Real options analysis for renewable energy technologies in a GHG emissions trading environment

Emissions Trading: Institutional Design, Decision Making and Corporate Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 103-119

  Sarkis, Joseph ^a   Tamarkin, Maurry ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GHG emissions trading; photovoltaic tecnology; real options

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890002212     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73653-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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