Use of economic instruments in the German renewable electricity policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3538-3548

  Agnolucci, Paolo ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feel in laws; Germany; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; GERMANY; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION;

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENERGY POLICY;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33750008163     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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