Greener energy: Issues and challenges for Pakistan-Solar energy prospective

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2762-2780

  Bhutto, Abdul Waheed ^a   Bazmi, Aqeel Ahmed ^b,c   Zahedi, Gholamreza ^b  

^a DAWOOD UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c COMSATS Institute of Information Technology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Green energy; Pakistan; Solar energy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CURRENT ENERGY; CURRENT STATUS; ENERGY INVESTMENTS; ENERGY MARKETS; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SPECTRA; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FINAL ENERGY; FOSSIL RESOURCES; FUEL SOURCE; GREEN ENERGY; INSTITUTIONAL ROLE; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; PAKISTAN; POLICY ISSUES; POLITICAL SENSITIVITIES; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; STANDARD OF LIVING; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY; SUSTAINED ATTENTION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ENERGY POLICY; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84858725957     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.043     Document Type: Review

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