Securing our energy future: three international perspectives on microgrids and distributed renewables as a path toward resilient communities

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 99-115

  Jones, Kevin B ^a   James, Mark ^a   Mastor, Roxana Andreea ^a  

^a VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

distributed generation; energy resilience; Microgrid; resilient communities; secure energy future; smart grid

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; EUROPEAN UNION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMART GRID; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84999836868     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2016.1257974     Document Type: Article

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