Utilities' business models for renewable energy: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2483-2493

  Richter, Mario ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; BUSINESS MODELS; ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR; ENERGY LANDSCAPE; LARGE PROJECT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; REVENUE POTENTIAL; RISK AVOIDANCE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; VALUE CREATION;

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EID: 84858410111     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.072     Document Type: Review

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