Investment timing and optimal capacity choice for small hydropower projects

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 255-267

  Bøckman, Thor ^a   Fleten, Stein Erik ^a   Juliussen, Erik ^a   Langhammer, Håvard J ^a   Revdal, Ingemar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Continuous scaling; Hydropower; OR in energy; Project evaluation; Real options

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRICITY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCALING LAWS; SPREADSHEETS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS SCALING; HYDROPOWER PROJECTS; PRODUCTION SIZE; PROJECT EVALUATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41149177595     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.05.044     Document Type: Article

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