Renewable energy policies and programs in nunavut: Perspectives from the federal and territorial governments

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-475

  McDonald, Nicole C ^a   Pearce, Joshua M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity; Hydropower; Nunavut; Photovoltaic system; Renewable energy policy; Solar energy; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DIESEL; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TERRITORY; WIND POWER;

CANADA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 84873928735     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: 19231245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4244     Document Type: Article

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