Barriers to renewable/sustainable energy technologies adoption: Indian perspective

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 762-776

  Luthra, Sunil ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^b   Garg, Dixit ^c   Haleem, Abid ^d  

^a Haryana   (India)

^b International Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP); Barrier to adopt renewable sustainable energy technologies; Indian perspective; Renewable energy; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainable energy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BARRIER TO ADOPT RENEWABLE/SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDIAN PERSPECTIVE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84907559467     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.08.077     Document Type: Review

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