The economics of alternative energy sources and globalization [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Andrew Schmitz ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814257903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Oak Park, Ill.?], : Bentham eBooks, [2011]
• ISBN: 1-60805-233-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SchmitzAndrew
• Disciplina: 662.88
• Soggetti: Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects; Globalization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover Page; 03 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 Table of Contents; 05 Foreword; 06 Preface; 07 List of Contributors; 08 Summary; 09 Chapter 1 -- Rapier; 10 Chapter 2 -- Klein LeRoy; 11 Chapter 3 -- Zilberman Rajagopal Sexton Hochman Serra; 12 Chapter 4 -- Moss Schmitz Schmitz; 13 Chapter 5 -- Kliauga deGorter Just; 14 Chapter 6 -- Schmitz Schmitz Seale; 15 Chapter 7 -- Schwarz vonWitzke Noleppa; 16 Chapter 8 -- Yano Blanford Surry; 17 Chapter 9 -- Zhang Wetzstein; 18 Chapter 10 -- Thompson Meyer Westhoff; 19 Chapter 11 -- Bryant Lu Richardson Outlawz; 20 Chapter 12 -- Granja Vansickle Ingram Weldon21 Chapter 13 -- Peters; 22 Chapter 14 -- Liu Farmer Capareda; 23 Chapter 15 -- Dwivedi Alavalapati Carter Larkin; 24 Chapter 16 -- Hodges Stevens Rahmani; 25 Chapter 17 -- DeLaTorreUgarte Hellwinckel; 26 Subject Index; 27 Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Considerable effort and money are devoted to developing alternative energy sources, such as wind power, solar power, cellulosic ethanol, and biofuels. This ebook is a collection of research papers on alternative energy sources presented at the Economics of Alternative Energy Sources and Globalization: The Road Ahead Conference that was held in November 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Thirty-three papers were presented by leading experts in the field, with about half being published in the e-book. Several of the papers explored the economics of biofuels produced from corn, sugarcane, and/or forestry