Impact of renewable energy on rural electrification in Malaysia: a review

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 859-871

  Hossain, Farhad M ^a,b   Hasanuzzaman, M ^a   Rahim, N A ^a   Ping, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emission; Energy; Hybrid energy; Renewable energy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID SYSTEMS; NEUTRON EMISSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON EMISSION INTENSITIES; ECONOMIC REGULATIONS; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ENERGY; HYBRID ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 84938373108     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0861-1     Document Type: Article

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