A fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future

The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energy supplies. The same goes for food and water, as contamination and over-use take their toll, the need to provide continued access for the next generation and beyond has increased exponentially. In "Earth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources," international business journalist Geoff Hiscock explores the problems, potential solutions, and inevitable tensions in this ongoing scramble for finite natural resources.

Going beyond "big power" politics to explore resource ownership and the use of innovative technology to get the most out of them, the book takes a forward-looking approach to this pressing issue. Written in clear, jargon-free language, it tells the global resources story in a fresh and engaging way that anyone can understand.Includes insightful, up-to-the-minute coverage of the most pressing debates over resource allocationsDiscusses the major Chinese and Indian businesses that are just becoming known to those in the West (Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC, Indian Oil, ONGC, Reliance, Coal India, SAIL, and many others)Presents resource- and region-specific chapters to help readers view the pertinent issues from multiple angles

As the economies of China and India grow to challenge those of the West, the battle over natural resources will continue to heat up. "Earth Wars" looks at this very real problem in-depth, presenting a definitive look at one of the greatest challenges of our time.

Could everything we know about fossil fuels be wrong? For decades, environmentalists have told us that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet at the same time, by every measure of human well-being, from life expectancy to clean water to climate safety, life has been getting better and better. How can this be? The explanation, energy expert Alex Epstein argues in The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, is that we usually hear only one side of the story. We're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental. If we look at the big picture of fossil fuels compared with the alternatives, the overall impact of using fossil fuels is to make the world a far better place. We are morally obligated to use more fossil fuels for the sake of our economy and our environment. Drawing on original insights and cutting-edge research, Epstein argues that most of what we hear about fossil fuels is a myth. For instance . . . Myth Fossil fuels are dirty. Truth The environmental benefits of using fossil fuels far outweigh the risks. Fossil fuels don't take a naturally clean environment and make it dirty; they take a naturally dirty environment and make it clean. They don't take a naturally safe climate and make it dangerous; they take a naturally dangerous climate and make it ever safer. Myth Fossil fuels are unsustainable, so we should strive to use "renewable" solar and wind. Truth The sun and wind are intermittent, unreliable fuels that always need backup from a reliable source of energy--usually fossil fuels. There are huge amounts of fossil fuels left, and we have plenty of time to find something cheaper. Myth Fossil fuels are hurting the developing world. Truth Fossil fuels are the key to improving the quality of life for billions of people in the developing world. If we withhold them, access to clean water plummets, critical medical machines like incubators become impossible to operate, and life expectancy drops significantly. Calls to "get off fossil fuels" are calls to degrade the lives of innocent people who merely want the same opportunities we enjoy in the West. Taking everything into account, including the facts about climate change, Epstein argues that "fossil fuels are easy to misunderstand and demonize, but they are absolutely good to use. And they absolutely need to be championed. . . . Mankind's use of fossil fuels is supremely virtuous--because human life is the standard of value and because using fossil fuels transforms our environment to make it wonderful for human life."

Optionen sind seit jeher fester Bestandteil der Finanzmarkte, finden jedoch gleichwohl zunehmend Einsatz in der Energiewirtschaft. Das vorliegende essential verschafft einen UEberblick uber dieses Instrument und dessen Einsatz. Dazu wird das Instrument der Option unter anderem uber die resultierenden Zahlungsstroeme sowie darauf aufbauend Einsatzmoeglichkeiten von Optionen in der Energiewirtschaft beschrieben. Den Abschluss bildet ein Ausblick auf die Bewertung dieser Instrumente. Ein theoretischer Ansatz zur Bewertung wird kurz umrissen. Aus dem theoretischen Vorgehen lassen sich einige Ansatze ableiten, die in der Praxis weit verbreitet sind und hier ebenfalls kurz vorgestellt werden.

Das essential bietet eine Gesamtschau der deutschen Nachhaltigkeitspolitik. Die Handlungsfelder Agrar, Energie, Verkehr und Wald werden kompakt analysiert und einer Bewertung unterzogen. Im Kern wird die Governance der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation multiperspektivisch in den Handlungsfeldern charakterisiert. Hierbei werden zentrale Herausforderungen herausgearbeitet und Perspektiven fur die Zukunft der Klimaschutzpolitik in Deutschland abgeleitet.

Forderung und Umsetzung von Energieeffizienz und Klimaschutz zahlen zu den vorrangigen Aufgaben von Stadten und Gemeinden. Innovative Dienstleistungen leisten hierzu einen bedeutenden Beitrag. Der Sammelband prasentiert aktuelle Umsetzungskonzepte aus 15 Stadten und bietet einen Uberblick uber neue Erkenntnisse aus der Dienstleistungsforschung im Hinblick auf Energieeffizienz. Die Beitrage anerkannter Wissenschaftler richten sich an alle, die sich dieses interdisziplinare Forschungs- und Handlungsfeld erschliessen mochten."

