The renewable energy policy Paradox

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 82, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-5

  Blazquez, Jorge ^a   Fuentes Bracamontes, Rolando ^a   Bollino, Carlo Andrea ^b   Nezamuddin, Nora ^a  

^a King Abdullah Petroleum and Research Center (KAPSARC)   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electricity reform; Integration; Liberalized markets; Renewable policy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; FOSSIL FUELS; POWER MARKETS;

CLIMATE TARGETS; DECARBONISING; ELECTRICITY REFORM; LIBERALIZED MARKET; MARGINAL COSTS; POLICY MAKERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE POLICY; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 85029153595     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.002     Document Type: Review

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