Solar Grid Parity dynamics in Italy: A real option approach

Energy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 293-302

  Biondi, Tommaso ^a   Moretto, Michele ^b  

^a Sinloc Sistema Iniziative Locali SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electricity markets; Energy prices costs uncertainty; Grid Parity; Photovoltaic; Real options

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY MARKET; ENERGY PRICES; GRID PARITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; REAL OPTIONS;

INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY MARKET; FORECASTING METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRICING POLICY; SOLAR POWER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

EID: 84921436009     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.11.072     Document Type: Article

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