Promoting Sustainable Electricity In Europe

Author : W. M. Lafferty
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781848443945

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. . . this book is a timely and significant read for anyone with an interest in the operation of the energy sector. Karen Morrow, International Energy Law & Taxation Review This is a timely and comparative assessment of initiatives to promote renewable electricity sources (RES-E) in eight European countries. Carried out by the ProSus research programme at the University of Oslo in cooperation with leading research institutions in each country, the book focuses on the promotional schemes used to foster RES-E in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. The book is unique in that it monitors progress on implementing the EU RES-E Directive in relation to the impact of the dominant energy systems in each country. Employing notions of path dependency/path creation , the analysis demonstrates that crucial lessons for promoting RES-E are to be found in the contextual conditions of national and regional settings; conditions that qualify the effects of more general, market-oriented schemes. The conclusions reached are of direct relevance for the ongoing debate as to the most effective policy instruments for achieving sustainable energy and climate policies in Europe. Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe will be of interest to academics and researchers involved in environmental management, energy studies, technology and sustainable development. Furthermore, it will be of interest to policymakers and bureaucrats both at the EU level and among EU/EEA member states concerned with climate change, renewable energy and sustainable development at large. The book should also be of relevance for business organizations and NGOs concerned with the promotion of sustainable electricity.

Author : William M. Lafferty,Audun Ruud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electric utilities
ISBN : OCLC:1231457858

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Author : Israel Solorio,Helge Jörgens
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783471560

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A Guide to EU Renewable Energy Policy by Israel Solorio,Helge Jörgens Pdf

This book is a guide for understanding the EU renewable energy policy as one of the most ambitious attempts world-wide to facilitate a transition towards more sustainable energy systems. It contains key case studies for understanding how member states have shaped the EU renewable energy policy, how the EU has affected the policies of its member states and how renewable energy policies have diffused horizontally. An analysis of the external dimension of the EU renewable energy policy is also included.

Author : Frans H. J. M. Coenen,Thomas Hoppe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030844400

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Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe by Frans H. J. M. Coenen,Thomas Hoppe Pdf

This volume addresses renewable energy communities, and in particular renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops), in the context of the revised EU Renewables Directive. It provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of the renewable energy community movement in over six different countries of continental Europe. It addresses their visions, strategy, organisation, agency, and more particularly the challenges they encounter. This is of particular importance to gain more understanding into how renewable energy communities fare in domestic energy markets where they are confronted with regime institutions, structures and incumbents’ agency that tend to favour maintaining of the status quo while blocking attempts to empower and institutionalise renewable energy communities as market entrants having a disruptive, radical green and localist agenda. This volume will be an invaluable reference for academics and practitioners with an interest in social innovation in sustainable transitions, the role of community energy in energy markets, their agency, as well as an outlook to the impact that the EU Renewables Directive may have to change national legislation and policy frameworks to create a level playing field that is essentially more fair and beneficial to renewable energy communities.

Author : Dolf Gielen,International Renewable Energy Agency,Deger Saygin,Jasper Rigter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Energy development
ISBN : 9295111184

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Renewable Energy Prospects by Dolf Gielen,International Renewable Energy Agency,Deger Saygin,Jasper Rigter Pdf

Indonesia is the largest country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), accounting for around two fifths of the region's energy consumption. Energy demand across the country's more than 17,000 islands could increase by four fifths and electricity demand could triple between 2015 and 2030.While reliance on domestic coal and imported petroleum products has grown, Indonesia has started adding more renewables to its energy mix. The country has set out to achieve 23% renewable energy use by 2025, and 31% by 2050.REmap - the global roadmap from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - addresses this challenge, presenting a range of technology and resource options, along with key insights on the opportunities and challenges ahead.As this REmap country report shows, Indonesia could feasibly exceed its current goals and deploy even more renewables. In fact, the country could reach its 2050 target two decades sooner - by 2030.

