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Toward a Sustainable Global Energy Supply Infrastructure : Net Energy Balance and Density Considerations
Kessides, Ioannis - 2017
This paper complements previous work on the economics of different energy resources by examining the growth potential of alternative electricity supply infrastructures as constrained by innate physical limits. Coal-fired generation meets the criteria of longevity (abundance of energy source) and...
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The Future of the Nuclear Industry Reconsidered : Risks, Uncertainties, and Continued Potential
Kessides, Ioannis - 2017
Skeptics point out, with some justification, that the nuclear industry's prospects were dimmed by escalating costs long before Fukushima. If history is any guide, one direct consequence of the calamity in Japan will be more stringent safety requirements and regulatory delays that will inevitably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975158
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Integrating Variable Renewable Energy in the Bangladesh Power System : A Planning Analysis
Bankuti, Miklos - 2018
for most developing countries. This study develops such a framework and applies it to analyze VRE policies in Bangladesh … project in Bangladesh …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912312
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Development of Low-Carbon Energy Supply System in Romania
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017
Despite the declining trends in total energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, energy intensity, and emission intensity over the past two decades, Romania still emits more greenhouse gas per unit of output than many other members of the European Union. The country is looking for further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968754
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Vulnerabilities of Networked Energy Infrastructure : A Primer
Schweikert, Amy Elizabeth - 2019
Considerable work has been done to understand and improve the resilience of individual infrastructure components. However, systems of components, or even systems of systems, are far less well understood. Cascade effects, where the loss of one infrastructure affects others, is a major source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865480
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Firms Operating Under Infrastructure and Credit Constraints in Developing Countries : The Case of Power Generators
Alby, Philippe - 2017
Many developing countries are unable to provide their industrial sector with reliable power and many enterprises have to contend with electricity that is insufficient and of poor quality. Because of these constraints, firms in developing countries opt for self-generation even though it is widely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976255
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Multi-Hazard Groundwater Risks to the Drinking Water Supply in Bangladesh : Challenges to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Shamsudduha, Mohammad - 2019
Groundwater currently provides 98 percent of all the drinking water supply in Bangladesh. Groundwater is found … throughout Bangladesh but its quality (that is, arsenic and salinity contamination) and quantity (that is, water storage … at the national scale for Bangladesh that combine information on arsenic, salinity, and water storage, using geospatial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865457
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The Economics of Sustainability : Causes and Consequences of Energy Market Transformation
Arezki, Rabah - 2019
The paper deals with the economics of sustainability associated with the transformation of energy markets. It … the sustainability of economic systems that are dependent on these markets. It also explores how innovation (or the lack …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869976
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Performance of Renewable Energy Auctions : Experience in Brazil, China and India
Elizondo Azuela, Gabriela - 2017
This paper considers the design and performance of auction mechanisms used to deploy renewable energy in three emerging economies: Brazil, China, and India. The analysis focuses on the countries' experience in various dimensions, including price reductions, bidding dynamics, coordination with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972630
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Economics of Transiting to Renewable Energy in Morocco : A General Equilibrium Analysis
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017
Morocco has set an ambitious target of supplying 42 percent of electricity through renewable sources, 14 percent each through hydro, wind, and solar, by 2020. To analyze the economic and environmental implications of implementing this target, this study uses a dynamic computable general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973066