Locally manufactured wind power technology for sustainable rural electrification

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 173-183

  Leary, J ^a   While, A ^a   Howell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local manufacture; Rural electrification; Wind

Indexed keywords

END USERS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT; LOCAL ECONOMY; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; MICRO-WIND TURBINES; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; TECHNICAL FACTORS; WIND POWER INDUSTRY; WIND POWER TECHNOLOGY;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; RURAL AREAS; SUPPLY CHAINS; WIND; WIND POWER;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LOCAL ECONOMY; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84857058269     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.053     Document Type: Article

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