Transitional Energy Policy 1980 2030

Author : Hugh B. Stewart
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483138442

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Transitional Energy Policy 1980-2030 by Hugh B. Stewart Pdf

Transitional Energy Policy 1980-2030: Alternative Nuclear Technologies discusses topics the tackle concerns regarding the use of nuclear technology as an energy source. The book explains issues such as the reservations regarding the use of nuclear, energy resource supply/demand problems, and controversial concepts. The text is comprised of seven chapters; each tackles a different area of concern. Chapter I discusses the trends, logistic curves, economic cycles, and predictions of energy growth, while Chapter II covers the perils of paucity of fossil fuels. Chapter III deals with nuclear energy directions, and Chapters IV and V discuss the strategies used in pursuit of nuclear technology evolution. The sixth chapter tackles institutions and commercialization of nuclear technologies from a historical perspective, while the seventh chapter covers possible patterns. The book will be of great interest to readers concerned with the development of nuclear technology as an energy source.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Power resources
ISBN : UOM:39015026720204

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Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Aklin,Johannes Urpelainen
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262344616

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Renewables by Michael Aklin,Johannes Urpelainen Pdf

A comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy. Wind and solar are the most dynamic components of the global power sector. How did this happen? After the 1973 oil crisis, the limitations of an energy system based on fossil fuels created an urgent need to experiment with alternatives, and some pioneering governments reaped political gains by investing heavily in alternative energy such as wind or solar power. Public policy enabled growth over time, and economies of scale brought down costs dramatically. In this book, Michaël Aklin and Johannes Urpelainen offer a comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy analysis. Aklin and Urpelainen argue that, because the fossil fuel energy system and political support for it are so entrenched, only an external shock—an abrupt rise in oil prices, or a nuclear power accident, for example—allows renewable energy to grow. They analyze the key factors that enable renewable energy to withstand political backlash, andt they draw on this analyisis to explain and predict the development of renewable energy in different countries over time. They examine the pioneering efforts in the United States, Germany, and Denmark after the 1973 oil crisis and other shocks; explain why the United States surrendered its leadership role in renewable energy; and trace the recent rapid growth of modern renewables in electricity generation, describing, among other things, the return of wind and solar to the United States. Finally, they apply the lessons of their analysis to contemporary energy policy issues.

Author : Maciej M. Sokołowski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000043174

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European Law on Combined Heat and Power by Maciej M. Sokołowski Pdf

This book provides an analysis of the European policy approach to combined heat and power (CHP), a highly efficient technology used by all EU Member States for the needs of generating electricity and heat. European Law on Combined Heat and Power carries out an assessment of the European legal and policy measures on CHP, evaluating how it has changed over the years through progress and decline in specific member states. Over the course of the book, Sokołowski explores all aspects of CHP, examining the types of measures used to steer the growth of cogeneration in the EU and the policies and regulatory tools that have influenced its development. He also assesses the specific role of CHP in the liberalisation of the internal energy market and EU action on climate and sustainability. Finally, by delivering his notions of "cogenatives", "cogenmunities", or "Micro-Collective-Flexible-Smart-High-Efficiency cogeneration", Sokołowski considers how the new EU energy package – "Clean energy for all Europeans" – will shape future developments. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy law and regulation, combined heat and power and energy efficiency, as well as policy makers and energy experts working in the CHP sector.

Author : E. N. Shaw
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483279183

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Europe's Nuclear Power Experiment by E. N. Shaw Pdf

Europe's Nuclear Power Experiment: History of the OECD Dragon Project discusses the achievements of the Project, which is regarded as one of Europe's most successful collaborations in applied science and certainly the most important multinational technical collaboration in the field of nuclear energy. The Project is centered on the construction of a nuclear reactor that is to demonstrate the essential properties of a new system, designed to produce higher temperatures than could be achieved with the first generation of reactors. After a brief introduction to the political collaboration and technical development of the Project, this 28-chapter goes on dealing with the competitive forms of cooperation in nuclear energy and the function of the European Nuclear Energy Agency. The succeeding chapters survey various aspects of nuclear reactor and the Dragon Project Agreement, its long-term role, research and development, industrialization, and supervision by the signatories. Other chapters consider other details and contributions of various member countries in the Project. The concluding chapters discuss the Project's extension program and its achievements. This book is of value to nuclear power scientists and researchers.

Author : Dorothy S. Zinberg
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483146799

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Uncertain Power by Dorothy S. Zinberg Pdf

Uncertain Power: The Struggle for a National Energy Policy discusses several issues pertaining to the energy situation in the U.S., such as the public, the government, and the risks. The opening chapter discusses a delicate balance among the public, experts, and government. Chapter 2 tackles the failure of consensus on energy, and Chapter 3 deals with energy policy and democratic theory. The fourth chapter reviews the neglect of social risk assessment; the fifth chapter discusses valuing of human life. Chapter 6 tackles the media coverage of complex technological issues, and Chapter 7 covers the governance of nuclear power. The eighth chapter covers the national energy policy from state and local perspectives, while the ninth chapter reviews selling saved energy, considered as a new role for the utilities. Chapter 10 discusses energy and security, and Chapter 11 tackles history as a guide to the future. The last chapter covers the political geology of the energy problems. Readers who concern themselves regarding several factors that affect energy source, supply, and distribution along with its socio-economic implication will find this book a great source of insight regarding the issue.

