Optimal abandonment of EU coal-fired stations

Energy Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-207

  Abadie, Luis M ^a   Chamorro, José M ^b   González Eguino, Mikel ^a  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 80053639167     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol32-No3-7     Document Type: Article

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