Long-term optimization of United Arab Emirates energy future: Policy implications

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 466-474

  Mondal, Md Alam Hossain ^a,b   Kennedy, Scott ^a   Mezher, Toufic ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND RADIATION BIOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Optimization; Renewable energy; UAE power sector

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY SECURITY; GAS EMISSIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CO2 EMISSION REDUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING; POWER SECTOR; PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84886629816     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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