Technology scale and supply chains in a secure, affordable and low carbon energy transition

Applied Energy

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 296-306

  Hoggett, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy security; Nuclear power; PV; Resilience; Supply chains; Technology scale

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SECURITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

DECARBONISATION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LOW CARBON ENERGIES; PV; RESILIENCE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899062433     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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