The Economic Valuation Of Green Electricity

Author : Simona Bigerna,Paolo Polinori
Publisher : Springer
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789402415742

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The Economic Valuation of Green Electricity by Simona Bigerna,Paolo Polinori Pdf

The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between renewable energy sources and citizens, focusing both on demand and supply. Today, the consequences regarding the use of fossil energy are seen from a different perspective because the issues related to climate change are evident worldwide. Thus, climate change and resource depletion are real problems to be addressed for the welfare of society. Renewable energy sources (RES) are essential to reduce polluting emissions, but they can produce a range of environmental effects which might be detrimental to human activities as attested by the several types of the Nimby effect (“Not In My Back Yard”). This is because infrastructure siting usually offers different pros and cons to stakeholders and the local populations affected. Nevertheless empirical evidence shows that in many countries, society is willing to pay a significant amount to facilitate adoption of renewable technologies. With RES, citizens are called on to play a dual role – not only that of end consumers but often also stakeholders in the local production process. In this book we try to deal with this dual role played by the citizens to evaluate the actual public acceptance of RES. We address a specific and important area of the economic analysis: willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness to accept (WTA). The research evaluates the attitude of citizens towards the end use of green energy by investigating the likelihood of acceptance of a new infrastructures related to RES production. The book, therefore, is not about how to reconcile consumers and citizens, rather it explores the main determinants of peoples' behavior for a better understanding of this phenomenon.​

Author : Walter Short,U.S. Department of Energy,Daniel J. Packey,National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.),Thomas Holt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1410221059

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A Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies by Walter Short,U.S. Department of Energy,Daniel J. Packey,National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.),Thomas Holt Pdf

A Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies provides guidance on economic evaluation approaches, metrics, and levels of detail required, while offering a consistent basis on which analysts can perform analyses using standard assumptions and bases. It not only provides information on the primary economic measures used in economic analyses and the fundamentals of finance but also provides guidance focused on the special considerations required in the economic evaluation of energy efficiency and renewable energy systems.

Author : Betty Simkins,Russell Simkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118235980

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Energy Finance and Economics by Betty Simkins,Russell Simkins Pdf

Thought leaders and experts offer the most current information and insights into energy finance Energy Finance and Economics offers the most up-to-date information and compelling insights into the finance and economics of energy. With contributions from today's thought leaders who are experts in various areas of energy finance and economics, the book provides an overview of the energy industry and addresses issues concerning energy finance and economics. The book focuses on a range of topics including corporate finance relevant to the oil and gas industry as well as addressing issues of unconventional, renewable, and alternative energy. A timely compendium of information and insights centering on topics related to energy finance Written by Betty and Russell Simkins, two experts on the topic of the economics of energy Covers special issues related to energy finance such as hybrid cars, energy hedging, and other timely topics In one handy resource, the editors have collected the best-thinking on energy finance.

Author : Muhammad Shahbaz,Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030468477

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Econometrics of Green Energy Handbook by Muhammad Shahbaz,Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente Pdf

This book gathers cutting-edge studies on the relationship between energy innovations, economic growth, environmental regulation, promotion of renewable energy use, and climate change. Building on the research discussed in the editor’s previous book Decarbonization and Energy Technology in the Era of Globalization, it discusses recent developments such as the impacts of globalization and energy efficiency on economic growth and environmental quality. It also explores the ways in which globalization has benefited green energy development, e.g. the expansion of new technologies and cleaner machinery, as well as the problems it has caused. Written by respected experts, the respective contributions address topics including econometric modelling of the behaviour of and dynamics between economic growth and environmental quality, aspects of energy production and consumption, oil prices, economic growth, trade openness, environmental quality, regulatory measures, and innovations in the energy sector. Providing a comprehensive overview of the latest research, the book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students in the fields of renewable energy development and economics.

Author : Benjamin Zycher
Publisher : A E I Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electric power production
ISBN : 0844772216

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Renewable Electricity Generation by Benjamin Zycher Pdf

Author : David W. Pearce
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781847201768

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Environmental Valuation in Developed Countries by David W. Pearce Pdf

