Across the European Union, energy policy remains a highly controversial issue, despite the relative stability of energy markets and the lack of concern of energy availabilities and prices which marked previous debates on the issue. The debates on nuclear power in Germany, on the coal industry in the UK indicate the continuing resonance of energy policy as a source of dispute at the national level. Moreover, while the urgency which the 1970s energy crises brought to policy discussions may no longer exist, the emergence of new issues, such as the environment and economic liberalisation, have offered new challenges for energy policy. These issues also arise in a European setting. Early in 1995 the European Commission published a Green Paper on Energy Policy -indeed, as the manuscript was completed the Commission was finalising a White Paper -and the issue will be on the agenda of the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference. The outcome of these discussions is far from clear, but there is no doubt that, in one way or another the European Union will help to shape national energy policies for many years to come.

The book focuses on a global issue-municipal solid waste management (MSWM) and presents the most effective solutions based on energy recovery processes. There is huge potential in employing different technologies and modern management methodology for recovering energy from various waste streams to establish a sustainable and circular economy. In several countries, energy recovery from municipal solid wastes (MSW) is seen as a way of reducing the negative impact of waste on the environment and also reducing the burden on land resources. The book primarily focuses on highlighting the latest insights into energy recovery from various waste streams in different countries, with a particular emphasis on India. Further, it paves the way for sustainability in the energy sector as a whole by addressing waste management issues and simultaneous energy recovery. The chapters present high-quality research papers selected and presented in the conference, IconSWM 2018.

Intended for development planners and administrators, energy planners, environmentalists, foresters and conservationists, this book provides a survey of the current, and likely future extent of, biomass energy shortages in Sri Lanka and seeks to identify the most appropriate means by which these might be addressed. Biomass accounts for roughly two-thirds of Sri Lanka's primary energy consumption, and long-term supply capability is being undermined by a fast and accelerating rate of deforestation. The book draws out the lessons to be learned in other parts of the world from Sri Lanka's experience.

Inhalt Einfuhrung und Aufbau (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT): Energiequellen und -strome; Energiesystem Osterreich; Aufbau und Vorgehen; Konventionelle Vergleichssysteme; Warmebereitstellung; Bereitstellung von Kraftstoffen.- Stromerzeugung aus Wasserkraft (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Solarthermische Warmenutzung (JURGEN NEUBARTH, WOLFGANG STREICHER, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Photovoltaische Stromerzeugung (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT, HEINRICH WILK): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Stromerzeugung aus Windenergie (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT, GUNTHER BRAUNER): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Nutzung von Umgebungswarme (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT, GERHARD FANINGER): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Hydrothermale Erdwarmenutzung (MARTIN KALTSCHMITT, JURGEN NEUBARTH, JOHANN GOLDBRUNNER): Grundlagen des regenerativen Energieangebots; Systemtechnische Beschreibung; Energiewirtschaftliche Analyse.- Biomasse (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT, HERMANN HOFBAUER, KARIN MAIRITSCH): Grundlagen des regenerativen Angebots; Energiegewinnung aus Biomasse; Biogene Festbrennstoffe; Biokraftstoffe (Flussige Bioenergietrager); Gasformige Bioenergietrager (Biogas).- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick (JURGEN NEUBARTH, MARTIN KALTSCHMITT): Raumliche und zeitliche Angebotscharakteristik; Elektrische Energie; Thermische Energie; Kraftstoffe.- Ausblick.- Anhang (Energieeinheiten).- Literatur.- Sachverzeichnis.

This volume focuses on the social, cultural, and ecological consequences of a political economy of energy. A political economy of energy holds that an enduring hallmark of the current context is a reorganization of human society toward energy extraction and production. Limits to Terrestrial Extraction looks at the construction of society itself as an energy-harvesting "megamachine," the ecomodernist project of the latter half of the twentieth century and its disastrous environmental record, and mining Near Earth Objects to extract extraterrestrial resources. Each chapter explores a limit to terrestrial extraction - spatially, economically, or socially - finding that business as usual cannot yield a different world. The authors eschew easy answers of natural resource management or discourses of wise use, instead offering critiques of market society and its constitutive drive to produce and waste energy. Overall, this volume establishes the existential stakes and scope of change that will be required to build a better world. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental political theory, as well as social scientists and humanities scholars who study the intersection of energy and society.

