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Gas turbine; Policy driver

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY PATH; HEAVY-DUTY GAS TURBINES; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; PROMINENT FEATURES; STRATEGIC CHOICE; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY POLICY; GAS TURBINES;

INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; GAS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SECONDARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TURBINE;

CHINA; INDIA; IRAN;

EID: 84855931254     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.038     Document Type: Article

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