Comparison of large scale solar PV (photovoltaic) and nuclear power plant investments in an emerging market

Energy

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 656-665

  Karaveli, Abdullah Bugrahan ^a   Soytas, Ugur ^a   Akinoglu, Bulent G ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CO2; LCA (life cycle assessment); LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy); Nuclear energy; PV (photovoltaic)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER MARKETS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALS; LEVELIZED COSTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MEDITERRANEAN COASTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY; POWER PLANT INVESTMENT;

INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

ANATOLIA; MERSIN [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84928422777     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.025     Document Type: Article

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