Pros and cons of exposing renewables to electricity market risks-A comparison of the market integration approaches in Germany, Spain, and the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3646-3661

  Klessmann, Corinna ^a   Nabe, Christian ^a   Burges, Karsten ^a  

^a Ecofys Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electricity market; Renewables; Support policy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISK MANAGEMENT; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY MARKETS; RENEWABLES; SUPPORT POLICY;

MARKETING;

COMMODITY PRICE; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; LEGISLATION; POLICY MAKING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51649094501     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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