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Support of regions in less favoured areas

Svoboda, Jaroslav; Malá, Lenka - 2012

Long-term component of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a support of agriculture in less favoured areas (LFA) paid annually by the EU since 1975. Its implementation is closely connected not only with support of agriculture in regions with structural or natural disadvantages but also with an...

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Evaluation of errors in national energy forecasts

Sakva, Denys - 2005

Energy forecasts are widely used by the U.S. government, politicians, think tanks,and utility companies. While short-term forecasts were reasonably accurate, medium andlong-range forecasts have almost always been highly erroneous. In the U.S. many energypolicy decisions are driven by Annual...

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The Effects of Electricity Pring on PHEV Competitiveness

Huang, Shisheng; Hodge, Bri-Mathias S.; Taheripour, Farzad - 2010

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) will soon start to be introduced into the transportation sector, thereby raising a host of issues related to their use, adoption and effects on the electricity sector. Their introduction has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions from the...

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Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Change and Renewable Energy

Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G. - 2005

We assess different policies for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and promoting the innovation and diffusion of CO2-reducing power technologies: (1) emissions price, (2) tax on fossil power, (3) tradable emissions performance standard, (4) market share requirement for renewables, (5)...

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The Economic and Policy Setting of Renewable Energy: Where Do Things Stand?

Darmstadter, Joel - 2003

This paper looks at the status and prospects of renewables-with particular emphasis on windpower-in the electric power sector. Although renewables account for a steadily rising share of electricity generation in various countries, their role remains small in absolute terms. In part, this is...

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ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE OFERTA E DEMANDA DE ETANOL NO BRASIL

Oliveira, Michelle Pinto; Alencar, Junia Rodrigues De; … - 2008

A grande necessidade de diminuir a dependência em relação ao petróleo devido aos seus preços em constante elevação, a preocupação com o meio ambiente (protocolo de kyoto) e a crescente demanda por carros flex tem colocado o etanol - uma energia totalmente renovável - em papel de...

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Tailoring renewable portfolio standards to achieve disparate economic and environmental goals

Martin, Garrett - 2008

Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. As more states have adopted RPS programs, the design of these programs...

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Predictive Analysis of Global Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Growth in Developed, Developing and Emerging Markets

Nolan, Mike; Naftel, Jackson IV; Reaves, Patrick - 2011

. Among the most prominent emerging economies, China, India, and Brazil have become three of the most important global … report analyzes renewable energy investment opportunities in USA, Germany, Brazil, China, India and Indonesia. In an effort …, China and Germany have created a favorable economic and policy environment for solar investment; however, given the global …

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A Credible Approach to Benefit-Cost Evaluation for Federal Energy Technology Programs

Jordan, Gretchen B.; Ruegg, Rosalie - 2009

Lawmakers want to know the returns on their investment. The difficulties in measuring benefits and costs, and attributing some portion of those to specific research and technology development (R&D) programs, has meant that many such studies are not seen as credible by those lawmakers. This paper...

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Demand Analysis and Optimization of Renewable Energy: Sustainable Rural Electrification of Mbanayili, Ghana

Bailey, Peter; Chotimongkol, Oracha; Isono, Shinji - 2007

Nearly ninety percent of people in rural northern Ghana are without electricity. Many off-grid projects undertaken by the Ghanaian Government to provide electricity to this region have been largely unsuccessful due to the fiscal burdens that prevent the coverage of operational and maintenance...

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