Environmental Valuation in Developed Countries will be of interest to policy makers and economist in search of a variety of methodologies related to environmental valuation. Political Studies Review This is the second of two volumes of case studies that illustrate how environmental economists place values on environmental assets and on the flows of goods and services generated by those assets. The first volume, Valuing the Environment in Developing Countries, illustrates methodologies and applications of valuation techniques in the developing world; this volume concentrates on developed or wealthy nations where the first examples of economic valuation of the environment were carried out. This important book assembles studies that discuss broad areas of application of economic valuation from amenity and pollution through to water and health risks, from forestry to green urban space. In this, his last book, the late David Pearce brought together leading European experts, contributors to some two dozen case studies exploring the frontiers of economic valuation of natural resources and environmental amenity in the developed world. Essays on the role of valuation in environmental policy, environmental justice and green accounts are presented, and case study topics include: valuing forestry benefits GM crops water use and quality externalities in the electricity sector renewable energy benefits electricity transmission line disamenity urban greenspace chemical risks noise pollution. Economic valuation has undoubtedly made an important contribution to the environmental debate, and the contributors illustrate how sophisticated techniques have become, and how powerful their application can be. As such, this significant volume will prove essential reading for academics, researchers, students and practitioners in the field of environmental economics.

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262326933

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Power Density by Vaclav Smil Pdf

The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy uses. “There's no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.” —Bill Gates In this book, Vaclav Smil argues that power density is a key determinant of the nature and dynamics of energy systems. Any understanding of complex energy systems must rely on quantitative measures of many fundamental variables. Power density—the rate of energy flux per unit of area—is an important but largely overlooked measure. Smil provides the first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of the power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, thermal electricity generation, and all common energy uses. Smil shows that careful quantification, critical appraisals, and revealing comparisons of power densities make possible a deeper understanding of the ways we harness, convert, and use energies. Conscientious assessment of power densities, he argues, proves particularly revealing when contrasting the fossil fuel–based energy system with renewable energy conversions. Smil explains that modern civilization has evolved as a direct expression of the high power densities of fossil fuel extraction. He argues that our inevitable (and desirable) move to new energy arrangements involving conversions of lower-density renewable energy sources will require our society—currently dominated by megacities and concentrated industrial production—to undergo a profound spatial restructuring of its energy system.

Author : Srinivasan Sunderasan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857292124

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Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy by Srinivasan Sunderasan Pdf

Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy is a beyond-the-hype account of the underlying issues that encourage or plague widespread dissemination of renewable energy (RE) technologies. Renewable energy operates in the real world, and it cannot be assumed that the conventional theories and incentive structures of economics and business do not apply. The author argues that grants and subsidies could be provided to support research, development and technology improvement efforts, but should not be employed as an instrument of state policy to intervene in specific markets. It is important to recognize that although investors often demonstrate an appetite for market risk, they find technology risks and policy uncertainty much less appealing. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy blends classical economic theory with the everyday realities of the RE industry to identify incentive structures contributing to the success – or otherwise – of project implementation involving renewable sources and appropriate technologies. The book is a compilation of articles that analyze individual RE technologies, and offer multiple perspectives of the RE industry and markets. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy is intended for policy makers, advanced students of energy economics and sustainable development, and for potential mainstream investors.

Author : Ningbo Wang,Chongqing Kang,Dongming Ren
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128036297

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Large-Scale Wind Power Grid Integration by Ningbo Wang,Chongqing Kang,Dongming Ren Pdf

Large Scale Wind Power Grid Integration: Technological and Regulatory Issues presents engineers with detailed solutions on the challenges of integrating and transmitting electricity generated from high power wind installations, covering all of the standard engineering issues associated with high power wind generation. The book includes detailed case studies from eight wind power bases in China, providing important insights for engineers in countries that are seeking to develop large-scale wind power farms. Also discussed is the emergence of 10 GW-level wind power bases that are now operational in China and those that are planned for offshore construction in Europe, the U.S., and other places in the world. China’s leadership in Large-scale wind power bases with capacities over 1 GW (which already account for approximately 70%-80% of the total installed capacity in China) means that globally, engineers who are challenged with developing large-scale wind power installations can gain access to the experiences of Chinese engineers in this important technology. Presents the first book to extensively introduce the technique of 10-GW wind power base Discusses the technology of large-scale wind power delivery and consumption, including the analysis, simulation and calculation of wind power delivery capacity, system stabilization and control, wind power prediction and forecasting, peak load and frequency regulation of power generation Introduces the background policy related to large-scale wind power delivery and the consumption plan, investigation of the present wind power policies around the world and the executive plan for the Jiuquan 10-GW wind power base

Author : Jan Abrell,Sebastian Rausch,Clemens Streitberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1268207134

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The Economic and Climate Value of Flexibility in Green Energy Markets by Jan Abrell,Sebastian Rausch,Clemens Streitberger Pdf

This paper examines how enhanced flexibility across space, time, and a regulatory dimension affects the economic costs and CO2 emissions of integrating large shares of intermittent renewable energy from wind and solar. We develop a numerical model which resolves hourly dispatch and investment choices among heterogeneous energy technologies and natural resources in interconnected wholesale electricity markets, cross-country trade (spatial flexibility), energy storage (temporal flexibility), and tradable green quotas (regulatory flexibility). Taking the model to the data for the case of Europe's system of interconnected electricity markets, we find that the appropriate combination of flexibility can bring about substantial gains in economic efficiency, reduce costs (up to 13.8%) and lower CO2 emissions (up to 51.2%). Regulatory flexibility is necessary to realize most of the maximum possible benefits. We also find that gains from increased flexibility are unevenly distributed and that some countries incur welfare losses.

Author : John Byrne,Young-Doo Wang
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412854269

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Green Energy Economies by John Byrne,Young-Doo Wang Pdf

Green Energy Economies offers insight into the major drivers that are shaping a new future powered by clean energy sources. Assembling cutting-edge researchers as contributors, the book provides a comprehensive account of the shift underway, examining in detail the complexities and intricacies involved with such a transition. The book first details the promises and problems of a green energy transition. Next, it explores the economic benefits that a comprehensive strategy toward a green energy economy might create. Then it investigates how communities will be affected and explores the social, cultural, and other changes that are likely to result. Finally, it explores the shift toward new technologies in-depth. Green Energy Economies concludes with policy options that support a transition to a better energy, environmental, and economic future. The contributors argue that a green energy economy offers great promise, but its realization will require making hard choices, and soon. They argue for investments in renewable energy and economic systems that can deliver a sustainable and equitable future. This book makes a forceful case for a green future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782832513798

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Key technologies, markets, and policies towards a smart renewables-dominated power system by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew P. Morriss
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781935308416

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The False Promise of Green Energy by Andrew P. Morriss Pdf

Green energy promises an alluring future---more jobs in a cleaner environment. We will enjoy a new economy driven by clean electricity, less pollution, and, of course, the gratitude of generations to come. There's just one problem: the lack of credible evidence that any of that can occur. --

Author : U. Aswathanarayana,Tulsidas Harikrishnan,Thayyib S. Kadher-Mohien
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0415876281

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Green Energy by U. Aswathanarayana,Tulsidas Harikrishnan,Thayyib S. Kadher-Mohien Pdf

Renewable fuels, such as wind, solar, biomass, tides, and geothermal, are inexhaustible, indigenous, and often free. However, capturing them and transforming them into electricity, hydrogen, or clean transporation fuels often is not. Green Energy: Technology, Economics, and Policy addresses how to approach and apply technology, economics, and policy to bring down the costs involved with renewables, the most important challenge faced in the green era. Intended for students and professionals in resources, energy and environmental engineering and in economic fields focusing on green energy. It explores the ways and means of using technology, economics, and policy to address R & D issues, market penetration, improved efficiency, investment capital, policy changes, and more. It elucidates Green New Deal models in which the twin objectives of job generation and mitigation of climate change impacts are achieved through the harnessing of the transformative power of technology. The book links energy science and technology with energy economics, markets, policy, and planning. It describes how this can be accomplished through public – private partnership in the prosecution of Innovation Chain (Basic Research - Applied Research & Development - Demonstration - Deployment - Commercialization).

Author : Pere Mir-Artigues,Pablo del Río,Natàlia Caldés
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030119386

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The Economics and Policy of Concentrating Solar Power Generation by Pere Mir-Artigues,Pablo del Río,Natàlia Caldés Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of state-of-the-art concentrating solar power (CSP) generation. It focuses on the economic analysis of CSP generation technologies as well as the policies that have been and are being used around the globe to support it. The book describes the industrial sectors whose products make up the solar field, including the traditional manufacturers of turbines and generators.The authors provide the main theoretical tools needed to comprehend the costs of CSP technologies compared to other competing technologies (both conventional and renewable) and discuss the conceptual rationale behind creating public support for these technologies and the costs of various promotional techniques. Further, the book examines the concepts from different disciplinary traditions in economics (including environmental, innovation, industrial and public), which are then combined and integrated for an analysis of the costs and policies of CSP electricity.Addressing the main findings and the challenges for future CSP, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners. It is also of use to industrial engineers, as it identifies the features of the sector’s supply chain value, rooted in and supported by an industrial economics approach.