A 10 year installation program for wave energy in Ireland: A case study sensitivity analysis on financial returns

Renewable Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-89

  Dalton, G J ^a   Alcorn, R ^a   Lewis, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Capex; Future cost of cash; Internal rate of return; Learning curve; Net present value; Supply demand

Indexed keywords

CAPEX; FUTURE COST OF CASH; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LEARNING CURVES; NET PRESENT VALUE; SUPPLY/DEMAND;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EARNINGS; ENERGY POLICY; EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ECONOMICS;

CAPITAL; COASTAL ZONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INSTALLATION; POWER GENERATION; PROFITABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVE POWER;

IRELAND;

PELAMIS;

EID: 80755122848     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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