Introducing errors in progress ratios determined from experience curves

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-415

  Sark, W G J H M van ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol; Error propagation; Experience curve; Photovoltaics; Progress ratio; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CURVE FITTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

BIO-ETHANOL; PROGRESS RATIO; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOENERGY; ETHANOL; FORECASTING METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 44249107361     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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