Ronald Deckert und Andre Sass geben einen UEberblick uber beachtliche Entwicklungen rund um Digitalisierung, Vernetzung und kunstliche Intelligenz verbunden mit "Industrie 4.0" und "Energiewirtschaft 4.0". Ausgehend von grundlegenden Strukturen, Herausforderungen in der Wertschoepfung und dem digitalen status-quo beleuchten sie mit Schwerpunkt auf der Elektrizitatswirtschaft relevante Technologien und umsetzungsorientierte Erfolgsfaktoren fur den digitalen Wandel, die fur die Erreichung unternehmerischer und gesellschaftlicher Ziele wertvoll sind.

Stephan Schnorr erlautert die Grundzuge des Portfolio-Managements von Strom- und Gasmengen in Stadtwerken und gibt wertvolle Hinweise zur effizienten Bewirtschaftung. Der Autor, selbst seit vielen Jahren Portfolio-Manager, beschreibt die wichtigsten Stellschrauben wie die valide Bewertung von Portfolios, ihre langfristige Bewirtschaftung und kurzfristige Optimierung sowie das Reporting. Dieses essential ist die optimale Einstiegslekture fur alle, die mit dem Thema Gas- und Stromportfolios zu tun haben. Zahlreiche Abbildungen, UEbersichten und konkrete Rechenbeispiele erleichtern den Transfer in die Praxis. In der zweiten Auflage wurden einige Straffungen vorgenommen. Dies ermoeglicht es nun noch besser, sich die Grundlagen des Themas anzueignen. Der Fokus liegt starker auf dem Portfolio-Management. Daruber hinaus wurde an einigen Stellen aktualisiert.

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ignited America's Apollo Project and sparked a revolution in space exploration. Today the New Apollo Energy Project is poised to revolutionize the production of energy and thereby save our planet. The nation that built the world's most powerful rockets, its most advanced computers, and its most sophisticated life support systems is ready to create the world's most powerful solar energy systems, its most advanced wind energy turbines, and its most sophisticated hybrid cars. This will result in nothing less than a second American Revolution. Who are the dreamers in California who believe they can use mirrors and liquid metal to wring more electricity from a ray of sunshine than anyone else on earth can? Who are the innovators who have built a contraption that can turn the energy of a simple wave off the Oregon coast into burnt toast in Idaho? Who are the scientists in Massachusetts who have invented a battery that now runs your hand drill and will soon run your car? Readers will meet them all in this book. They will learn how the new energy economy will grow, the research that is required, and the legislation that must be passed to make the vision a reality. This is a thoughtful, optimistic book, based on sound facts. No one before has tied together the concepts of economic growth and greenhouse gas reductions with such concrete examples. No one has previously told the real stories of the people who are right now on the front lines of the energy revolution. The co-authors, one a U.S. Congressman who is the primary sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, and the other the founder of the Apollo Alliance, have joined their experience, expertise, and passion for a clean energy future to lay out the path to stop global warming and gain energy independence.

This open access book presents a picture of the current energy challenges on the African continent (and the Sub-Saharan region in particular) and proposes pathways to an accelerated energy transition. Starting with an analysis of the status quo and the outlook for Africa's energy demand and energy access, it provides an account of the available resources, including hydrocarbons and renewable energy resources, which are playing an increasingly crucial role. It then moves on to analyze the level of investment required to scale-up Africa's energy systems, shedding light on the key barriers and elaborating on potential solutions. It also provides a suggestion for improving the effectiveness of EU-Africa cooperation. While mainly intended for policymakers and academics, this book also speaks to a broader audience interested in gaining an overview of the challenges and opportunities of the African energy sector today and in the future.

Dieses Buch schafft endlich Transparenz und Orientierung in der gesellschaftlichen Diskussion uber die deutsche Energiepolitik. Es bietet einen konzentrierten UEberblick uber die Konzeption, den aktuellen Stand der Umsetzung und die Kosten der Energiewende. Anhand der wesentlichen Zahlen, Fakten und Argumente beantwortet es die wichtigsten Fragen in der oeffentlichen Energiewende-Diskussion: Ist die Energiewende zu teuer fur den einzelnen Privathaushalt? Macht die Energiewende die internationale Wettbewerbsfahigkeit der Wirtschaft wirklich kaputt? Kostet die Energiewende tatsachlich "unfassbar viel Geld" - koennen wir sie uns volkswirtschaftlich uberhaupt leisten? Sind die grossen Stromtrassen von Norden nach Suden wirklich erforderlich Ist die Energiewende noch zu retten oder ist sie schon gescheitert? In pragnantem und informativem Stil werden so uberraschende Einsichten und spannende Zusammenhange fundiert dargestellt - fur jeden, der die Energiewende wirklich verstehen will!

