Pakistan geothermal renewable energy potential for electric power generation: A survey

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 398-413

  Younas, Umair ^a   Khan, B ^a   Ali, S M ^a   Arshad, C M ^a   Farid, U ^a   Zeb, Kamran ^a   Rehman, Fahad ^a   Mehmood, Yasir ^b   Vaccaro, A ^c  

^a Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Geothermal power plant; Renewable and sustainable energy; Tectonic zones of Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENERGY POLICY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; HOT SPRINGS; SURVEYS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

ENERGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SHORTAGES; MUD VOLCANOES; PAKISTAN; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; SPRING-IN; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TECTONIC ZONE OF PAKISTAN;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84971449405     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.038     Document Type: Review

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