Energy industries and utilities Books

Book SynopsisThe aim of this collective volume is to study the crucial aspects related to the interconnection between the political economy of energy security and national security, which is of great importance globally, due to great volatility and complexity.Several conceptual frameworks regarding the issue of energy security are examined in order to understand the relationships between relevant parameters and then to investigate their implications for national security. Research needs to examine how energy security affects national security of nation states around the world, either as producers or consumers of energy resources.In this volume, the theory of realism is employed for the analysis of such concepts, as it emphasizes the primary importance of any given state and its national security, whereas realism is essentially a political ideology and looks to provide the proper spectrum for further analysis.The fact that the political economy of energy security and the political economy of national security are addressed as separate parts in the literature are among the main drawbacks in our effort to comprehend the issues concerned. The abovementioned results to a dichotomy that affects the ontological and epistemological essence of the two pillars of the issue in question based on our working hypothesis should be addressed in a complementary and interconnected way. Addressing both theoretical concepts and case studies to validate the argument, the authors believe that the academic level of the proposed subject is related to graduate and postgraduate studies.

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Book SynopsisAccess to cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven distribution of energy supplies among countries and the critical need for energy has led to significant vulnerabilities. Threats to global energy security include the political instability of several energy producing countries, the manipulation of energy supplies, the competition over energy sources, attacks on supply infrastructure, as well as accidents and natural disasters. It is also the limited supplies of the most common forms of primary energy, i.e. Oil and Gas that changes perceptions on this topic. Although plenty of coal, up to 155 years worth, is readily available, coal is not the fossil fuel of choice for many more advanced countries because of its highly polluting nature. The potential need to change our primary energy sources in the foreseeable future is the crux of the energy security question, leading to higher prices, more limited access to sources of energy, competitions and political troubles, which in turn make the threat even larger.

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Book SynopsisEnergy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. A national energy policy comprises a set of measures involving that country''s laws, treaties and agency directives. This book presents the latest research on the economic effects, security aspects and environmental issues connected with energy policy.

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Book SynopsisThe federal government is the nation''s single largest energy consumer, spending approximately $17 billion in fiscal year 2007 on energy for buildings and vehicles. This total represents almost 1 percent of all federal expenditures and these costs have been rising in recent years. In light of these energy price increases, congressional interest in making the federal government more energy efficient has grown as well. Although the federal fleet is less than 1 percent of all vehicles on the road in the U.S. today, Congress and the administration have established energy conservation objectives for the federal fleet in an effort to provide leadership in reducing petroleum consumption. This book gathers the latest data from the Federal Energy Management office and explores current government energy efficiency goals.

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Book SynopsisThis book identifies possible employment impacts that could result from hydrogen market expansion in the transportation, stationary and portable power sectors. Any study of potential future impacts presents difficult challenges and involves significant uncertainties. This study estimates the employment impacts of a transformation of the U.S. economy to the use of hydrogen between 2020 and 2050. This time frame was selected because the ongoing efforts to develop hydrogen based transportation and stationary technologies indicate that broad-based commercial and industrial use of and the first significant employment impacts from those technologies are most likely to emerge within the indicated time frame. This book highlights possible skill and educational needs to support the associated industries and technologies. In addition to the specific skill requirements of the fuel cell industry, future education of the next generation are discussed, focusing on skill sets that have the ability to adapt to changing technologies.

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Book SynopsisCorporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are fleet-wide fuel economy averages that motor vehicle manufacturers must meet each model year. On May 19th, 2009, President Obama announced a plan to integrate CAFE standards administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with automotive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This book explores the CAFE standards and its environmental and economical impacts.