This book examines what lies behind the uncertainties surrounding the fuel and power markets. Exploring the role of renewables and how they potentially disrupt or create opportunities, it challenges widely accepted wisdoms in investment. The author asks questions such as: Are "business as usual" strategies that favour fossil fuels the best route to future prosperity? What prospects do firms face when their competitors diversify into renewables? Why do generous subsidies to renewables often fail to achieve wide-scale deployment? Illustrating how real options and option games reasoning yield vastly different insights from those gained from NPVs, Energy Investments offers case studies and simulations to demonstrate how firms can benefit from the methods it showcases.

An energy industry researcher and investment advisor provides a fresh perspective on the economics of energy

From major players in the energy industry, such as big oil, to the emerging cap-and-trade market, no other book offers a more complete overview of the energy industry, specifically its economic and financial intricacies, than "Investing in Energy: A Primer on the Economics of the Energy Industry."Details how to value and invest in the four big energy sectors: oil, gas, power, and greenDescribes key financial considerations for the energy sectors, including credit metrics, the importance of liquidity, cash flow, and capital expendituresFrom Bloomberg, a leading provider of the most up-to-date business news and financial data

A comprehensive guide to the economics of the energy industry, "Investing in Energy" will prove an invaluable resource for traditional energy investors looking to expand into new areas, as well as for eco-investors looking to better understand how energy markets function.

This book presents the methodology and mathematical models for dual-fuel coal-gas power plants in two basic configurations: systems coupled in parallel and in series. Dual-fuel gas and steam systems, especially parallel systems, have great potential for modernizing existing combined heat and power (CHP) plants. This book presents calculations using a novel methodology applied to systems in continuous time and analyzes the impact of the investment profitability of the EU ETS (European Union Emissions Trading Scheme) derogation mechanism, which encourages enterprises to modernize existing generation units. It also includes a detailed case study of a coal power plant modernized by repowering with a gas turbine. The book is intended for researchers, market analysts, decision makers, power engineers and students.

This book includes a collection of research articles presented at the "6th International Workshop on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets". The workshop was a unique and intimate forum for researchers and practitioners to present state-of-the-art research and development concerning novel methodological findings, best practices and real-life applications of hydro scheduling. It also provided a platform for discussing the developments that are taking place in the industry, sharing different experiences and discussing future trends related to this area. This proceedings book is a collection of the most relevant, high-quality articles from the workshop. Discussing the state-of-the-art in the field of hydro scheduling, it is a valuable resource for a wide audience of researchers and practitioners in the field now and in the interesting and challenging times ahead.

Oliver D. Doleski schildert vor dem Hintergrund, dass traditionelle Geschaftsmodelle der Energiewirtschaft angesichts von Digitalisierung und Dezentralisierung hinfallig werden, den epochalen Veranderungsprozess vom monopolistischen Versorgungs- zum digitalen Energiedienstleistungsunternehmen. Das kompakte essential beschrankt sich dabei nicht nur auf die reine Beschreibung des Transformationsprozesses. Vielmehr bietet es dem Leser daruber hinaus sowohl einen pragnanten UEberblick uber profitable Betatigungsfelder digitaler Energiedienstleistungsunternehmen (Utility 4.0) als auch eine anwendungsorientierte Methode zur Realisierung neuer Geschaftsideen in der digitalen Energiewelt von morgen. Mit einem intuitiv verstandlichen Leitfaden zur praktischen Umsetzung der digitalen Transformation in der Energiewirtschaft schliesst das Buch.

Energy, and access to energy, are essential to human life, civilisation and development. A number of energy issues - including energy security, energy prices and the polluting emissions for energy use - now have high prominence on global agendas of policy and diplomacy. In addressing these and other global energy issues, the purpose of this book is to lay out the broad global energy landscape, exploring how these issues might develop in coming decades, and the implications of such developments for energy policy. There are great uncertainties, which will be identified, in respect of some of these issues, but many of the defining characteristics of the landscape are clear, and the energy policies of all countries will need to be broadly consistent with these if they are to be feasible and achieve their objectives. The book therefore provides information about and analysis of energy and related resources, and the technologies that have been and are being developed to exploit them that is essential to understanding how the global energy system is developing, and how it might develop in the future. But its main focus is the critical economic, social, political and cultural issues that will determine how energy systems will develop and which technologies are deployed, why, by whom, and who will benefit from them. The book has three Parts. Part I sets out the current global context for energy system developments, outlining the essential trends of global energy supply and demand, and atmospheric emissions, from the past and going forward, and their driving forces. Part II explores the options and choices, covering both energy demand and energy supply, facing national and international policymakers as they confront the challenges of the global context outlined in Part I. Part III of the book brings together the discussion in Parts I and II with consideration of possible global energy and environmental futures, and of the energy policy choices which will determine which future actually comes to pass.

