Using modeling to generate alternatives (MGA) to expand our thinking on energy futures

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-152

  DeCarolis, Joseph F ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical methods (JEL: C02); Modeling; Optimization; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE POLICY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; DECISION RULES; DECISION SPACE; ENERGY FUTURE; ENERGY MODEL; ENERGY MODELING; INTERNATIONAL SCALE; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; MODELING; MODELING TO GENERATE ALTERNATIVES; NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; TIME-SCALES; UNCERTAINTY;

OPTIMIZATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79151476092     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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