The economics of tidal energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1914-1924

  Denny, Eleanor ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Renewable generation; Tidal energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COSTS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OPERATING COSTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TIDAL POWER;

CAPITAL COSTS; CLIMATE POLICY; ELECTRICITY MARKET MODELS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATORS; ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS; FUEL SAVINGS; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LOW CAPITAL COSTS; POLICY MAKERS; RENEWABLE GENERATION; TIDAL ENERGY; TIDAL GENERATIONS; WIND GENERATIONS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TIDAL POWER; WIND POWER;

EID: 62849088525     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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