A comparative approach to the economic modelling of a large-scale wave power scheme

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 884-898

  Stallard, T ^a   Rothschild, R ^b   Aggidis, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Ocean wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCES; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER WAVES;

ECONOMIC MODELING; INVESTMENT DECISION; OCEAN WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 34548818467     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.01.021     Document Type: Article

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