A regional-scale assessment of local renewable energy resources in Cumbria, UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 283-293

  Gormally, A M ^a,b   Whyatt, J D ^a,b   Timmis, R J ^a,b   Pooley, C G ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; GIS; Uplands

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT; DECENTRALISED; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SCENARIOS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; SMALL COMMUNITY; SOLAR PVS; UPLAND AREA; UPLANDS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALL SCALE HYDROPOWER; SOLAR POWER; UPLAND REGION; WIND POWER;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866915926     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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