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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.10.004 |
Levelised cost of energy - A theoretical justification and critical assessment | |
Aldersey-Williams, J.1; Rubert, T.2 | |
2019 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY
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ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 124页码:169-179 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Scotland |
英文摘要 | Although widely accepted as a measure of the comparative lifetime costs of electricity generation alternatives, levelised cost of energy (LCOE) lacks a theoretical foundation in the academic literature and encompasses a number of areas where caution is important. Therefore, this paper seeks to provide a theoretical foundation by comparing the metric with alternative cost of energy metrics and by undertaking a brief literature review to describe its strengths and weaknesses. In comparison with other potential measures of unit cost of energy, LCOE is found to be the preferred choice, in large part because of its widespread adoption. The weaknesses of the LCOE are found to centre on discount rate, inflation effects and the sensitivity of results to uncertainty in future commodity costs. These weaknesses are explored in the context of comparing combined cycle gas fired generation and offshore wind in the UK, based on publicly available cost measures. It is found that with variability of future fuel gas prices, and a Monte Carlo approach to modelling LCOE, the range of LCOE for CCGT is much broader in comparison to the LCOE of offshore wind. It is urged that explicit account be taken of the areas of weakness in future use of LCOE. |
英文关键词 | Levelised cost of energy Offshore wind energy Monte Carlo Uncertainty |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000453642600016 |
WOS关键词 | WIND |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19293 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Robert Gordon Univ, Aberdeen Business Sch, Garthdee Rd, Aberdeen AB10 7QB, Scotland; 2.Univ Strathclyde, Doctoral Training Ctr Wind & Marine Energy Syst, 204 George St, Glasgow G1 1XW, Lanark, Scotland |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Aldersey-Williams, J.,Rubert, T.. Levelised cost of energy - A theoretical justification and critical assessment[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2019,124:169-179. |
APA | Aldersey-Williams, J.,&Rubert, T..(2019).Levelised cost of energy - A theoretical justification and critical assessment.ENERGY POLICY,124,169-179. |
MLA | Aldersey-Williams, J.,et al."Levelised cost of energy - A theoretical justification and critical assessment".ENERGY POLICY 124(2019):169-179. |
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