Energy transitions in Kenya's tea sector: A wind energy assessment

Renewable Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 505-514

  Nordman, Erik E ^a,b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Energy transitions; Kenya; Tea; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENERGY RESOURCES; COSTS; FEEDBACK; LIFE CYCLE; WIND TURBINES;

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; KENYA; POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP; PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES; SOLAR AND WIND ENERGIES; TEA; WIND ENERGY ASSESSMENT;

WIND POWER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; TEA; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; PRODUCTION COST; PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84896033908     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.02.031     Document Type: Article

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