A comparison of the drivers influencing farmers' adoption of enterprises associated with renewable energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 400-409

  Tate, Graham ^a   Mbzibain, Aurelian ^a   Ali, Shaukat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Farmers; RE enterprise

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT , FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMERS; FARMING INDUSTRY; FEED-IN TARIFF; LIMITED COMPANIES; PAYBACK PERIODS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY SUPPORT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE HEAT; RENEWABLE SOURCES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

INVESTMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUROPEAN UNION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS;

EID: 84865600775     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.043     Document Type: Article

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