Author : Thomas L. Neff
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483149660

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The Social Costs of Solar Energy by Thomas L. Neff Pdf

The Social Costs of Solar Energy: A Study of Photovoltaic Energy Systems covers issues of implementing a solar energy power source. Comprised of eight chapters, this book tackles several topics that are relevant to the use of solar energy as an alternative power source. The opening chapter is an introduction, which provides a review about solar energy. The succeeding chapters then cover the implications of implementing such technology, including the methodology, occupational risks, public health risks, environmental impacts, economic, and logistics challenges. This book will be of great interest to any readers concerned with the environmental, economic, and social repercussion of using solar energy.

Author : Joseph Russell Rudolph
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 0810830116

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Energy by Joseph Russell Rudolph Pdf

A road map for the novice researcher contemplating the broad field affected by and concerned with energy.

Author : Tibor Vasko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662103517

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The Long-Wave Debate by Tibor Vasko Pdf

The proceedings reflect the state-of-the-art of long-term fluctuations in economic growth as well as discussing promising areas of research in this field. The unique combination of participants from East and West (including the People's Republic of China) is a guarantee for wide coverage and unusual insights. The problems treated range from the identification of long-term fluctuations in developing and developed countries in both East and West to their relationship to important economic variables (profit, prices, money supply). Particular attention is focused on structural changes and the role of technological development in the light of the long-term fluctuation concept. It is interesting to follow the treatment of this issue by scientists with different orientations. The role of financial and monetary variables is also analyzed by leading researchers in the field.

Author : Måns Lönnroth,Peter Steen,Thomas B. Johansson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520038819

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Energy in Transition by Måns Lönnroth,Peter Steen,Thomas B. Johansson Pdf

Author : John R Fanchi
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813276413

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Goldilocks Policy, The: The Basis For A Grand Energy Bargain by John R Fanchi Pdf

'The author leavens his discussion of a transition to a sustainable energy mix with the views of three prominent energy experts; following this is an introduction to ‘Goldilocks policy’ and a detailed discussion of its obstacles. The author stresses the importance of factoring in capacity, cost, safety, reliability, and environmental effects in developing a sustainable energy policy.'CHOICEThis book makes the case for a grand energy bargain that recognizes the need to protect the environment from the combustion of fossil fuels while protecting the national and global economies during the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy.Our future energy mix depends on choices we make, which depends, in turn, on energy policy. Society is continuing a trend toward decarbonization: the reduction in the relative amount of carbon in combustible fuels. The 21st century energy mix will depend on technological advances, including some advances that cannot be anticipated, and on choices made by society.There are competing visions for reaching a sustainable energy mix. If the energy transition is too fast, it could significantly damage the global economy. If the energy transition is too slow, damage to the environment could be irreversible.The 'Goldilocks Policy for Energy Transition' is designed to establish a middle ground between these competing visions. We need the duration of the energy transition to be just right; we need to adopt a reasonable plan of action that reduces uncertainty for businesses and innovators with predictable public policy while simultaneously minimizing environmental impact.The question of climate change is still unsettled, but enough is known to motivate a transition away from fossil fuels. The transition does not have to be abrupt and catastrophic, however. Historical energy transitions can be a guide to a reasonable duration for making an orderly transition. If we exercise discipline and patience, we can overcome the obstacles to successful implementation of a grand energy bargain.

Author : Stephen G. Gross,Andrew Needham
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822989882

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New Energies by Stephen G. Gross,Andrew Needham Pdf

Over the past 250 years, energy transitions have occurred repeatedly—the rise of coal in the nineteenth century, the explosion of oil in the twentieth century, the nuclear utopianism of the 1950s and 1960s. These transitions have been as revolutionary as any political or economic upheaval, and they required changes in infrastructure and behavior. Yet new energies never wholly replace old ones. This volume historicizes energy production and consumption while demonstrating how energy use has reshaped everything from social life and economic organization to political governance. It foregrounds the importance of energy for big historical questions about capitalism, democracy, inequality, the environment, and identity, and it argues that energy systems themselves merit attention as key agents of historical change. Given the urgency of climate change, and the central position that energy plays in causing and potentially solving global warming, this volume engages history as a discipline in the debate over what may be most monumental energy transition of all time: the shift away from fossil fuels.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : UOM:39015081188164

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Energy in transition, 1985-2010 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : 9280728121

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Analysing Our Energy Future by United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

Author : Sandra C. Danforth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126728299

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Energy Policy by Sandra C. Danforth Pdf