An overview of renewable energies in Iran

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-208

  Bahrami, Mohsen ^a   Abbaszadeh, Payam ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass and biogas; Fuel cell and hydrogen; Geothermal energy; Iran; Power plant; Renewable energies; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PLAN; IRAN; NON-FOSSIL ENERGIES; OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

ENERGY POLICY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

LEAD ACID BATTERIES;

EID: 84876362561     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.043     Document Type: Review

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