Handbook on the economics of renewable energy

"Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent Handb...

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Other Authors: Río, Pablo del (Editor), Ragwitz, Mario (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton Edward Elgar Publishing 2023, 2023
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 11. Enhancing energy democracy and tackling energy poverty by fostering the uptake of renewable energy: The case of greece / Eleni Kanellou, Ifigenia Tsakalogianni, Haris Doukas and Yannis Maniatis
  • Part V. Future-looking perspectives: Geopolitical, risks/financial and innovation perspectives
  • 12. The economic benefits of renewable energies: A geopolitical perspective / Gonzalo Escribano and Lara Lázaro Touza
  • 13. Drivers and barriers to renewable electricity technologies: Lessons from the technological innovation system approach / Pablo del Río and Christoph P. Kiefer
  • 14. Analyzing the suitability and role of modern portfolio theory for renewable energy planning / Fernando de Llano Paz, Javier Eduardo Afonso Arévalo and Guillermo Iglesias Gómez
  • 15. A mixed-integer linear programming approach for an optimal-economic design of renewable district heating systems: A case study for a German grid / Maximilian Sporleder, Michael Rath, Markus Jansen and Robin Mann
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Part VI. Renewable energy policy
  • 16. The economic analysis of renewable energy policies: A general overview and a historical perspective / Christoph P. Kiefer, Pablo del Río, Leticia García-Martínez
  • 17. Renewable energy auctions: An overview / Vasilios Anatolitis, Jenny Winkler
  • 18. The role of design elements in instrument mixes: The case of auctions and renewable portfolio standards in south korea / Tae-Hyeong Kwon and Pablo del Río
  • 19. Climate-related development aid for renewable energy projects: An analysis of its trends and role in fostering the low carbon transition in official development aid recipients / Cristina Peñasco
  • 20. Conclusion to the handbook on the economics of renewable energy / Pablo del Río and Mario Ragwitz
  • Index
  • Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook on the economics of renewable energy / Pablo del Río and Mario Ragwitz
  • Part I. Setting the scene: Theoretical/methodological guidelines on the economics of renewable energy
  • 2. Costs and benefits of the energy transition / Barbara Breitschopf, Julia Panny and Anne Held
  • 3. Energy system modelling of renewable energy and related energy infrastructure needs / Gustav Resch, Franziska Schöniger, Florian Hasengst, Demet Suna, Gerhard Totschnig and Frank Sensfuß
  • 4. Econometric modeling of renewable energy deployment / Consolación Quintana-Rojo, Miguel-Ángel Tarancón and Fernando Callejas-Albiñana
  • Part II. Focus on socioeconomic benefits
  • 5. Extended input-output tables to analyze the benefits of renewable energy deployment / Santacruz Banacloche, Ana Rosa Gamarra, Natàlia Caldés and Yolanda Lechón
  • 6. The socioeconomic benefits of renewable energy projects / Ana Rosa Gamarra, Santacruz Banacloche, Natàlia Caldés and Yolanda Lechón
  • 7. Green jobs in the Spanish renewable energy sector: An input-output approach / Manuel Tomás, Ignacio Cazcarro, Julen Montilla, Cristina Pizarro-Irizar and Iñaki Arto
  • Part III. Focus on costs
  • 8. The grid costs of renewable energy deployment / Joan Batalla-Bejerano, Daniel Davi-Arderius and Elisa Trujillo-Baute
  • 9. Guiding the transition: Design challenges in decarbonising electricity markets / Timo Gerres, José Pablo Chaves,Francisco Martín, Michel Rivier, Álvaro Sánchez and Tomás Gómez
  • Part IV. Focus on the bottom-up: Self-generation and collective energy actions
  • 10. An economic approach to photovoltaic microgeneration / Pere Mir-Artigues