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Book SynopsisEnergy tax policy involves the use of one of the government''s main fiscal instruments, taxes (both as an incentive and as a disincentive) to alter the allocation or configuration of energy resources and their use. In theory, energy taxes and subsidies, like tax policy instruments in general, are intended either to correct a problem or distortion in the energy markets or to achieve some economic (efficiency, equity, or even macroeconomic) objective. In practice, however, energy tax policy in the United States is made in a political setting, being determined by the views and interests of the key players in this setting: politicians, special interest groups, bureaucrats, academic scholars, and fiscal dictates. As a result, enacted tax policy embodies compromises between economic and political goals, which could either mitigate or compound existing distortions. This book explores the role of taxes in energy production and conservation.

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Book SynopsisRecent events have renewed long-standing congressional interest in safe management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and other high level nuclear waste. These issues have been examined and debated for decades, sometimes renewed by world events like the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The incident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor complex in Japan, combined with the termination of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository project, have contributed to the increased interest. This book focuses on the current situation with spent nuclear fuel storage in the United States. It addresses the SNF storage situation, primarily at current and former reactor facilities and former reactor sites for the potentially foreseeable future. Although no nation has yet established a permanent disposal repository for SNF and other forms of high-level radioactive waste, there is broad consensus that a geological repository is the preferred method for these wastes.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines nuclear oversight, planning and safety efforts at U.S. nuclear power reactors across the United States. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent federal agency headed by five commissioners, licenses commercial nuclear power reactors and regulates and oversees their safe operation and security. An NRC task force has reviewed the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan and determined that the continued operation of existing U.S. nuclear power reactors and the licensing of new reactors do not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety. The disaster in Japan, caused by a tsunami, was more severe than the plant was designed to withstand, and has raised questions about whether a similar event could happen here. These questions were further highlighted by natural hazards that affected the sites of several U.S. commercial nuclear power plants and their reactors in 2011, including flooding near two power plants in Nebraska, severe storms at a plant in Alabama, and an earthquake at a plant in Virginia.

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Book SynopsisThe federal budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion annually in each fiscal year since 2009, and deficits are projected to continue. Over time, unsustainable deficits can lead to reduced savings for investment, higher interest rates, and higher levels of inflation. Restoring fiscal balance would require spending reductions, revenue increases, or some combination of the two. Policy-makers have considered a number of options for raising additional federal revenues, including a carbon tax. A carbon tax could apply directly to carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or to the inputs (e.g., fossil fuels) that lead to the emissions. Unlike a tax on the energy content of each fuel, a carbon tax would vary with a fuel''s carbon content, as there is a direct correlation between a fuel''s carbon content and its CO2 emissions. This book examines the carbon tax debate as a deficit reduction tool with a focus on policy design considerations.

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Book SynopsisAn insiders' guide to everything interested readers need to know about the ongoing consolidation of the utilities industry. Roll-Up delves into the rich history of utilities consolidation-from the original, highly fragmented US industry structure, through the development of industry views on consolidation and participation, to the drivers and events occurring in the cycles of the modern era. Roll-Up also explores the changing motivations for combinations, the hands-on perspectives of successful transactions, and gives a glimpse into what could happen next for utility mergers and acquisitions. Expert utilities consultant Tom Flaherty interviewed twelve current or former chief executive officers, investment bankers, attorneys, and ratings analysts who provided introspection and commentary on their experiences with consolidation in the modern era from 1995-2020. These notable individuals made the tough decisions about whether to pursue a transaction, and they provided constant advice to management, crafted merger agreements, and evaluated the logic of transactions and the potential for successful outcomes. From deal execution to the current nature of business simplification and portfolio rationalization, Roll-Up covers the past and present of utilities consolidation and looks over the horizon at how future transactions might evolve beyond those seen today.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines select elements, issues and analyses relating to international energy partnerships. Topics discussed include the proposed U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement which marks the start of an energy partnership in an area of international waters estimated to contain as much as 172 million barrels of oil and 304 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The main purpose of the partnership would be to lift a moratorium and to jointly develop reservoirs of oil and natural gas, referred to as "transboundary resources," that exist in areas straddling the marine border of both countries. Also discussed are the potential approaches that Europe might employ to diversify its sources of natural gas supply, Russia''s role in Europe''s natural gas policies, and key factors that could hinder efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas as well as strategies for international co-operation in support of energy development in Pacific island nations.

