The value of holding scarce wind resource-A cause of overinvestment in wind power capacity in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-100

  Liu, Xuemei ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Overinvestment; Wind power capacity

Indexed keywords

CHINA; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; OVER-INVESTMENT; POWER COMPANY; SCARCE RESOURCES; WIND POWER CAPACITY; WIND RESOURCES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT LOCATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE SCARCITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84887144876     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.044     Document Type: Article

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