Renewable energy : economics, emerging technologies, and global practices / Andreas Poullikkas, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Ch. 1 What Lessons Have Been Learned from Renewable Energy Policy and R & D Activities Failures in Japan / Sawako Shigeto -- ch. 2 Supporting Decision Makers in Assessing Environmental Policy Instruments / John Psarras -- ch. 3 Energy Mix, Intermittency of Renewables and Electricity Export Drivers / Jose Alberto Fuinhas -- ch. 4 Hydrogen Based Energy Storage / Wolfgang Arlt -- ch. 5 Green Nanotechnology for Renewable Energy / Kelvii Wei Guo -- ch. 6 Stochastic Solutions for the Unit Commitment of Power Systems with Wind Power Generation / Elias Kyriakides -- ch. 7 Evaluation Methodologies and Input Data for Offshore Wind Power Plant Electric Topology Assessment / S. Ceballos -- ch. 8 Exploitation of Olive Solid Waste for Energy Purposes / Polycarpos Polycarpou -- ch. 9 Electrification of Rural Areas Using Renewable Energy Sources: Review of Best Practices Around the World / Terpsihori Tzouliadaki.

Ch. 10 Technical, Economic, and Mitigation Performance of Small-Scale ([d"1 kWe) Hydroelectric and Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems Relative to Network Electricity in Rural Areas in the Southwest of Western Australia / Mark P. McHenry -- ch. 11 Modeling the Carbonization Process to Develop a Cost-Effective, Smokeless, Continuous, Down-Draft Rice Husk Carbonizer Suitable for Rice Growing Regions / R.L. de Leon.

Climate change and foreseen high fuel prices play an important role in the development of alternative energy sources. Renewable energy concerns the sources, which are not expected to be depleted in a time frame relevant to the human race. This new and important edited volume gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of renewable energy sources and highlights such topics as economics, emerging technologies and global practices including energy policies. It provides an insight into the current trends in the field of renewable energy, which are expected to play an important role in future sustainable energy systems. It is not by any means exhaustive, nor is it intended to be, but provides an overview of current research advancements in the field. This edited volume can serve as a reference text for researchers in the field of sustainable energy systems including energy economics, energy planners, electric utility managers, energy regulators, consultants, policy makers and economists.

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