Guidelines for Promotion of Renewable Energy in Terms of Knowledge-Based Economy / Valentinas Klevas, Lina Murauskaite and Audrone Kleviene -- Transformation Pathways Towards a Clean, Secure and Efficient European Energy System: A MCDA Approach / Charikleia Karakosta and Aikaterini Papapostolou...

The beginnings of the innovative process in the electrical energy field in Romania and today's perspectives / Adrian Tantau and Ileana Gavrilescu, UNESCO Department for Business Administration, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, and others -- Challenges of energy...

"Nowadays, biomass presents itself as a very viable alternative for the production of energy, both electrical and thermal, quickly recovering its role, both in the universe of domestic and industrial use. With growing concerns about climate change, it is becoming increasingly urgent to use...

Preface -- Chapter 1. Issue paper : electricity system adequacy - challenges facing the nuclear power industry / C. Elise Logan, John Brewer and Robert Wallace -- Chapter 2. Nuclear energy : overview of congressional issues / Mark Holt -- Chapter 3. Civilian nuclear waste disposal / Mark Holt --...

The Economic and Budgetary Effects of Producing Oil and Natural Gas from Shale / Ron Gecan, Natalie Tawil and Mark Lasky -- U.S. Shale Gas Development : Production, Infrastructure, and Market Issues / Michael Ratner -- Potential Budgetary Effects of Immediately Opening Most Federal Lands to Oil...