Comparisons of resource assessments suggest that sufficient renewable energy resources are available to allow for large-scale deployment of renewable energy technologies. Economic analysis identifies barriers to the adoption of renewable energy sources resulting from (i) market structure, (ii)...

Whereas a centralized model of electricity infrastructure is still dominant today, many scholars advocate the diffusion of distributed generation technologies, implying geographically dispersed and small-scale generation units located close to consumers. However, there exist various barriers of...

Introduction -- 1. Part 1: Economics of energy production and distribution -- 1.1. Economics of oil and gas production - Nadine Bret-Rouzeaut (SciencesPo, France) -- 1.2. Economics of oil tanker transportation -- 1.3. Economics of gas transportation by pipeline or LNG - Manfred Hafner (IFP...

The world energy sector is entering a period of transformation, defined by the emergence of a whole range of cost-effective technologies and the formation of new state priorities that can radically change the structure of energy use. The calculations of the development of world energy markets...