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Title

Switching to renewable power : a framework for the 21st century / edited by Volkmar Lauber.

Publication

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Lauber, Volkmar.

Description

xvii, 268 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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. Book jacket."--Jacket.

Subject

• Renewable energy sources
• Renewable Energy
• Renewable energy sources
• Energies renovables

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : the promise of renewable power / Volkmar Lauber -- Oil depletion / Werner Zittel and Jörg Schindler -- Global climate change and renewable energy : exploring the links / Ian H. Rowlands -- Renewable energy for developing countries : challenges and opportunities / Giulio Volpi -- Danish wind power policies from 1976 to 2004 : a survey of policy making and techno-economic innovation / Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen -- Germany : from a modest feed-in law to a framework for transition / Staffan Jacobsson and Volkmar Lauber -- The UK renewables obligation / Peter M. Connor -- The design and impacts of the Texas Renewables Portfolio Standard / Ole Langniss and Ryan Wiser -- European Union policy towards renewable power / Volkmar Lauber -- Comparing support for renewable power / David Elliott -- Renewable energy : political prices or political quantities / Frede Hvelplund -- Tradeable certificate systems and feed-in tariffs : expectation versus performance / Volkmar Lauber.

ISBN

• 9781844072415
• 184407241X
• 9781902916651
• 1902916654
• 1902916654 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2005011832
• 9781844072415

OCLC

• ocm60321373
• 60321373
• SCSB-1382223

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library