Author : Barbara Praetorius,Dierk Bauknecht,Martin Cames,Corinna Fischer,Martin Pehnt,Katja Schumacher,Jan-Peter Voß
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783790820768

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Innovation for Sustainable Electricity Systems by Barbara Praetorius,Dierk Bauknecht,Martin Cames,Corinna Fischer,Martin Pehnt,Katja Schumacher,Jan-Peter Voß Pdf

Innovation is key to achieving a sustainable electricity system. New technologies and organizational changes can bring about more sustainable, climate-friendly electricity structures. Yet the dynamics of innovation are complex, and difficult to shape. This book, written by experts in the field, sets out to explore the dynamics, the drivers and the setting of innovation processes. Case studies on micro cogeneration, carbon capture and storage, consumer feedback, network regulation and emissions trading provide insights into innovation dynamics in the electricity system and are analyzed to derive strategic implications for innovation policies. A special focus is placed on drivers and barriers of change, and their consequences for shaping the innovation process. This book is an indispensable source of information for researchers and decision makers in energy and climate change as well as for lecturers and students interested in the principles and ramifications of electricity innovation dynamics.

Author : Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203120224

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Sustainable Energy Policies for Europe by Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes Pdf

The discussion about energy perspectives beyond 2020, up to 2030 and eventually 2050 has started. There seems to be a verbal consensus on the necessity of ambitious climate change mitigation policies, without a convincing perspective of the necessary policy decisions to be reached in due time. Methods to achieve greenhouse gas reduction as well as

Author : Jean-Michel Glachant
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848446052

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Electricity Reform in Europe by Jean-Michel Glachant Pdf

. . . this volume comes across as one of the most profound sources on the specifics of European electricity market restructuring. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries The SESSA study on the Internal Energy Market was an important and influential contribution towards the Commission s proposal for a third package of proposals, intending to bring more effective competition and better security of supply to Europe s energy markets. This volume, based on the results of the study is an important and welcome contribution to the ongoing debate on these proposals. Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy at the European Commission The chapters in this book are written by the leading European scholars who have studied the structure, behavior and performance of liberalised electricity markets in many European countries as well as in other regions of the world. Both the analyses and the policy recommendations contained in this volume are well worth careful consideration by policymakers in Europe, as well as by policymakers in other countries that are seeking to adopt successful electricity sector liberalisation programs. From the foreword by Paul L. Joskow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Dynamism or dissipation? Competition or national champions? Will enlargement promote or delay reform? Energy economists contemplate the challenges posed by the restless and discontent European Commission. Stephen Littlechild, University of Birmingham and Judge Institute for Management Studies, University of Cambridge, UK The challenge of European electricity reform is being met, although gradually, delays notwithstanding. This book provides precious help in spotting where the necessary further efforts should be directed. In the US mistakes and delays have occurred, no less than in Europe, but an aggressive federal regulator (absent in Europe) is working to overcome them. Electricity markets do not happen, they have to be built. Here are suggestions for a workable European market design. No ideology, just competence and wisdom from both theory and experience. Will Europe learn? Pippo Ranci, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy The realisation of a European internal market for energy is still a work in progress. Written by leading European scholars and discussed with major energy stakeholders, this book presents a thorough analysis of the motives and methods needed to achieve a single European energy market. The authors discuss the critical issues surrounding an internal European energy market including: market design, competition and market power, sustainable energy versus the market, regulation and harmonisation, benchmarking and indicators, modelling of competition, market prices and energy forecasts. They provide a multi-disciplinary assessment of the best way to build the market base of a future European energy policy. Electricity Reform in Europe will be of great interest to decision makers and managers in the energy industry or business sector as they will be able to see the whole European energy policy picture beyond their own corporate interests. The book will also appeal to national and European energy administrations, regulatory bodies and policy makers providing a synthesis of all relevant policy issues.

Author : David Elliott,Terence Cook
Publisher : Springer
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319747873

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Renewable Energy by David Elliott,Terence Cook Pdf

Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they too will face similar challenges. This book looks at energy transitions being made in developing countries, focusing on the adoption of renewable energy systems in Africa, for example under the UN Sustainable Energy for All programme, but also by the EU in the Former Soviet countries of Eastern and Central Europe. It draws on experience from involvement with programmes in the EU and Africa and will be of great interest to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the development aid and renewable energy policy fields.

