1. Background -- ch. 2. Technical progress -- ch. 3. Industrial metabolism : mass/energy flows -- ch. 4. Exergy …

interlinkages between different energy markets. Short-run and long-run effects are identified and the robustness of results is … tested. Separate chapters discuss climate policy, renewable energy and the role of Russia. A key finding is that … liberalization lowers energy prices and increases consumption, particularly in the electricity markets where prices fall by 25 per …

in energy economics for over 30 years. Energy in a Competitive Market brings together both prominent academics and … incorporating the whole spectrum of energy economics. In doing so, they examine the belief that markets are the key to the effective … allocation of resources, a notion which arguably applies as much to energy as it does to any other commodity …

Major contemporary issues and debates relating to the sustainable use of energy are addressed in this far …-reaching Handbook. The contributing authors discuss the ongoing debates about sustainability and energy use, energy economics, renewable … energy, efficiency and climate policy …

As an essential component for economic growth, energy has a significant impact on the global economy. The need to meet … growing energy demand has prompted cutting-edge innovation in clean technology in an attempt to realise environmental and cost … objectives, whilst ensuring the security of energy supply. This Handbook offers a comprehensive review of the economics of energy …

policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy … on environmentally compatible, long-term technology developments within the global energy system, while also considering …1. Sustainable development and climate change -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Energy-economy-environment scenarios at IIASA …

's new energy source -- 5. The Tarim Basin : solution or problem? -- 6. Refining and distribution -- 7. Summing up and …This book examines China's record of oil and gas development, its refining capacity, and energy prospects. The authors … conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China's demands on the world energy economy, but they …

perspective -- 4. Evolutionary policy for energy innovations -- 5. Case studies -- 6. Summary and conclusions. …This study offers a unique evolutionary economics perspective on energy and innovation policies in the wider context of …

Martin Chick's book is a major economic and historical study of the development of electricity and energy policy in …

pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Energy security issues -- pt. III. Security of energy supply -- pt. IV. Security of … energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human security -- pt. VII. Conclusions. …This Handbook should be consulted by anybody interested in the issue of energy security. It convincingly demonstrates …