Analysis of financial mechanisms in support to new pumped hydropower storage projects in Croatia

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-171

  Krajačić, Goran ^a   Lončar, Dražen ^a   Duić, Neven ^a   Zeljko, Mladen ^b   Lacal Arántegui, Roberto ^c   Loisel, Rodica ^c   Raguzin, Igor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar   (Croatia)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d Ministry of Economy Labour and Entrepreneurship   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Feed in tariff; Financial mechanisms; Integration of renewable energy sources; Pumped storage hydro

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; ENERGY STORAGE; NATURAL RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

CAPITAL COSTS; CROATIA; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ENERGY SECURITY; FEED-IN TARIFF; INVESTMENT COSTS; LEVEL OF FIT; LOAD FACTORS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MARKET SEGMENT; MARKET SHARE; POWER PRICE; PUMPED-STORAGE HYDRO; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUPPORTING SCHEME;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CAPITAL; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVESTMENT; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WIND POWER;

CROATIA;

EID: 84869881772     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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