Severe energy crises and solar thermal energy as a viable option for Pakistan

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Farooq, M ^a   Shakoor, A ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; POST-HARVEST TREATMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRUITS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; NATURAL GAS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VEGETABLES; WATER SUPPLY;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

EID: 84874840300     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4772637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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