Download or read book Essays on Renewable Energy Policy and Economics written by Anna Ebers and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Essays on the Economics of Renewable Energy Policy written by Michaela Unteutsch and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Essays on the Economics of Renewable Energy Policy written by Michaela Unteutsch (geb. Fürsch) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Energy and the States written by Dianne Rahm and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With America’s dependence on fossil fuels painfully apparent due to world events and the resultant sharply rising gas prices, the search for renewable energy sources has never been more important. Still, the quest for sustainable energy is far from new. Since passage of the National Energy Act of 1978, states and the federal government have encouraged technological advances designed to make the United States self-sufficient when it comes to energy production. Government incentives and global-minded policymakers encourage development of alternative energy sources. While addressing the national issues of global climate change and energy security, the idea of sustainable energy must also find a way to appeal to an increasingly competitive market. Through nine case studies, this volume explores the roles which politics, market forces and leadership play as barriers or facilitators in the development of sustainable energy sources. Beginning with an overview of energy-related programs and legislation including the National Energy Act of 1978 and the Energy Policy acts of 1992 and 2005, the book discusses the various financial programs and policy mechanisms used by the states. Each of the nine essays examines sustainable energy development within a particular state or region. The importance of the political climate, the impact of free markets and the value of effective leadership with regard to this particular technological development remains a common thread. Topics such as the perceived effectiveness of state and federal governmental efforts and prevalent attitudes regarding renewable energy are also discussed. Each essay includes an in-depth bibliography with many website resources to encourage further research. Statistical tables are also provided. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Download or read book Three Essays Of Economics And Policy On Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency written by Yuxi Meng and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In face of the crisis in energy security, environmental contamination, and climate change, energy saving and carbon emission reduction have become the top concerns of the whole human world. To address those concerns, renewable energy and energy efficiency are the two fields that many countries are paying attention to, which are also my research focus. The dissertation consists of three papers, including the innovation behavior of renewable energy producers, the impact of renewable energy policy on renewable innovation, and the market feedback to energy efficient building benchmarking ordinance.Here are the main conclusions I have reached in this dissertation. First, through the study on foreign patenting intention with the case study of Chinese solar PV industry, I looked at the patenting behaviors of 15 non-Chinese solar PV producers in solar PV technologies in China, and pointed out that foreign firms may file patents in the home country or production base of their competitors in order to earn the competitive edge in the global market. The second study is about the "Innovation by Generating" process. I specifically focused on Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in the United States and the innovation performance within each state, and found out that wind power generation in RPS states has developed rapidly after the adoption of RPS, while the "Innovating by Generating" effect is more significant in solar PV technologies. In general, the innovations of the two technology groups are not prominently encouraged by RPS. My last study is about the benchmarking law and market response in the scenario of Philadelphia Benchmarking Law. By comparing the rental rate of LEED/EnergyStar buildings and ordinary buildings in the city of Philadelphia before and after the adoption of the building energy efficiency benchmarking law, I believe that the passage of Philadelphia Benchmarking Law may be helpful in improving the public awareness and understanding of energy efficiency information of buildings.

Download or read book Renewable Energy Support Policies and Strategic Behavior written by Ali Darudi and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Energy Resources And The Long term Future written by John Scales Avery and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is rapidly approaching the end of the fossil fuel era. This timely book reviews the historical background for this crisis and provides a comprehensive discussion of its important aspects. It contrasts the Utopian writings of Condorcet, Godwin and Adam Smith, with the more pessimistic views of Malthus and Ricardo. It then discusses the characteristics of mainstream industrialism, as well as the ecological counterculture. The final chapters of the book study the present position regarding both non-renewable and renewable resources, and the problem of reducing the economic trauma that will result from the depletion of fossil fuels, especially the future impact of high petroleum prices on agriculture in relation to global population growth. Readers will gain an understanding of the dangers and opportunities of future developments in science, as well as the steps that must be taken to achieve a stable, sustainable global society.

Download or read book Three Essays on Energy Economics and Policy written by Zhi Li and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many changes are needed to shift the economy from business as usual to a sustainable track in both developed and developing countries. Technology innovation, especially related to clean energy and energy efficient, is needed to meet the requirement of such economy shift, and is receiving considerable and increasing attention. Governments have applied large numbers of energy and environmental policies to stimulate the clean energy innovations and support the development of related industries. Hence, it is important and necessary to better understand and assess the impact of policy instruments and key factors in the clean energy sector.My dissertation include three studies related to the clean energy technologies and the industry development. Several conclusions are drawn. First, by investigating the effect of "innovating-by-implementing" in the context of the US LEED building program, I find that implementation experience of utilizing energy efficient technologies in building construction and renovation makes important contribution to innovations in energy efficient building technologies. The second study examines the impact of a specific industry policy -- export restriction on raw materials -- on rare earth downstream industries, which is related to a lot of clean energy products. The result suggests that China's REEs export restriction policies have worked effectively as an industrial policy to induce FDIs and technology transfer by foreign downstream firms and promote domestic downstream industries. The third study analyzes the US innovation related to REEs technologies in the context of innovation system, and it shows that the US has lost its leadership in downstream innovation in REEs, in response to the removal of upstream producers in the innovation system.

