The Regional Energy & Water Supply Scenarios (REWSS) model, Part I: Framework, procedure, and validation

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-236

  Dale, Alexander T ^a,b   Bilec, Melissa M ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Life cycle assessment; Models; Water energy nexus

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; MODELS; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATER-ENERGY NEXUS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MODEL VALIDATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84905012784     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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