Renewable Energy
A Global Review of Technologies, Policies and Markets
Edited By Dirk Assmann, Ulrich Laumanns and Dieter Uh
'Offers knowledge and inspiration to promote renewable energy in developing and industrialized countries.'
Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of UNEP
Hardback
October 2006 •
352 pages •
234 x 156mm •
ISBN 9781844072613
'offers knowledge and inspiration to promote renewable energy in developing and industrialized countries'
Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of UNEP
From technology to financing issues, Renewable Energy offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of the determining factors that drive worldwide dissemination of renewable energy technologies. With a clear emphasis on policy and action, contributions from internationally renowned experts combine to form a holistic picture of the current status, impacts and future potential of renewable energy. Addressing the situation in both developing and developed countries, each chapter reviews in detail a different issue, to present extensive information on social, environmental, political, economic and technological aspects. This will be essential reading for professionals in renewable energy, in particular policy-makers, researchers, NGOs and energy consultants, and a valuable resource for teachers and students of renewable energy, environmental studies, development studies, political science and international relations.
'This is a very good synthesis of the current situation. It highlights the key issues and proposes solutions even if there remains so many problems. This is an excellent, if technical text that would given educators a very strong background to boost their work in this area. As the contributors often note, education is the key: this book deserves to be widely read to help the process along.'
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'This wide-ranging review is an impressive attempt to provide an insight into the current state of renewable energy, and the potential that such offer for the future.'
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CONTENTS (Expand Contents)
Introduction
Part I - Basics
The Case for Renewable Energies
The Potentials of Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy for Transport
Part II - Policies
National Policy Instruments: Policy Lessons for the Advancement and Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies around the World
Renewable Energy and Regulation of Energy Markets
Removing Subsidies: Levelling the Playing Field for Renewable Energy Technologies
International Institutional Arrangements in Support of Renewable Energy
Part III - Financing
Mobilizing Finance for Renewable Energies
Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation: New Instruments for Financing Renewable Energy Technologies
Part IV - Developing Countries
Putting Development First: The Role of Renewable Energy in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Traditional Biomass Energy: Improving Its Use and Moving to Modern Energy Use
Gender Equity and Renewable Energies
Part V - Capacities
Research and Development: The Basis for Widespread Employment of Renewable Energies
Capacity Development for Renewable Energies: Know-how, Information, Awareness, Education and Training
Dirk Assmann, Ulrich Laumanns and Dieter Uh are affiliated with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany.