Economic assessment of combined cycle gas turbines in Australia Some effects of microeconomic reform and technological change

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-245

  Naughten, Barry ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian electricity generation; Combined cycle gas turbines; MARKAL least cost analysis

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS TURBINES; NATURAL GAS;

COAL FIRED STATIONS;

ELECTRICITY;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; NATURAL GAS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037290339     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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