Product-Service System applied to Distributed Renewable Energy: A classification system, 15 archetypal models and a strategic design tool

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 32, Issue , 2016, Pages 71-98

  Emili, Silvia ^a   Ceschin, Fabrizio ^a   Harrison, David ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business model; Classification system; Design; Distributed generation (DG); Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE); Product Service Systems (PSS)

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY RESOURCES;

BUSINESS MODELING; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; ENERGY SERVICES; PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS; PRODUCTSERVICE SYSTEM (PSS); RENEWABLE ENERGIES; STRATEGIC DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLASSIFICATION; DESIGN; MODELING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BOTSWANA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84963627092     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: 23524669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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