A real options valuation of Chinese wind energy technologies for power generation: Do benefits from the feed-in tariffs outweigh costs?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1591-1599

  Wesseh, Presley K ^a   Lin, Boqiang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Policy benefit; Real options; Renewable energy technologies; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENERGY SECURITY; GLOBAL WARMING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHINA; REAL OPTIONS; REAL OPTIONS APPROACH; REAL OPTIONS VALUATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY;

ENERGY POLICY;

EID: 84955504848     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.083     Document Type: Article

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