Cost analysis and pricing policy of wind power in China

Journal of Energy Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-150

  Wang, Qin ^a   Wen, Fushuan ^b   Yang, Aimin ^c   Huang, Jiansheng ^d  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Cost economics; Pricing policy; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONVENTIONAL POWER; COST ANALYSIS; COST ECONOMICS; COST OF WIND POWER; FASTER RATES; FUTURE STRATEGY; GREEN POWER; INSTALLED CAPACITY; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POWER COSTS; PRICING POLICY; PRICING SYSTEMS; WIND GENERATION; WIND INDUSTRY; WIND POWER INDUSTRY; WIND POWER MARKET;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INDUSTRY; WIND POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052785658     PISSN: 07339402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000020     Document Type: Article

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