Uncertainties in key low carbon power generation technologies - Implication for UK decarbonisation targets

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1873-1886

  Kannan, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decarbonisation; Low carbon electricity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; DECARBONIZATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; PLANNING; POLLUTION CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION; DECARBONISATION; ENERGY SYSTEMS MODELING; LOW CARBON ELECTRICITY TECHNOLOGIES; LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITIES; LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64649091837     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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