Defer option valuation and optimal investment timing of solar photovoltaic projects under different electricity market systems and support schemes

Energy

Volumn 127, Issue , 2017, Pages 594-610

  Cheng, Cheng ^a   Wang, Zhen ^a   Liu, Mingming ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a   Gbatu, Abimelech Paye ^a   Ren, Xiaohang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defer option values; Electricity marketing reform; Government support schemes; Optimal investment timing; Solar photovoltaic project; Technological progress

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; POWER MARKETS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; OPTIMAL INVESTMENT TIMING; OPTION VALUE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS;

INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; GOVERNMENT; INVESTMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; VALUATION;

CHINA;

EID: 85017158420     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.03.157     Document Type: Article

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