Prioritizing low-carbon energy sources to enhance China's energy security

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-136

  Ren, Jingzheng ^a   Sovacool, Benjamin K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic; Chinese energy policy; Decision Making; Hierarchy; Multi Criteria; Process

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CARBON; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PROCESSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

ANALYTIC; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); CHINESE ENERGY POLICY; HIERARCHY; INTEGRATED RESOURCES; LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEMS; MULTI-CRITERIA; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE;

ENERGY SECURITY;

EID: 84920392253     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.044     Document Type: Article

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