This book analyzes the effects of power generated by renewable energy sources, renewable energy production technologies, energy efficiency, and market regulation of carbon emissions. It elaborates on how these parameters have direct and indirect effects on carbon emission reduction, such as the...

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...

The book provides an overview of the policy frameworks that have been employed to support offshore wind power, and their efficacy in nurturing sustainable cost reductions across the industry.A growing number of countries are increasingly receptive to the prospect of implementing policies to...

Vorwort -- Part A: Neue Geschäftsmodelle, Transformationen und Zukunftsentwürfe -- Part B: Herausforderungen aus der Sicht verschiedener Akteure -- Part C: Energieeffizienz, Smart Metering und intelligente Gebäude -- Part D: Transformation der Netze zu Smart Grids -- Part E: Smart Cities und...

This volume investigates the impact of energy technology innovations on economic development and presents new areas of research into the financial economics of energy as well as new studies into valuation, electricity pricing and the economic, regulatory and environmental costs of alternative...

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Part I: Agriculture and Food Security -- Chapter 2. Recent Development Patterns and Challenges of Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter 3. The Role of Agriculture in China’s Development: Performance, Determinants of Successes and Future Challenges -- Chapter...

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.

The New Energy Crisis comes from the recent intrusion of climate change issues into energy economics and geopolitics. Global warming reveals that the current evolution of the world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This book explores economic and geopolitical tensions and...