Title

Barriers and current challenges facing the renewable energy implementation in Libya: a review

Journal title

Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 24

Issue

No 3

Affiliation

Bahour, Mussa Mohamed : Business School, University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Alkbir, M.F.M. : Advance Facilities Engineering Technology Research Cluster (AFET-RC); Facilities Maintenance Engineering Section (FAME), Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MITEC), Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Bandar Seri Alam, 81750, Johor, Malaysia ; Januddi, Fatihhi : Advance Facilities Engineering Technology Research Cluster (AFET-RC); Facilities Maintenance Engineering Section (FAME), Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MITEC), Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Bandar Seri Alam, 81750, Johor, Malaysia ; Bakri, Adnan : Advance Facilities Engineering Technology Research Cluster (AFET-RC); Facilities Maintenance Engineering Section (FAME), Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MITEC), Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Bandar Seri Alam, 81750, Johor, Malaysia

Authors

Bahour, Mussa Mohamed ; Alkbir, M.F.M. ; Januddi, Fatihhi ; Bakri, Adnan

Keywords

alternative energy ; implementation of renewable energy ; barriers and challenges

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

141-160

Publisher

Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN

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Date

2021.10.12

Type

Article