Comparing electricity transitions: A historical analysis of nuclear, wind and solar power in Germany and Japan

Energy Policy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 612-628

  Cherp, Aleh ^a,b   Vinichenko, Vadim ^a   Jewell, Jessica ^c   Suzuki, Masahiro ^d   Antal, Miklós ^a,e  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Energy transitions; Germany; Japan; Nuclear power; Renewable electricity

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; GERMANY; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; JAPAN; LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITIES; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

GERMANY; JAPAN;

EID: 85007256915     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.10.044     Document Type: Article

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