Sustainable Development and Innovation in the Energy SectorSpringer Science & Business Media, 2005 - 267 pages Almost every energy scenario assumes an enormous growth in the demand for energy in the coming decades. Meanwhile, at international conferences and other venues, the primary concern is massive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, especially of the CO2 produced by fossil-fuel energy consumption. Experts also point out the political risk of depending on petroleum and remind us of the fact that resources are not inexhaustible. This timely book explores: how these conflicting scenarios could be reconciled; how can we shape a more sustainable energy system from the existing one; and possible technological progress and innovations to enable a brighter future. It also addresses the reality that there exists no consensus on the extent to which innovations can really contribute to reconciling ever-growing energy consumption, availability of resources and the environment, and the structural demands on any energy system. |
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Results 1-5 of 81
... Potentials for the Sustainable Development of Energy Systems 105 101 5 5.1 Introduction 105 5.2 Technical energy efficiency improvement 106 5.3 Renewable energy sources 112 5.4 Future images : possible developments and effects 117 5.5 ...
... potentials and possi- bilities for action towards sustainability can be identified ; hence sustainable devel- opment is regarded , in principle , as a guide for action . Considering the multitude ... potential to perform work " . 2 Summary.
Ulrich Steger. ply as the " potential to perform work " . In that sense , of course , energy is not con- served ; this is ... potential for changing an existing given energy system . The term innovation describes a new problem solution ...
... potentials to prevail in the market are improved . The advance of the framework for sustainable innovations finds itself confronted with the prob- lem that successes are the result of long - term developments and cannot be causally ...
... Potentials and barriers for a sustainable energy system The potential Towards a sustainable energy system - deficits and points of reference 7.
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