Energy and complexity: New ways forward

Applied Energy

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 150-159

  Bale, Catherine S E ^a   Varga, Liz ^b   Foxon, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Complex adaptive systems; Complexity science; Energy policy; Energy systems; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; MODELS;

AGENT-BASED MODELLING; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPLEXITY SCIENCE; ENERGY SYSTEMS; INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84909606917     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.10.057     Document Type: Review

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