Wind, hydro or mixed renewable energy source: Preference for electricity products when the share of renewable energy increases

Energy Policy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 521-531

  Yang, Yingkui ^a   Solgaard, Hans Stubbe ^a   Haider, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denmark; Energy mix diversification; Energy portfolio; Preference; Renewable energy expansion; Residential energy market

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; NATURAL RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

DENMARK; ENERGY MIX; ENERGY PORTFOLIO; PREFERENCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY MARKET;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY MARKET; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 84981297754     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.07.030     Document Type: Article

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