UK smart grid development: An expert assessment of the benefits, pitfalls and functions

Renewable Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-102

  Xenias, Dimitrios ^a   Axon, Colin J ^b   Whitmarsh, Lorraine ^a   Connor, Peter M ^c   Balta Ozkan, Nazmiye ^d   Spence, Alexa ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active network management; Demand side response; Electricity market regulation; Policy Delphi; Return on investment; Smart grid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NETWORKS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DATA PRIVACY; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEMAND SIDE RESPONSE; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; EXPERT ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL FUNCTION; RE-TURN-ON; SMART GRID;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLICY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84925624645     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.016     Document Type: Article

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