Renewable energy sector in Belarus: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 5399-5413

  Raslavičius, Laurencas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Belarus; Bioenergy sector; Renewable energy sector; Sustainable development; Transition economy

Indexed keywords

BELARUS; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY SOURCES; ECONOMIC RULES; ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS; ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION; ENERGY IMPORTS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FUTURE ENERGIES; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HEAT AND POWER; HEAT AND POWER ENERGY; LIMITED ENERGY RESOURCE; NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOCIAL VALUES; TRANSITION ECONOMY;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84863478966     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.056     Document Type: Review

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