Combinations of support instruments for renewable electricity in Europe: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-295

  Del Río, Pablo ^a   Mir Artigues, Pere ^b  

^a Institute of Public Goods and Policies   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combinations; European Union; Renewable electricity; Support instruments

Indexed keywords

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TAXATION;

COMBINATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEED-IN TARIFF; INVESTMENT SUBSIDY; POLICY COMBINATION; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SECONDARY INSTRUMENTS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84906236111     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.039     Document Type: Review

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