Handling uncertainty in bioenergy policy design - A case study analysis of UK and German bioelectricity policy instruments

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-79

  Purkus, Alexandra ^a   Röder, Mirjam ^b   Gawel, Erik ^a,c   Thrän, Daniela ^a,d   Thornley, Patricia ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy policy; Electricity sector; Instruments; New institutional economics; Renewable energy policy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; COMMERCE; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSTRUMENTS; INVESTMENTS; MOBILE SECURITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOENERGY POLICIES; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; UNCERTAINTY;

ENERGY POLICY;

BIOENERGY; ECONOMIC THEORY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84959208444     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 18732909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.03.029     Document Type: Article

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