Promoting Community Renewable Energy in a Corporate Energy World

Sustainable Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 96-109

  Strachan, Peter A ^a   Cowell, Richard ^b   Ellis, Geraint ^c   Sherry Brennan, Fionnguala ^b   Toke, David ^d  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community energy; devolution; energy transition; renewable energy; sustainable development; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CENTRALIZATION; DECENTRALIZATION; ENERGY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NORTHERN IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84929591384     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1576     Document Type: Article

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