A projection of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the electricity sector for Saudi Arabia: The case for carbon capture and storage and solar photovoltaics

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 681-695

  Mansouri, Noura Y ^a   Crookes, Roy J ^a   Korakianitis, Theodosios ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Electricity generation; Saudi Arabia; Solar photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICYMAKING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SAUDI ARABIA; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

CARBON CAPTURE; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84887130283     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.087     Document Type: Article

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