Modelling European usage of renewable energy technologies for electricity generation

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 90, Issue PB, 2015, Pages 497-509

  Meade, Nigel ^a   Islam, Towhidul ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Forecasting; Growth curve; Photo voltaic; Renewable energy; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORECASTING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

DENSITY FORECASTING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; GROWTH CURVES; INCENTIVE SCHEMES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

BELGIUM; GREECE;

EID: 84922220914     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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