Towards exporting renewable energy from MENA region to Europe: An investigation into domestic energy use and householders' energy behaviour in Libya

Applied Energy

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 247-262

  Mohamed, Ahmed M A ^a   Al Habaibeh, Amin ^a   Abdo, Hafez ^b   Elabar, Sherifa ^c  

^a Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment Technologies Research Group (iSBET) School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Domestic appliances; Energy consumption; Libya; MENA region; Occupants' behaviour; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY USE; LIBYA; MENA REGION; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; OCCUPANTS' BEHAVIOURS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84924103704     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.008     Document Type: Article

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