An evaluation of the direct costs of abatement under the main desulphurisation technologies

Halkos, George (1993): An evaluation of the direct costs of abatement under the main desulphurisation technologies.

Abstract

This study summarizes the available information on the technical characteristics and costs of those sulphur abatement technol¬ogies in operation at present or coming into operation in the near future. Relying on disaggregated source data and using engineering cost functions and various technical and economic assumptions, the least cost curves of sulphur abatement for all the European countries have been derived and some examples are presented. Finally, a sensitivity analysis of abatement strategies and costs to some alternative assumptions about energy futures is presented

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Acid rain; Desulphurization; Abatement cost
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation

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