Energy autonomy in Le Mené: A French case of grassroots innovation

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 347-355

  Yalçin Riollet, Melike ^a   Garabuau Moussaoui, Isabelle ^b   Szuba, Mathilde ^c  

^a CENTRE MAURICE HALBWACHS   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

France; Grassroots innovations; Local energy autonomy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY AUTONOMIES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FRANCE; GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; LOCAL ENERGY; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SOCIAL INNOVATIONS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

AUTONOMY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; INNOVATION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

FRANCE;

MENE;

EID: 84899049219     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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