Fossil-fuel dependence and vulnerability of electricity generation: Case of selected European countries

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2411-2420

  Bhattacharyya, Subhes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fossil fuel dependence in power generation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FOSSIL-FUEL DEPENDENCE IN POWER GENERATION; FUEL BILLS; FUEL MIXES; GAS PRICES; MEDIUM TERMS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOMS; VULNERABILITY; VULNERABILITY INDICES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUELS; GASES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

COAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; NATURAL GAS; VULNERABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 64749083799     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.02.031     Document Type: Article

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