An Air of Uncertainty

It would be impossible to examine the future generation mix without looking at renewables. Investment in renewables has grown significantly. However, while renewables will have a significant impact on the generation mix, there are still limitations on the extent to which they can replace fossil fuel...

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Published inEnergy Markets Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 18
Main Author Roth, Steve
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Houston Hart Energy 01.03.2004
Subjects
Carbon
Coal-fired power plants
Competitive advantage
Demand
Electricity
Energy industry
Energy resources
Industrial plant emissions
Infrastructure
Nuclear energy
Power supply
Production capacity
Renewable resources
Resource allocation
Security management
Europe
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Summary:It would be impossible to examine the future generation mix without looking at renewables. Investment in renewables has grown significantly. However, while renewables will have a significant impact on the generation mix, there are still limitations on the extent to which they can replace fossil fuels. At the moment even the most competitive renewables are not cost competitive with gas-fired generation in terms of new capacity.
ISSN:1090-8706