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Wind Power Politics and Policy (Hardcover)
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Wind Power Politics and Policy (Hardcover)
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The wind power development policy community faces a conundrum. On
the one hand, as the most commercially viable form of utility-scale
renewable energy, the wind power industry has experienced in excess
of ten-fold growth in total installed capacity over the past
decade. On the other hand, installed wind power capacity still
accounts for less than 2% of global electricity-generation
capacity, despite the prevalence of studies indicating that, in
certain situations, wind power can be a cheaper form of electricity
than most fossil fuel alternatives. Accordingly, the most puzzling
aspect of wind power development policy can be summed up in the
following manner: given the global imperative to facilitate an
expedient transition away from CO2-intensive energy technologies
and the commercial viability of wind power, what is stopping the
wind power industry from capturing higher market shares around the
world? In Wind Power Politics and Policy, Scott Valentine examines
this question from two angles. First, it presents an analysis of
social, technical, economic and political (STEP) barriers which
research shows tends to stymie wind power development. Case studies
which examine phlegmatic wind power development in Japan, Taiwan,
Australia and Canada are presented in order to demonstrate to the
reader how these barriers manifest themselves in practice. Second,
the book presents an analysis of STEP catalysts which have been
linked to successful growth of wind power capacity in select
nations. Four more case studies that examine the successful
development of wind power in Denmark, Germany, the USA and China
are put forth as practical examples of how supportive factors
conflate to produce conditions that are conducive to growth of wind
power markets. By examining its impediments and catalysts, the book
will provide policymakers with insight into the types of factors
that must be effectively managed in order to maximize wind power
development.
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