Research and development aspects of pico-hydro power

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5861-5878

  Lahimer, A A ^a   Alghoul, M A ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Amin, Nowshad ^a   Asim, Nilofar ^a   Fadhel, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Hazards and safety; Installation; Pico market and demand; Pico users; PicoHydro

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMS DUTIES; DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY; ENERGY SOURCE; FLOW STREAMS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LOW HEAD; PICO MARKET AND DEMAND; PICO USERS; PICOHYDRO; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ENERGY;

COMMERCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INSTALLATION; RESEARCH; RURAL AREAS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84864560225     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.001     Document Type: Review

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