The value of renewable energy as a hedge against fuel price risk: Analytical contributions from economic and finance theory

Analytical Methods for Energy Diversity and Security

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 31-59

  Bolinger, Mark ^b   Wiser, Ryan ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 77953688346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-056887-4.00002-0     Document Type: Chapter

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