How carbon pricing changes the relative competitiveness of low-carbon baseload generating technologies

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 305-313

  Nicholson, Martin ^a   Biegler, Tom ^b   Brook, Barry W ^c  

^a MNIT Group   (Australia)

^b Delta G Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseload electricity; Carbon Price; Levelized cost of electricity; Life cycle analysis; Nuclear; Solar thermal

Indexed keywords

COAL STORAGE; COMPETITION; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL STORAGE; GAS TURBINES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE; SCHEDULING; SOLAR HEATING; TECHNOLOGY; TURBOMACHINERY;

BASELOAD ELECTRICITY; CARBON PRICE; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR; SOLAR THERMAL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78650738253     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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