The impact of future carbon prices on CCS investment for power generation in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 160-172

  Wu, Ning ^a   Parsons, John E ^b   Polenske, Karen R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Carbon pricing; China

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON PRICE; CARBON PRICING; CHINA; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; FUEL COST; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE; INVESTMENT RETURNS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPTIMAL TIMING; POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; PULVERIZED COALS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PULVERIZED FUEL;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INVESTMENT; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84873169204     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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