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  • Conceptualizing Germany’s Energy Transition

    Institutions, Materiality, Power, Space

    Edited by Ludger Gailing, Timothy Moss ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This is the first book to explore ways of conceptualizing Germany’s ongoing energy transition. Although widely acclaimed in policy and research circles worldwide, the Energiewende is poorly understood in terms of social science scholarship. There is an urgent need to delve beyond descriptive accounts of policy implementation and contestation in order to unpack the deeper issues at play in what has ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

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    Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables

    by Craig Morris, Arne Jungjohann ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book outlines how Germans convinced their politicians to pass laws allowing citizens to make their own energy, even when it hurt utility companies to do so. It traces the origins of the Energiewende movement in Germany from the Power Rebels of Schönau to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shutdown of eight nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The authors explore ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution

    The Energy Return on Investment

    by Pedro A. Prieto, Charles A. S. Hall ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy profit” from the exploitation of an energy source, but it is not so easy to determine all of the energy expenditures that should ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • A Critical Review of Scottish Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Policy

    Edited by Geoffrey Wood, Keith Baker ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers comprehensive coverage of current energy policy in Scotland focussing on non-fossil fuel energy options: renewables, nuclear power and energy efficiency. Covering issues of policy and practice, planning, legislation and regulation of a range of sustainable energy technologies in the context of devolved government, key experts explore these issues in terms of the ongoing Scottish ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The German Energy Transition

    Design, Implementation, Cost and Lessons

    by Thomas Unnerstall ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The book presents a comprehensive and systematic account of the concept, the current status and the costs of the German energy transition: the Energiewende. Written by an insider who has been working in the German energy industry for over 20 years, it follows a strictly non-political, neutral approach and clearly outlines the most relevant facts and figures. In particular, it describes the main ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • The European Commission's Energy and Climate Policy

    A Climate for Expertise?

    by J. Dreger ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • European Energy and Climate Security

    Public Policies, Energy Sources, and Eastern Partners

    Edited by Rossella Bardazzi, Maria Grazia Pazienza, Alberto Tonini ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    As energy is becoming one of the crucial concerns in the EU, this volume provides an in-depth analysis and interdisciplinary perspective on European energy security. Given the multidimensional nature of energy security in terms of physical availability, affordability and geopolitical security, it brings together authors from different backgrounds pursuing a distinctly multidisciplinary approach. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Energy Resources and Systems

    Volume 2: Renewable Resources

    by Tushar K. Ghosh, Mark A. Prelas ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanol and hydrogen. Each of these energy resources is important and growing. For example, high-head hydroelectric energy is a well established energy resource and already contributes about 20% of the world’s ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Energy

    Diagrams, Charts, and Tables

    by Cutler J. Cleveland, Christopher G. Morris ...
    Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables provides comprehensive, organized coverage on all phases of energy and its role in society, including its social, economic, political, historical, and environmental aspects. While there is a wealth of information about energy available, it is spread across many books, journals, and websites and it tends to target either a particular form ... Read more

    $131.99 CAD

  • Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies

    A Transformational Journey, Volume 2

    Edited by Sudipta De, Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Mohsen Assadi, Deb A Mukherjee ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents a state-of-the-art compilation focusing on both technological and policy aspects of sustainable energy production and consumption, which deals with issues like the need for and planning of smart cities, alternative transport fuel options, sustainable power production, pollution control technologies etc. The book comprises contributions from experts from all over the world, and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe

    by Simona Bigerna, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Silvia Micheli ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analysing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Assessment of Energy Sources Using GIS

    by Lubos Matejicek ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume is a comprehensive guide to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for the spatial analysis of supply and demand for energy in the global and local scale. It gathers the latest research and techniques in GIS for spatial and temporal analysis of energy systems, mapping of energy from fossil fuels, optimization of renewable energy sources, optimized deployment of existing power ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD