Modelling the investment in carbon capture retrofits of pulverized coal-fired plants

Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-75

  Zhu, Lei ^a   Fan, Ying ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

CCS investment cost; CCS retrofit; Real options; SCPC plant

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COSTS; PULVERIZED FUEL; RETROFITTING;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CCS RETROFIT; INVESTMENT COSTS; LEAST SQUARES MONTE CARLO; OPERATION FLEXIBILITY; REAL OPTIONS; SCPC PLANT; SEQUENTIAL INVESTMENTS;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRICE DETERMINATION; REPAIR; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; VALUATION;

EID: 84880703776     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.072     Document Type: Article

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