Investing in photovoltaics: Risk, accounting and the value of new technology

Energy Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1023-1035

  Awerbuch, Shimon ^a  

^a Energy Regulatory Economics and Finance   (United States)

Author keywords

Managerial options; New technology; Renewables; Risk; Valuation

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY PLANNING; INVESTMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034333087     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(00)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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