Energy status in Lebanon and electricity generation reform plan based on cost and pollution optimization

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-278

  Ibrahim, Oussama ^a,b   Fardoun, Farouk ^a   Younes, Rafic ^a   Louahlia Gualous, Hasna ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Université de Caen Normandie   (France)

Author keywords

EDL; Electricity; Energy; Optimization; Reform plan; Renewable

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; OPTIMIZATION; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INVESTMENT CAPITAL; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; REFORM PLAN; RENEWABLE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84872258905     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.014     Document Type: Review

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