The development of the experience curve concept and its application in energy policy assessment

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-14

  Neij, Lena ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Energy policy; Evaluation; Experience curve; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER;

EID: 2942550401     PISSN: 14728923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETP.2004.004584     Document Type: Article

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