Achieving emissions reduction through oil sands cogeneration in Alberta's deregulated electricity market

Energy Policy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-21

  Ouellette, A ^a   Rowe, A ^a   Sopinka, A ^a   Wild, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta oil sands; Deregulated electricity market; EnergyPLAN; Industrial cogeneration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; DEREGULATION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; OIL SANDS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ALBERTA OIL SANDS; DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKET; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGYPLAN; INDUSTRIAL COGENERATION; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; TRANSMISSION CONDITIONS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION; DEREGULATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL SAND; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84902115951     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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