How to proceed with competing alternative energy technologies: A real options analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 817-830

  Siddiqui, Afzal ^a,b   Fleten, Stein Erik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alternative energy technologies; CO2 emissions; Environmental policy; Real options

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; COMMERCIALISATION; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUEL COST; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT; REAL OPTIONS; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS; REAL OPTIONS FRAMEWORKS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNICAL RISKS;

COST REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

TECHNOLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 77953362239     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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