A simulation of the economic impact of renewable energy development in Morocco

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 335-345

  de Arce, Rafael ^a   Mahía, Ramón ^a   Medina, Eva ^a   Escribano, Gonzalo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CSP Morocco; I O Simulation; Renewable energies

Indexed keywords

CSP MOROCCO; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; GENERATION CAPACITY; I-O SIMULATION; INPUT OUTPUT MODEL; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INVESTMENT PLAN; MACROECONOMIC IMPACT; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR PLANT;

WIND POWER;

INVESTMENTS;

CAPITAL FLOW; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MACROECONOMICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84861221472     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.068     Document Type: Article

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