Survey about public perception regarding smart grid, energy efficiency & renewable energies applications in Qatar

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 82, Issue , 2018, Pages 168-175

  Abdmouleh, Zeineb ^a   Gastli, Adel ^a   Ben Brahim, Lazhar ^a  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Public acceptance; Renewable energy sources; Smart grid technologies; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SURVEYS;

DEMAND AND SUPPLY; LOW CARBON; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SAVING ENERGY; SMART GRID; SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 85029485840     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.023     Document Type: Review

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