Market driven power plant investment perspectives in Europe: Climate policy and technology scenarios until 2050 in the Model EMELIE-ESY

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Market driven power plant investment perspectives in Europe: Climate policy and technology scenarios until 2050 in the Model EMELIE-ESY. / Schröder, Andreas; Traber, Thure; Kemfert, Claudia.
Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2013. (DIW Discussion Papers; Nr. 1268).

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Schröder, A, Traber, T & Kemfert, C 2013 'Market driven power plant investment perspectives in Europe: Climate policy and technology scenarios until 2050 in the Model EMELIE-ESY' DIW Discussion Papers, Nr. 1268, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin. <http://hdl.handle.net/10419/71116>

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Schröder, A., Traber, T., & Kemfert, C. (2013). Market driven power plant investment perspectives in Europe: Climate policy and technology scenarios until 2050 in the Model EMELIE-ESY. (DIW Discussion Papers; Nr. 1268). Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). http://hdl.handle.net/10419/71116

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Schröder A, Traber T, Kemfert C. Market driven power plant investment perspectives in Europe: Climate policy and technology scenarios until 2050 in the Model EMELIE-ESY. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). 2013. (DIW Discussion Papers; 1268).

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