Support schemes for renewable energy: An economic analysis

Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-98

  Green, Richard ^a   Yatchew, Adonis ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feed in tariffs; Renewable electricity; Renewable portfolio standards; Tradable green certificates

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064402662     PISSN: 21605882     EISSN: 21605890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/2160-5890.1.2.6     Document Type: Article

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