The impact of carbon prices on generation-cycling costs

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1204-1212

  Denny, Eleanor ^a   O'Malley, Mark ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

A CARBONS; CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTIONS; CARBON PRICES; ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SWITCH-ON;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 63149135694     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.050     Document Type: Article

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