On the success of policy strategies for the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources in the EU

Energy and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 849-868

  Held, Anne ^a   Ragwitz, Mario ^a   Haas, Reinhard ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Effectiveness; Electricity; Policy support; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; POLICY SUPPORT; REGULATORY STRATEGIES;

ENERGY POLICY;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUROPEAN UNION; PROFITABILITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846398562     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830506779398849     Document Type: Article

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