Socio-technical evolution of Decentralized Energy Systems: A critical review and implications for urban planning and policy

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 1025-1037

  Adil, Ali M ^a   Ko, Yekang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralized Energy Systems; Renewable energy; Smart Grids; Sociotechnical theory; Urban energy planning; Urban energy systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SMART POWER GRIDS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; URBAN GROWTH;

CO-EVOLUTION; DECENTRALIZED ENERGY SYSTEM; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SMART GRID; SOCIO-TECHNICAL THEORIES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; URBAN ENERGY PLANNING; URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84954170918     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.079     Document Type: Review

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