Download or read book Essays on the Economics of Renewable Energy written by Richard McDowell (Ph. D.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation addresses three questions related to the economics of renewable energy. Chapter 1 studies learning-by-doing during the generation process at wind and solar farms in the United States. While this phenomenon is often cited as a rationale for subsidizing renewable electricity, there is relatively little project-level evidence on how knowledge is accrued. Using detailed atmospheric data to account for potential output, I study whether generation and installation experience leads to increased productivity for solar and wind projects. I further assess the appropriability of experience by considering the transfer of knowledge within and across firms. Results suggest that generation experience on a particular project leads to higher productivity at that project but not at other sites. Installation experience appears to lead to higher output on subsequent projects, and exhibits spillovers across owners with proximate installation sites for wind farms. Chapter 2, co-authored with Michael Greenstone, studies the impact of Renewable Portfolio Standards, which mandate electricity sales from renewable sources, on electricity markets. Despite their prevalence and scope, the cost-effectiveness of these policies is currently poorly understood. Using panel data on program characteristics, electricity prices, generation, and employment, we find that portfolio standards have been successful at increasing regional renewable generation, with marginal compliance coming almost entirely from wind energy. However, costs to consumers are large, with retail electricity rates increasing by 9-15% five years after adoption. Based on our estimates, the cost of carbon abatement from these programs is substantial, and well above conventional estimates of the social cost of emissions. In the third chapter, I examine the extent to which electricity prices influence household purchases of Energy Star appliances. I combine a large cross-sectional survey dataset on appliance ownership and household characteristics with data on local electricity prices. Across three different appliance types, I find an elasticity of Energy Star ownership to retail electricity price of 0.58 to 0.66. In line with the "landlord-tenant" problem discussed in the energy efficiency literature, both ownership rates and responsiveness tp prices are substanitally lower for rented properties, particularly those with lower income tenants.

Download or read book Essays on the Economics of Renewable Energy written by Eric Ariel Bergmann and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Unsustainable written by James T. Bennett and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the history, politics, and economics of alternative energy. Since the energy crisis of the 1970s, governments around the world have subsidized and otherwise incentivized alternative forms of energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This search has taken on added urgency in the twenty-first century, as the specter of climate change has engendered ambitious state-level renewable portfolio standards, enhanced federal incentives, and inspired “100% renewable” electrical generation targets in such states as Vermont and Hawaii. To save the planet from destruction, wind, solar, and other renewable energy alternatives must replace fossil fuels. But how did we get here and what is the cost? After an in-depth study of the Carter administration's synthetic fuels program, the focus shifts to the two most prominent, perhaps most promising, and certainly most promoted—and government subsidized—“green” and “renewable” energies today: wind and solar. Because wind has made the most headway and drawn the most controversy, it receives the most attention. Although the primary focus is on the American experience with renewable energy, the policies and politics of renewables in Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Spain, and other European nations are also discussed. Issues considered in the book include the nature and efficacy of renewable subsidies; the employment of federal and state tax codes to encourage renewables; the lobbies and interest groups that campaign for government support of renewables; and the fierce battles over the siting of renewable facilities. Unlike other works on this subject, the book probes in depth the nature of the opposition to wind and solar, both in the matter of siting and in their worthiness as recipients of substantial government assistance.

Download or read book India s Energy written by Pierre Audinet and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume Analyses The Economic, Infrastructural, Environmental And Security Stakes Of India`S Energy Supply. It Also Provides Solutions For An Issue That Will Dramatically Affect The Future Of India, As An Economic And Political Power.

Download or read book Three Essays on the Economics of Climate Change written by Brenda Tang and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Three Essays on the Economics of Renewable Energy in Small Island Economies written by Sener Salci and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Accelerating Green Innovation written by Michael Migendt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Migendt explains the role of alternative investments in supporting the growth of a sustainable economy and recognizes levers that policy makers, managers and entrepreneurs could use for further accelerating green innovation through finance. He focuses on specific examples of alternative investments into green industries, companies, projects, and infrastructure, covering the developments along the innovation chain. Especially the acceleration of green technologies and the in this context occurring interrelations between the three areas of finance, innovation, and policy are key to this work.

Download or read book Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy written by Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited work studies the transition to renewable energy. It offers perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, addressing macro, regional and local scales. Important lessons are also drawn from historical transitions.

Download or read book Justification of Long term Economic Policy of Renewable Energy Sources written by Valentinas Klevas and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommendations for the establishment of unified principles for the efficiency estimation of renewable energy sources (RES) technologies and long-term incentive system are presented. The first focus is on a developed method for the evaluation of RES use impact on macroeconomic indicators. Analysis of RES was done according to natural RES, such as wind and solar energy. Inexhaustibility of such resources is one of the main accents of sustainable development of energy, ensuring a reliable supply of energy resources for future generations. This type of energy is not produced, it is perpetuated; thus, the extent of the use of one period does not affect the extent of the use of the next period, which affects the expectations of investors and consumers. The second focus is on the motivation of RES technologies demands. Review of support schemes and measures of RES technologies financing, lending, pricing, etc. used in foreign countries is presented. In the long-term, the main emphasis should be given to the improvement of educational systems and scientific research concerning scientific and technical progress, as well as the formation of various measures and assumptions that affect the country's international competitiveness. There is a very important issue of balancing various forms of RES. The main approach is organised by the integration of various RES technologies within the programs of a city's energy systems.