Renewable energy issues and implementation of European energy policy: The missing generation?

Energy Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-216

  Michalena, Evanthie ^a   Hills, Jeremy M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CTL Consult Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Directive; Issues; Renewable energy technologies

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; EU POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY; ISSUES; ISSUES OF RE; LOCAL SCALE; META-ANALYSIS; MULTISCALES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SUBSIDIARITY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84861331870     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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