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This book introduces readers to essential technology assessment and
forecasting tools, demonstrating their use on the basis of multiple
cases. As organizations in the high-tech industry need to be able
to assess emerging technologies, the book presents cases in which
formal decision-making models are developed, providing a framework
for decision-making in the context of technology acquisition and
development. Applications of different technology forecasting tools
are also discussed for a range of technologies and sectors,
providing a guide to keep R&D organizations abreast of
technological trends that affect their business. As such, the book
offers a valuable the theoretical and practical reference guide for
R&D managers responsible for emerging and future technologies.
This book introduces readers to essential technology assessment and
forecasting tools, demonstrating their use on the basis of multiple
cases. As organizations in the high-tech industry need to be able
to assess emerging technologies, the book presents cases in which
formal decision-making models are developed, providing a framework
for decision-making in the context of technology acquisition and
development. Applications of different technology forecasting tools
are also discussed for a range of technologies and sectors,
providing a guide to keep R&D organizations abreast of
technological trends that affect their business. As such, the book
offers a valuable the theoretical and practical reference guide for
R&D managers responsible for emerging and future technologies.
Technologies such as renewable energy alternatives including wind,
solar and biomass, storage technologies and electric engines are
creating a different landscape for the electricity industry. Using
sources and ideas from technologies such as renewable energy
alternatives, Research and Technology Management in the Electricity
Industry explores a different landscape for this industry and
applies it to the electric industry supported by real industry
cases. Divided into three sections, Research and Technology
Management in the Electricity Industry introduces a range of
methods and tools including technology assessment, forecasting,
roadmapping, research and development portfolio management and
technology transfer. These tools are the applied to emerging
technologies in this industry with case studies including data from
various organizations including Bonneville Power Administration and
Energy Trust of Oregon, from sectors including lighting and wind
energy. The final section considers innovation through these
technologies. A product result of a collaboration between
Bonneville Power Administration and Portland State University,
Research and Technology Management in the Electricity Industry is a
comprehensive collection of methods, tools, examples and pathways
for future innovation in the electricity industry.
Technologies such as renewable energy alternatives including wind,
solar and biomass, storage technologies and electric engines are
creating a different landscape for the electricity industry. Using
sources and ideas from technologies such as renewable energy
alternatives, Research and Technology Management in the Electricity
Industry explores a different landscape for this industry and
applies it to the electric industry supported by real industry
cases. Divided into three sections, Research and Technology
Management in the Electricity Industry introduces a range of
methods and tools including technology assessment, forecasting,
roadmapping, research and development portfolio management and
technology transfer. These tools are the applied to emerging
technologies in this industry with case studies including data from
various organizations including Bonneville Power Administration and
Energy Trust of Oregon, from sectors including lighting and wind
energy. The final section considers innovation through these
technologies. A product result of a collaboration between
Bonneville Power Administration and Portland State University,
Research and Technology Management in the Electricity Industry is a
comprehensive collection of methods, tools, examples and pathways
for future innovation in the electricity industry.
This volume features research and case studies across a variety of
industries to showcase technological innovations and policy
initiatives designed to promote renewable energy and sustainable
economic development. The first section focuses on policies for the
adoption of renewable energy technologies, the second section
covers the evaluation of energy efficiency programs and the final
section provides evaluations of energy technology innovations.
Environmental concerns, energy availability and political pressure
have prompted governments to look for alternative energy resources
that can minimize the undesirable effects for current energy
systems. For example, shifting away from the conventional fuel
resources and increasing the percentage of electricity generated
from renewable resources, such as solar and wind power, is an
opportunity to guarantee lower CO2 emissions and to create better
economic opportunities for citizens in the long run. Including
discussions of such of timely topics and issues as global warming,
bio-fuels and nuclear energy, the editors and contributors to this
book provide a wealth of insights and recommendations for
sustainable energy innovations.
In 2006, a team led by the English economist Sir Nicholas Stern
issued a striking report that analyzed the economic dimensions of
global climate change and called for immediate collective action to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This seminal report poses
the critical question of how much emissions should be reduced
within specific timeframes. To answer the challenge of finding a
best-practices approach, Global Warming and the World Trading
System looks at the economic aspects of GHG emissions and seeks a
policy method to reduce them without adversely affecting global
trade.The book begins with a survey of relevant data-such as
emissions reports per sector-and evaluates current US climate
policy options, focusing on the intricacies of specific
Congressional bills. In this vein, this study examines whether the
competitiveness provisions now under consideration are compatible
with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and explores
the pragmatic opportunities the WTO should capitalize on in order
to accomplish two goals simultaneously: ensure "policy space" for
countries to limit national GHG emissions without sacrificing the
competitive position of their own industries and preserve an open
trading system relatively free of discrimination and opportunistic
protectionist measures. Should governments use trade measures to
encourage other countries to cooperate in the adoption of
environmental policies? The authors anticipate the potential
negative environmental and economic outcomes as well as the
disputes over violation of GATT articles. This book addresses how
to avoid serious setbacks in an effort to reduce emissions without
compromising the status of both domestic and international
carbon-intensive industries. Most importantly, the book considers
what can be done by environmental organizations to head off
conflict with the WTO.
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