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The European Emission Trading Scheme and Renewable Energy Policies: Credible Targets for Incredible Results?

Borghesi, Simone - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010

adopted to promote renewable energy sources. From the comparison of past goals and present results, it is argued that more …

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Theory and Identification of Marginal Land and Factors Determining Land Use Change

James, Laura - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

Biomass is being researched as a possible alternative to fossil sources of energy, in order to avoid externalities from fossil fuel use that affect the environment and the economy. Some biomass-based energy production systems may produce unwanted externalities in their own right, such as...

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The Renewable Energy Based Economy in the Context of the Current Crisis

Cosmin, Ichim - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series X (2010) 2, pp. 345-350

energy sources. No one can deny the importance of steam, electricity and oil for the creation of long term economic wealth …. Nowadays, the use of renewable energy sources plays a crucial role in guiding economy towards a new wave of growth, or … requirements are met. This article deals with renewable energy sources (RES) seen as a solution to the current crisis and as a …

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The renewable energy targets of the Maghreb countries: Impact on electricity supply and conventional power markets

Brand, Bernhard; Zingerle, Jonas - Energiewirtschaftliches Institut (EWI), Universität zu … - 2010

Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, the three countries of the North African Maghreb region, are showing increased efforts to integrate renewable electricity into their power markets. Like many other countries, they have pronounced renewable energy targets, defining future shares of “green”...

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Individual characteristics and stated preferences for alternative energy sources and propulsion technologies in vehicles : a discrete choice analysis

Ziegler, Andreas - 2010

This paper empirically examines the determinants of the demand for alternative energy sources and propulsion … propensity for alternative energy sources or propulsion technologies in vehicles, which can be focused by policy and automobile …

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Time varying risk aversion : an application to energy hedging

Cotter, John; Hanly, Jim - 2010

Risk aversion is a key element of utility maximizing hedge strategies; however, it has typically been assigned an arbitrary value in the literature. This paper instead applies a GARCH-in-Mean (GARCH-M) model to estimate a time-varying measure of risk aversion that is based on the observed risk...

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Nuclear Power and Sustainable Energy Policy : Promises and Perils

Kessides, Ioannis N. - In: World Bank Research Observer 25 (2010) 2, pp. 323-362

performance. Moreover, while a variety of renewable energy sources (hydro, wind, modern biomass, solar) will play important roles …

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Short-term energy outlook, April 1999

2009

The forecast period for this issue of the Outlook extends from April 1999 through December 2000. Data values for the first quarter 1999, however, are preliminary EIA estimates (for example, some monthly values for petroleum supply and disposition are derived in part from weekly data reported in...

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Financing renewable energy: Obstacles and solutions

Brown, M.H. - 2009

The majority of renewable energy technology projects now being developed use long term project financing to raise capital. The financial community scrutinizes renewables more closely than some conventionally fueled electric generation facilities because it perceives renewables as risky and...

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Proposed Revenues, Financial Strategy, and Program Costs for FY 1992 and 1993 : Technical Appendix, BPA Programs in Perspective.

United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2009

Programs in Perspective is the Bonneville Power Administration's public involvement process (PIP) for engaging customers and other stakeholders in a regional dialog to set strategic direction and broad program plans for BPA effort. This planning leads into a biennial rate setting cycle and...

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