Methodological approaches to the valuation of investments in biogas production plants: Incentives vs. Market prices in Italy;Approcci metodologici alla valutazione degli investimenti in produzione di biogas: Incentivi vs prezzi di mercato in Italia

Valori e Valutazioni

Volumn , Issue 19, 2017, Pages 53-64

  D'Alpaos, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogas production plant; Incentives; Market prices; Real option approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040764638     PISSN: 20362404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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