Switching to Renewable Power: A Framework for the 21st CenturyVolkmar Lauber Routledge, 2012 M05 16 - 286 pages Renewable energy has enjoyed relatively good - and sometimes extraordinary - growth in recent years, in particular photovoltaics and wind; but it will be difficult to sustain such rates of diffusion on a global basis. A more complete transition to renewable energy is required on a demanding timescale set by climate change and fossil fuel depletion. This book analyses strategies for promoting renewable energy within the context of a rapid energy transition, using case studies from different countries over the past 30 years. Having described the global context in detail, covering oil and gas depletion, climate change, third world development and the potential for renewable energy, the authors evaluate support mechanisms at national and international levels, offering readers a clear understanding of the regulatory framework and an opportunity to promote renewable energy effectively. This book offers energy policy makers, renewable energy professionals, energy consultants and students a platform for development and an invaluable research text. Contributing authors include: Jorg Schindler and Werner Zittel, Ludwig Bohlkow-Systemtechnik, Germany; Ian Rowlands, University of Waterloo, Canada; Giulio Volpi, WWF Europe; Kristian Hvitfelt Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; Staffan Jacobsson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Peter Connor, University of Warwick, UK; Ole Langniss, Centre of Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US; David Elliott, The Open University, UK; and Frede Hvelplund, Aalborg University, Denmark |
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... energy policy at the University of Exeter in Cornwall, UK (BSc programme in ... system to a more sustainable one, and in science and technology policy. He ... energy, technology and sustainability, with a focus in recent years on ...
... energy policy at the University of Exeter in Cornwall, UK (BSc programme in ... system to a more sustainable one, and in science and technology policy. He ... energy, technology and sustainability, with a focus in recent years on ...
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... energy system began to emerge progressively: one based on renewable energy sources. Few doubted that such a system would be more benign ecologically, but many questioned its economics. Despite those early doubts, it appeared ...
... energy system began to emerge progressively: one based on renewable energy sources. Few doubted that such a system would be more benign ecologically, but many questioned its economics. Despite those early doubts, it appeared ...
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... energy system Humankind's use of non-renewable sources is historically relatively recent. It essentially started in the 17th century, when deforestation was spreading rapidly throughout Europe as a result of industrialization and ...
... energy system Humankind's use of non-renewable sources is historically relatively recent. It essentially started in the 17th century, when deforestation was spreading rapidly throughout Europe as a result of industrialization and ...
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... energy systems. Third, there is the unsolved problem of nuclear waste storage. And since 2001, a whole series of new questions have emerged for which there is no satisfactory answer: for example, the vulnerability of nuclear power ...
... energy systems. Third, there is the unsolved problem of nuclear waste storage. And since 2001, a whole series of new questions have emerged for which there is no satisfactory answer: for example, the vulnerability of nuclear power ...
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A Framework for the 21st Century Volkmar Lauber. trading system and requiring ... Energy Agency (IEA) experts as a goal to be attained for capture. There ... energy use are a relatively recent discovery, not in terms of economic theory but ...
A Framework for the 21st Century Volkmar Lauber. trading system and requiring ... Energy Agency (IEA) experts as a goal to be attained for capture. There ... energy use are a relatively recent discovery, not in terms of economic theory but ...
Contents
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Part 2
Policies to Deveop Renewable Electricity and its Generation Technologies | 98 |
Part 3
Evaluation of Policies and Approaches | 218 |
Index | 264 |
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