A systematic review of environmental and economic impacts of smart grids

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue , 2017, Pages 888-898

  Moretti, M ^a   Djomo, S Njakou ^a,c   Azadi, H ^a   May, K ^b   De Vos, K ^b   Van Passel, S ^a,d   Witters, N ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost benefits; Electricity grid; Energy efficiency; GHG emissions; ICT; Smart grid

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; SMART POWER GRIDS;

COST/BENEFIT; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; EMISSION ENERGIES; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENERGY-SAVINGS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; ICT; SMART GRID; SMART GRID SYSTEMS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84977117724     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.03.039     Document Type: Review

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