Gas and oil are pivotal to the functioning of modern societies, yet the ownership, control, production and consumption of hydrocarbons often provokes intense disputes with serious ramifications. Gas, oil and the Irish state examines the dynamics and conflicts of state hydrocarbon management and provides the first comprehensive study of the Irish model. Interpreting the Corrib gas conflict as a microcosm of the Irish state's approach to hydrocarbon management, the book articulates environmental, health and safety concerns underpinning community resistance to the project. It emphasises how the dispute exposed broader issues, such as the privatisation of Irish hydrocarbons in exchange for one of the lowest rates of government take in the world, and served to problematise how the state functions, its close relationship with capital and its deployment of coercive force to repress dissent. Analysis of these issues occurs within an original account of decision-making and policy formation around Irish hydrocarbons from 1957 to 2014. The book traces the development of the state's approach in tandem with occurrences in Irish political economy and examines the impact of global trends on different approaches to hydrocarbon management. A comparative case study of Norway reveals ideological, political, social and economic forces which influence how states manage their hydrocarbons - factors which the book uses as the basis for a rigorous critique of the Irish model. This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Developments Goal 7, 12 and 13, Affordable and clean energy, Responsible consumption and production and Climate action -- .

Written in light of recent advances in the field, this book is an up-to-date account of economic aspects of the energy markets. The editors fully consider the implications for regulation, privatization, and international competition in each of the major markets--electricity, gas, coal, and oil.

Die Windenergie leistet in Deutschland schon heute einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz. Bis 2030 sollen Windkraftwerke mit einer Leistung von insgesamt mehr als 50 Gigawatt installiert sein. Das Buch analysiert die systemtechnischen und okonomischen Aspekte dieses Totalumbaus des elektrischen Energiesystems unter Berucksichtigung des deutschen und des europaischen Energierechts. Das Buch bietet Grundlagenwissen fur Forschung und Lehre sowie fur Entscheidungstrager in Energiewirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung."

This fourth volume of the History of the Prairie West Series contains fifteen articles examining the rich history of business and early industry in Canada's Prairie Provinces prior to the Great Depression.
Without denying the central importance of agriculture in the development and growth of the early Prairie West, the essays in "Business and Inudstry" explore the lesser known history of some of the earliest businesses in the region. As we enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, a time when the three Prairie Provinces comprise the fastest-growing, and perhaps the most dynamic, economic regions in Canada, it may be worthwhile to cast our gaze back to an earlier and simpler era. In these essays, we can glimpse the origins of the entrepreneurial spirit and business ehtos that have come to define the business culture of the Prairie West.

This interdisciplinary book is written for government and industry professionals who need a comprehensive, accessible guide to modern energy security. Introducing the ten predominant energy types, both renewable and non-renewable, the book illustrates the modern energy landscape from a geopolitical, commercial, economic and technological perspective. Energy is presented as the powerhouse of global economic activities. To ensure the uninterrupted supply of energy, nations, industries and consumers need to have options. Efficient energy security planning ensures that when a primary energy source is depleted, compromised or interrupted, an alternative energy source must be readily available. For this reason, the foundations of energy security are built upon the five pillars of Sustainability, Independence, Efficiency, Affordability and Accessibility. The numerous case studies presented in this book demonstrate that energy security may be compromised in the absence of one out of these five ingredients. The book also entertains the Triple-E notion of Energy Efficiency, Environmental integrity and Economies of scale, used by governments and corporations for energy optimization. One of the key strengths of the book is its ability effectively to cover various scientific disciplines, and several energy types, while remaining comprehensible. This book will be of much interest to security or logistics professionals, economists and engineers, as well as policymakers.

Mit der kompendiarischen Darstellung des Themas Energieeffizienz und Energiemanagement will dieses Buch Neugier wecken, zeitgemasse Energie sparende Massnahmen ohne Wohnkomfort-Einbussen umzusetzen. Dies betrifft die gesamte Wertschoepfungskette von der dezentralen Energieumwandlung bis zum Energiekonsum durch die Endkunden und beleuchtet dabei die verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Handlungsfelder. Es ist als interdisziplinares Fachbuch angelegt, dessen Lekture ein ingenieurgemasses Verstandnis der vorgestellten Technologien voraussetzt. Daruber hinaus moechte es aber auch oekonomische, sozialethische, umweltpolitische und oekologische Trends aufzeigen.

This windpump design was adapted from a series of low-lift windmills developed in Ethiopia. A very successful windpump which when scientifically tested pumped nearly twice as much water as the original design. Contains constructional details and plans.

This collection highlights materials research and innovations for a wide breadth of energy systems and technologies. The volume includes papers organized into the following sections:Energy and Environmental Issues in Materials Manufacturing and ProcessingMaterials in Clean PowerMaterials for Coal-Based PowerMaterials for Energy Conversion with Emphasis on SOFCMaterials for Gas TurbinesMaterials for Nuclear EnergyMaterials for Oil and Gas

Ein renommiertes Autorenteam behandelt in diesem interdisziplinaren Studienbuch Probleme der Energiegeschichte, Energiesysteme, Energietechnik und der Potentiale der erneuerbaren Energien: Wasser- und Windkraft, Biomasse, Geothermie, Photovoltaik und Solarthermie; der Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen fur ihre Markteinfuhrung; Handlungskonzepte und Forderungsschwerpunkte der EU, USA und Japans in diesem Bereich; Aktivitaten der Bundesregierung und Vorschlage nichtstaatlicher Akteure hierzu sowie Strategien zur rationellen Energienutzung; Methoden fur einen Energiekonsens und Kriterien zur Beurteilung von Energiesystemen; Handlungskonzepte und Vorschlage fur den Ausbau der Sonnenenergie im Mittelmeerraum und in Afrika sowie politische Faktoren bei der Markteinfuhrung in der Triade: USA, Japan und der EU."

Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs. Energy technologies examined include coal, nuclear, oil, natural gas, solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass and biogas, energy conservation and efficiency, ocean power, hydrogen, electric power and transmission, and transportation. This three-point framework allows examination of issues and problems associated with implementation of U.S. energy policies in the context of major social goals (such as growth and equity), with treatment of conflicts and trade-offs between energy development and other social values (such as health and safety, cultural, historical, and aesthetic values). These are the key political issues for policy makers formulating national energy policy and decisions makers implementing it.

This book intends to inform the key participants in extractive projects - namely, the communities, the host governments and the investors - about good practice for effective community engagement, based on analysis of international standards and expectations, lessons from selected case-studies and innovations in public participation. The extent of extractive industries varies widely around the Arctic as do governmental and social attitudes towards resource development. Whilst most Arctic communities are united in seeking investment to fund education, healthcare, housing, transport and other essential services, as well as wanting to benefit from improved employment and business opportunities, they have different views as to the role that extractive industries should play in this. Within each community, there are multiple perspectives and the goal of public participation is to draw out these perspectives and seek consensus. Part I of the book analyses the international standards that have emerged in recent years regarding public participation, in particular, in respect of indigenous peoples. Part II presents six case studies that aim to identify both good and bad practices and to reflect upon the distinct conditions, needs, expectations, strategies and results for each community examined. Part III explores the importance of meaningful participation from a corporate perspective and identifies some common themes that require consideration if Arctic voices are to shape extractive industries in Arctic communities. In drawing together international law and standards, case studies and examples of good practice, this anthology is a timely and invaluable resource for academics, legal advisors and those working in resource development and public policy.

This book brings together diverse contributions exploring the integration of gender equality in current national energy policies and international energy frameworks across the Global South and North. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this collection contributes to building a body of independent empirical evidence about the impacts of the energy transition on socio-economic outcomes, with a focus on gender differentiated choices of energy forms. The book includes short reflections in each chapter allowing the reader to explore the content from an alternative perspective. The common thread enabling the book to actively contribute to engendering the energy transition is its approach to the topic from a primarily 'gender' driven perspective. The book draws many useful lessons from practice and shares gender mainstreaming tools for use across the Global South and the North. Such an approach brings novel insights from theoretical, methodological and practical perspectives, which further promotes cross-disciplinary learning and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from across the Energy and Gender disciplines.

Includes: Blueprint for Power Sector Development in India Vision 2012 - Power for All (Ministry of Power, Government of India, August 2001); Distribution Policy Committee Report (Ministry of Power, Government of India, March 2002); Report of the Expert Group on Settlement of SEB Dues (Chairman: Montek S. Ahluwalia, May 2001); Report of the Expert Group on Restructuring of SEBs (Chairman: Montek S. Ahluwalia, July 2001); and Electricity Bill - 2001.

Drawing on cutting-edge research from leading scholars, this book investigates state preferences for regime creation and assesses state capacity for executing these preferences in Northeast Asia's energy domain, defined as the geographical area comprising the following countries - Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Specifically, the book examines questions pertaining to how states perceive the need and necessity for establishing a regime when it comes to the issue of energy and how much commitment they make to the effort in Northeast Asia. The book analyses the factors that shapes each country's fundamental energy interests in the region, how these interests impact their attitudes toward engaging the region on energy security and the way they carry out their regional engagement a different levels - government, industry, and the so-called epistemic community level. Based on their interests in promoting institutionalized regional energy cooperation and their capacity for forging that cooperation, the collection looks at how we assess each state's role in contributing to an energy regime in Northeast Asia.Furthermore, the book examines the implications of the Northeast Asian states' perceptions, interests, objectives, and capacity regarding regional energy security cooperation for the prospect of regime creation in the region's energy domain. This study should be of interest to scholars and students of environmental policy, energy policy, security studies, Asian studies and international relations.

