Exploring renewable energy pricing with analytic network process - Comparing a developed and a developing economy

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 882-891

  Iskin, Ibrahim ^a   Daim, Tugrul ^a   Kayakutlu, Gulgun ^b   Altuntas, Mehmet ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic network process; Decision analysis; Pricing components; Renewable energy pricing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ENERGY DEMANDS; GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; JOB OPPORTUNITIES; LAWS AND REGULATIONS; PRICING MECHANISM; PRICING MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE SOURCES;

COMMERCE; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROVEN RESERVES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SITE SELECTION;

ECONOMICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECISION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860800786     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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