Preface -- Ch 1 Review of Policies Towards the Acceleration of the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies -- Ch 2 Renewable Energy Technology Adoption in the Pacific Northwest -- Ch 3 Evaluating Polices Towards the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies -- Ch 4 Assessment of Wind Potential...

This book investigates the current status and future prospects of energy relationships for European Mediterranean countries. By adopting a political economy perspective, this book provides insight into regional cooperation in the fields of natural gas and renewable energy. The author posits that...

Preface -- 1 Local Utilities in the German Electricity Market and their Role in the Diffusion of Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation -- 2 Contracting and Mikro-KWK - the Role of Municipal Utilities in Germany -- 3 Governance variety in the energy service contracting...

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the state of low-carbon investments in Asia, analyzing the rationales, mandates and public-private financing activities. Based on the experiences of several regional initiatives wherein public financing is catalyzing private investments in...

Part I Critical review of the orthodox economy -- 1 paradigms -- 2 the commodification of nature and its consequences -- 3 Foundations and instruments of environmental economics -- 4 Free market and sustainability -- 5 Sustainable development in the Brundtland report and its distortion -- Part...

Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective. Taking a closer look at the global energy environment and security in developing areas of the...

Chapter 1: Overview -- Chapter 2: The Energy Sector in Nigeria -- Chapter 3: Literature Review -- Chapter 4: Methodology, Data and Scenario Development -- Chapter 5: Results and Discussions -- Chapter 6: Conclusion and Policy Recommendation -- References.

1. Energy Poverty Revisited -- 2. Understanding Energy Poverty, Vulnerability and Justice -- 3. Energy Poverty Policies at the EU Level -- 4. The European Energy Divide -- 5. Concluding Thoughts - Embracing and Capturing Complexity

Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a...

“A timely and important volume covering the most pressing topics of China’s electricity sector. It is a useful handbook for researchers, policymakers, businessmen, students and anyone interested in the world’s largest energy market.” -Xinye Zheng, Professor of Energy Economics, Renmin...