Forecasting job creation from renewable energy deployment through a value-chain approach

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages 262-271

  Llera, E ^a   Scarpellini, S ^a   Aranda, A ^a   Zabalza, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Employment; Renewable energy; Semi empirical model; Socio economic impact

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; EMPLOYMENT; SMART POWER GRIDS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENTS; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELING; SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84873321267     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.053     Document Type: Review

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