Efficient power generating portfolio in Brazil: Conciliating cost, emissions and risk

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 301-314

  Losekann, Luciano ^a   Marrero, Gustavo A ^b   Ramos Real, Francisco J ^b   de Almeida, Edmar Luiz Fagundes ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Electricity generation mix; Mean variance portfolio theory

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; EFFICIENCY FRONTIERS; EFFICIENT FRONTIER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EXPANSION; MARKET FRAMEWORK; MARKET UNCERTAINTY; MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO THEORIES;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RISK PERCEPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84884990001     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.049     Document Type: Article

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