Renewable energy investments under different support schemes: A real options approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 225-237

  Boomsma, Trine Krogh ^a,c   Meade, Nigel ^a   Fleten, Stein Erik ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Investment under uncertainty; OR in energy; Real options; Renewable energy; Support schemes

Indexed keywords

CHANGE OF SUPPORT; FEED-IN TARIFF; INVESTMENT TIMING; INVESTMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY; MULTIPLE SOURCE; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OR IN ENERGY; REAL OPTIONS; REAL OPTIONS APPROACH; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84857918444     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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