In an effort to provide greater awareness of the necessary policy decisions facing our elected and appointed officials, Energy Policy in the U.S.: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects for Change presents an overview of important energy policies and the policy process in the United States, including their history, goals, methods of action, and consequences. In the first half of the book, the authors frame the energy policy issue by reviewing U.S. energy policy history, identifying the policy-making players, and illuminating the costs, benefits, and economic and political realities of currently competing policy alternatives. The book examines the stakeholders and their attempts to influence energy policy and addresses the role of supply and demand on the national commitment to energy conservation and the development of alternative energy sources. The latter half of the book delves into specific energy policy strategies, including economic and regulatory options, and factors that influence energy policies, such as the importance of international cooperation. Renewed interest in various renewable and nontraditional energy resources-for example, hydrogen, nuclear fusion, biomass, and tide motion-is examined, and policy agendas are explored in view of scientific, economic, regulatory, production, and environmental constraints. This book provides excellent insight into the complex task of creating a comprehensive energy policy and its importance in the continued availability of energy to power our way of life and economy while protecting our environment and national security.

Weltweit verursachen Transport und Verkehr etwa ein Drittel der CO2-Emissionen, davon entfallen 75 Prozent auf den Strassenverkehr. NGOs, der Gesetzgeber aber auch Verlader fordern daher zunehmend Transparenz und die Senkung von CO2-Emissionen, was dazu gefuhrt hat, dass sich CO2-Management fur Logistikdienstleister zu einem strategischen Zukunftsthema entwickelt hat. Fuhrende Logistikdienstleister setzen sich mit dem Thema CO2-Management intensiv auseinander und haben zur Erfassung und zum Reporting von Emissionskennzahlen weitgehend unternehmensindividuelle Loesungsansatze erarbeitet. Insbesondere mittelstandische Logistikdienstleister stehen aber vor der Herausforderung, trotz schlanker Geschaftsstrukturen und begrenzter finanzieller sowie personeller Ressourcen, kontinuierlich Wissen aufzubauen und ein geeignetes operatives Instrumentarium fur das CO2-Management zu entwickeln.

A unified theory of conservation that addresses the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those principles to the management of the natural world. The conservation of natural resources, like that of any other asset, involves trade-offs. Yet, in a world faced with the harsh realities of climate change, crafting the right environmental policies is an increasingly urgent task. In Conservation, Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig bring together new research in economics and biodiversity to investigate conservation decisions and the theory behind them. Perrings and Kinzig apply the concept of conservation broadly to examine how the principles of conservation apply to the management of the natural world. They demonstrate that the same basic principles serve as the foundation of all rational conservation decisions, from managing financial assets to safeguarding at-risk ecosystems. Whether someone is deciding to hold or dispose of a stock or whether to exploit or preserve a natural resource, they are better off choosing to conserve a resource when its value to them, if conserved, is greater than its value when converted. The book also considers the context of such conservation decisions. Just as national tax rules influence choices about financial investments, environmental regulations within countries, and environmental agreements between countries, impact the decisions regarding natural resources. Building on their basic theory of conservation, Perrings and Kinzig address key issues in the field of environmental economics, including the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental assets; the limits on the substitutability of produced and natural capital; and the challenges posed by the often weak markets for ecosystem services oriented toward the public good. They also address the problem of scale: while decisions might be easier to make at the local level, many conservation policies need to apply at either the national or international level to succeed. Written by experts from both social and hard sciences, this book presents a unified theory of conservation and provides a model for a more effective way to approach the vitally important issue.

Ist die Energieversorgung in Europa allein auf der Basis von Sonnen- und Windenergie moglich? Der Autor zeigt aufgrund aktueller Berechnungen auf, dass dies mit Unterstutzung von Speicherkraftwerken eine reale Option ist. Er ermittelt den Kapazitatsbedarf fur Speicherkraftwerke zum Ausgleich zwischen einer wetterabhangigen Stromgewinnung und dem Verbrauch und stellt neue Typen von Pumpspeicherkraftwerken vor, die die Speicherlucke schliessen konnten. Er pladiert auch fur eine gesamtwirtschaftliche Optimierung von Windkraftanlagen durch eine Erhohung ihres Benutzungsgrads. Als weiteren entscheidenden Faktor fuhrt er die geschickte Abstimmung aller Parameter ins Feld, um eine sichere, bedarfsgerechte Stromversorgung zu gewahrleisten."

Modeling the dynamics of energy markets has become a challenging task. The intensification of their financialization since 2004 had made them more complex but also more integrated with other tradable asset classes. More importantly, their large and frequent fluctuations in terms of both prices and volatility, particularly in the aftermath of the global financial crisis 2008-2009, posit difficulties for modeling and forecasting energy price behavior and are primary sources of concerns for macroeconomic stability and general economic performance.This handbook aims to advance the debate on the theories and practices of quantitative energy finance while shedding light on innovative results and technical methods applied to energy markets. Its primary focus is on the recent development and applications of mathematical and quantitative approaches for a better understanding of the stochastic processes that drive energy market movements. The handbook is designed for not only graduate students and researchers but also practitioners and policymakers.