Energy policy [[electronic resource] ] : economic effects, security aspects, and environmental issues / / Noah B. Jacobs, editor

• Autore: Jacobs Noah B
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publisher, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetto topico: Energy policy; Globalization - Environmental aspects; Renewable natural resources
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""ENERGY POLICY: ECONOMIC EFFECTS, SECURITY ASPECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE ""; ""Chapter 1 ENERGY POLICY IN RENEWABLES AND ITS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AT REGIONAL LEVEL: THE CASE OF NAVARRE (SPAIN) ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1.1. What are the Renewable Energies?""; ""1.2. The Primary and Final Energies Concepts""; ""1.3. Defining the Scenario: The Main Energy Policy Tenets ""; ""1.4. Navarre in Spain and in Europe""; ""2. THE ENERGY SECTOR IN NAVARRE. AN OVERVIEW FROM 1984 TO 2006 "" ; ""2.1. Transforming Primary Energies into Final Energies""""2.2. The Use of Final Energies""; ""3. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NAVARRE IN THE PERIOD 1984-2006""; ""3.1. Initial Stage: 1984-1995""; ""3.2. The Renewable Energy Boom in Navarre: 1995-2006""; ""3.3. Consolidation of the Renewable Energy in Navarre ""; ""3.4. Driving Factors behind the Renewable Energy Boom in Navarre ""; ""4. IMPACT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ITS DEPLOYMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY ""; ""4.1. The Sustainability Problem ""; ""4.1.1. The Concept of Sustainability""; ""4.1.2. The Energy Balances Use"" ; ""4.2. The Use of Primary Energies and their Effects """"4.2.1. The Primary Energies Calculation Procedure""; ""4.2.2. The Evolution in the Use of Primary Energies""; ""4.2.3. The Use of Primary Energies according to their Renewability""; ""4.2.4. The CO2 Emissions Associated to the Energies Consumption and the Energy Self-sufficiency""; ""4.3. The Method of Calculation in Factor Decomposition""; ""4.4. Change Factors in the Energy Use in Navarre, 1984-2006 ""; ""4.5. Change Factors in the Renewability of the Primary Energy and in the CO2 Emissions in Navarre "" ; ""5. IMPACT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT """"5.1. The Contribution of Renewable Energy to Local and Regional Development: A Brief Literature Review""; ""5.2. The Effect of Renewable Energy on Regional Development in Navarre""; ""5.2.1. The Upsurge of a New Enterprise Sector: Phases and Development ""; ""5.2.2. Characteristics of the Renewable Energy Enterprise Sector in Navarre ""; ""5.2.2.1. A Significant Sector in the Regional Economy and Very Intensive in Employment""; ""5.2.2.2. A Young Workforce""; ""5.2.2.3. A High Qualified Workforce "" ; ""5.2.2.4. A Significant Imbalance""""5.2.2.5. Productive Specialization of Renewable Firms ""; ""5.2.2.6. Internationalization of the Renewable Firms""; ""6. CONCLUSIONS ""; ""6.1. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Sector of Renewable Energies in Navarre""; ""6.2. Development Implications in Sustainability of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""6.3. Economic Implications of Development of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""6.4. Lessons Learned of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES"" ; ""Chapter 2 SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY: RESTRUCTURING AND DEREGULATING ""
• Titolo autorizzato: Energy policy
• ISBN: 1-60876-469-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779522203321
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