Evaluation of post-Fukushima Japanese electricity strategies: A stochastic simulation model

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1578-1598

  Leibowicz, Benjamin D ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy analysis; Fukushima disaster; Japanese electricity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FOSSIL FUELS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY STRATEGY; FUKUSHIMA; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); NUCLEAR GENERATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL COST OF CARBON; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION MODEL;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84908357396     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3181     Document Type: Article

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