Incorporating Uncertainty into World Energy Modelling: the PROMETHEUS Model

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 549-569

  Fragkos, Panagiotis ^a   Kouvaritakis, Nikos ^a   Capros, Pantelis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Econometric estimation; Monte Carlo simulations; Power generation planning under uncertainty; Stochastic energy system modelling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; INVESTMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY SYSTEM MODELLING; GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM MODELS; POWER GENERATION INVESTMENTS; POWER GENERATION PLANNING; PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENTS; PROBABILITY INFORMATIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84940585387     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: 15732967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-015-9442-x     Document Type: Article

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