An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming energy revolution and how the fossil fuel age will come to an end. Surveying recent surges in technological innovations, Helm's provocative new book documents how the global move toward the internet-of-things will inexorably reduce the demand for oil, gas, and renewables-and prove more effective than current efforts to avert climate change. Oil companies and energy utilities must begin to adapt their existing business models or face future irrelevancy. Oil-exporting nations, particularly in the Middle East, will be negatively impacted, whereas the United States and European countries that are investing in new technologies may find themselves leaders in the geopolitical game. Timely and controversial, this book concludes by offering advice on what governments and businesses can and should do now to prepare for a radically different energy future.

Der Ordner bietet effektive Hilfestellung beim Aufbau von Umweltmanagementsystemen. Er wurde bereits wahrend der Ausarbeitungsphase in projektbegleitenden Betrieben getestet. Er wendet sich insbesondere an kleine und mittlere Betriebe und ermoeglicht den weitgehend eigenstandigen Aufbau eines Umweltmanagementsystems. Die Abhangigkeit von teuren externen Beratern wird auf diese Weise entscheidend reduziert, wodurch Umweltmanagement auch fur weniger kapitalstarke Unternehmen erschwinglich gemacht wird. Der inhaltliche Schwerpunkt liegt dabei nicht in den technischen Anforderungen des Umweltmanagements bzw. der Umsetzung der OEko-Audit-Verordnung, sondern in den Bereichen Systematik und Organisationsentwicklung, da hier erfahrungsgemass die groessten Umsetzungsschwierigkeiten liegen.

In 13 Beitragen berichten namhafte Autoren aus Forschung und Praxis uber so wichtige Aspekte des Facility Management (FM) wie datentechnische Grundlagen, rationelle Datenerfassung fur CAIFM und visuelle Informationssysteme, besonders aber uber die Optimierung von Wartungs- und Instandhaltungsprozessen einschliesslich des damit verbundenen Brand- und Umweltschutzes. Daruber hinaus werden Regelwerke der Immobilienbewirtschaftung genannt, und es wird eine 43 CAFM-Systeme umfassende Marktubersicht gegeben. Hinweise auf ein Fernstudium, ein Who's who sowie einige Buchbesprechungen runden das Jahrbuch 2002/2003 ab. Damit greift das Jahrbuch die wesentlichen Entwicklungen des Jahres auf und weist auf Trends hin, welche die nahere Zukunft mit pragen werden. Der Leser erhalt zahlreiche Anregungen, wie die Arbeitseffizienz und Kostentransparenz bei Sach- und Dienstleistungen rund um Gebaude, Anlagen und Einrichtungen verbessert werden konnen."

Der Sammelband greift aktuelle Entwicklungen in der deutschen Genossenschaftslandschaft auf und stellt die These ins Zentrum, dass Genossenschaften als kollektive Zusammenschlusse besondere und vielfaltige Handlungsmoglichkeiten haben, um Klimaschutz in Stadten voranzutreiben. Mit der expliziten Zusammenfuhrung praktischer Beispiele und theoretischer Debatten soll das Buch die inhaltliche Diskussion um nachhaltige Handlungsmoglichkeiten von Genossenschaften befordern und auch einen Beitrag zu einer starker interdisziplinar orientierten Genossenschaftsforschung leisten."

Die Energiewende ist eine der grossten Herausforderungen fur unser Land und fur die einzelnen Energieversorger. Dies deutlich zu machen, ist das Ziel dieses Buches. Was heisst Energiewende genau? Mit welchen Kosten ist die Energiewende fur den einzelnen Energieversorger verbunden? Und wie kann eine Strategie entwickelt und erfolgreich umgestzt werden? Die Stadtwerke Giessen haben das Thema Energiewende bereits vor Jahren in Angriff genommen. Punkt fur Punkt wurde eine praktische, realistische, aber auch visionare Strategie entwickelt, die in diesem Buch dargestellt wird. Damit geben die Stadtwerke Giessen ein Beispiel, wie die Herausforderung Energiewende fur den einzelnen Energieversorger konkret zu meistern ist. "