Sustainability Innovations in the Electricity Sector (2012) (Sustainability and Innovation)
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- Synopsis
- The future of modern societies depends on their ability to deal with the challenge of climate change in the coming decades. One essential component is a better understanding of innovation processes in the energy sector. This book focuses on sustainability innovations in renewable energies, combined heat and power, and energy service contracting, and analyses the institutions, actors and functions within the innovation system. Of particular interest is the question of whether the joint effect of EU-driven market liberalization and climate policies will succeed in establishing market forces that will drive actors towards more climate-friendly energy production. A special focus is on the role of local utilities in the electricity sector as opposed to large transmission net operators or regional net operators. The countries covered in the contributions include Germany, Denmark, the UK, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
- Copyright:
- 2012
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783790827309
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783790827293
- Publisher:
- Physica-Verlag HD
- Date of Addition:
- 06/22/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Dorothea Jansen
- Edited by:
- Katrin Ostertag
- Edited by:
- Rainer Walz
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