Author : Arash Duero,Sandu-Daniel Kopp
Publisher : Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782930632155

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Green Energy - Green Business by Arash Duero,Sandu-Daniel Kopp Pdf

Free PDF download available at http://martenscentre.eu/publications/green-energy-green-business-new-financial-and-policy-instruments-sustainable-growth-eu The European Union, as an early proponent of the shift to alternative forms of energy, has taken impressive efforts in promoting green business and environmental reform. Where does the EU stand today in its transition towards a sustainable economic model built on green business? What challenges do European policymakers and business leaders face in their progression towards a truly green economy? The availability of and access to private forms of investment capital is one of the most important challenges for new green industries struggling to maintain competiveness in the face of growing global competition. Other practical challenges for businesses in the renewable sector are highlighted in the paper using the case study of Germany. The paper proposes new forms of investment, sustainable financial products, the creation of common standards, and greater transparency. This should go hand in hand with the continuation of renewable energy subsidies and the exchange of information and the promotion of skills among businesses.

Author : Simona Bigerna,Carlo Andrea Bollino,Silvia Micheli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319123431

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The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe by Simona Bigerna,Carlo Andrea Bollino,Silvia Micheli Pdf

This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analysing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national objectives. Each EU Member State is considered in depth, in order to identify the opportunities and challenges of this regional approach. The regional dimension of the authors’ analysis refers to the territorial level NUTS 1 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) that, starting from the administrative borders of the EU countries, divides the territory into 97 regions on the basis of major socio-economic characteristics. Because the model of the EU "green economy" is characterized typically by top-down interventions that focus exclusively on the resource productivity and investment business, its practical implementation can be de-railed. This book provides the pivotal missing piece- the detailed territorial comparative analysis necessary to obtain an optimal energy mix of renewable energy sources (RES), energy conservation and energy efficiency characteristics of each specific local context.

Author : United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213628447

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Best Policy Practices for Promoting Energy Efficiency by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

This is the second edition of the Best Policy Practices for Promoting Energy Efficiency publication prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”. It provides additional exemplars of the best policy practices for promoting energy efficiency in UNECE region and beyond. The objective of the publication is to present a structured framework of policies and measures to promote energy efficiency investments for climate change mitigation and sustainable development, as well as to develop a menu of energy efficiency policies and measures.

Author : Frances Fahy,Gary Goggins,Charlotte Jensen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Agriculture (General)
ISBN : 9783030203399

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Energy Demand Challenges in Europe by Frances Fahy,Gary Goggins,Charlotte Jensen Pdf

This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable and sustainable energy for all citizens, focusing on households as the main unit of analysis. The book revolves around ten contributions that each summarise national trends, socio-material characteristics, and policy responses to contemporary energy issues affecting householders in different countries, and provides good practice examples for designing and implementing sustainable energy initiatives. Prominent concerns include reducing carbon emissions, energy poverty, sustainable consumption, governance, practices, innovations and sustainable lifestyles. The opening and closing contributions consider European level energy policy, dominant and alternative problem framings and similarities and differences between European countries in relation to reducing household energy use. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and others interested in sustainable energy perspectives

Author : Thomas Cottier,Ilaria Espa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107163348

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International Trade in Sustainable Electricity by Thomas Cottier,Ilaria Espa Pdf

This book explores the regulatory challenges posed by the changing landscape of electricity trade to the multilateral trading system.

Author : Christiaan Vrolijk
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1853838225

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Climate Change and Power by Christiaan Vrolijk Pdf

The electricity sector is one of the largest carbon emitters in Europe. To control these emissions, economic instruments such as emissions trading, taxes and various voluntary agreements are increasingly being considered. However, electricity systems in Europe are diverse between different countries, appropriate policies may differ widely, and similar instruments may have different effects in different countries. This study aims first to define the various economic policy instruments being used or considered in the electricity sector, including the point of application and protection measures such as border adjustments. Secondly, it describes the main characteristics of the major European electricity sectors, including the different generation mixes and options, and divergent policy cultures. Thirdly, conclusions are drawn concerning the instruments likely to be developed, both on national and EU level, their potential impact, and the potential interactions of different instruments within and between countries, including issues relating to international electricity and emissions trading.