Option value of gasification technology within an emissions trading scheme

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3916-3928

  Laurikka, Harri ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emissions trading; Gasification; Investment

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW (DCF); EMISSIONS TRADING; NET PRESENT VALUE;

COMPETITION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; POWER PLANTS;

GASIFICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; INVESTMENT; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33750009845     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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