Levelised costs of Wave and Tidal energy in the UK: Cost competitiveness and the importance of "banded" renewables obligation certificates

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-39

  Allan, Grant ^a   Gilmartin, Michelle ^a   McGregor, Peter ^a   Swales, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Levelised costs comparison; Marine energy; Support mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; COST COMPETITIVENESS; COST DATA; COSTS CALCULATION; DISCOUNT RATES; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FUEL COST; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; KEY PARAMETERS; LEVELISED COSTS COMPARISON; MARINE ENERGY; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; POINT ESTIMATE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLES OBLIGATION CERTIFICATES; SUPPORT MECHANISMS; TIDAL ENERGY; TIDAL STREAMS; UK ELECTRICITY GENERATION;

COMPETITION; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDRAULICS; MARINE ENGINEERING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; TIDAL POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATE ROLE; TIDAL POWER; WAVE POWER;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649710799     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.08.029     Document Type: Article

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