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Book SynopsisThe United States (US) program for siting interim storage and permanent disposal facilities for used nuclear fuel (UNF) is at a crossroads. The March 2010 request by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for termination of the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) license application, followed one year later by the disastrous nuclear events in Fukushima, Japan, have resulted in a fundamental reconsideration of approaches for siting interim and permanent UNF management facilities in the US. This book provides findings from a set of social science studies undertaken by the Center for Risk and Crisis Management (CRCM) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), which focus on public attitudes and preferences concerning the siting of nuclear repositories and interim storage facilities. This book is also a framework for moving toward a sustainable program to deploy an integrated system capable of transporting, storing, and disposing of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from civilian nuclear power generation, defence, national security and other activities.

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Book SynopsisIncreased oil and gas production presents challenges for transportation infrastructure because some of this increase is in areas with limited transportation linkages. Technology advancements such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (pumping water, sand, and chemicals into wells to fracture underground rock formations and allow oil or gas to flow) have allowed companies to extract oil and gas from shale and other tight geological formations. This book examines overall challenges that increased oil and gas production may pose for transportation infrastructure; specific pipeline safety risks and how the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is addressing them; and specific rail safety risks and how DOT is addressing them.

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Book SynopsisAlmost four decades ago, in response to the Arab oil embargo and recession it triggered, Congress passed legislation restricting crude oil exports and establishing the SPR to release oil to the market during supply disruptions and protect the U.S. economy from damage. After decades of generally falling U.S. crude oil production, technological advances have contributed to increasing U.S. production. This book examines what is known about price implications of removing crude oil export restrictions; other key potential implications; and implications of recent changes in market conditions on the SPR. This book also discusses and describes the status of applications to export liquefied natural gas-natural gas cooled to a liquid state for transport- and the Department of Energy''s process to review them; and the status of applications to build LNG export facilities and FERC''s process to review them.

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Book SynopsisThe future of oil and natural gas production in Mexico is of importance for both Mexico''s economic growth, as well as for U.S. energy security, a key congressional interest. Mexico is a top trade partner and the 3rd largest crude oil supplier to the United States. Mexico''s state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) remains an important source of government revenue even as it is struggling to counter declining oil production and reserves. Due to an inability to meet rising demand, Mexico has also significantly increased natural gas imports from the United States. Still, gas shortages have hindered the country''s economic performance. This book provides an overview of Pemex and the content and prospects for Mexico''s energy reforms, before discussing specific issues facing Mexico''s oil and gas industry. It then examines the U.S.-Mexico energy relationship through the lenses of trade and energy cooperation. It concludes by suggesting several oversight issues for Congress related to what the enactment of energy reform might portend for Mexico''s economic development, the U.S. energy matrix, and bilateral or North American energy cooperation.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the history, politics, and economics of alternative energy. Since the energy crisis of the 1970s, governments around the world have subsidized and otherwise incentivized alternative forms of energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This search has taken on added urgency in the twenty-first century, as the specter of climate change has engendered ambitious state-level renewable portfolio standards, enhanced federal incentives, and inspired “100% renewable” electrical generation targets in such states as Vermont and Hawaii. To save the planet from destruction, wind, solar, and other renewable energy alternatives must replace fossil fuels. But how did we get here and what is the cost? After an in-depth study of the Carter administration's synthetic fuels program, the focus shifts to the two most prominent, perhaps most promising, and certainly most promoted—and government subsidized—“green” and “renewable” energies today: wind and solar. Because wind has made the most headway and drawn the most controversy, it receives the most attention. Although the primary focus is on the American experience with renewable energy, the policies and politics of renewables in Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Spain, and other European nations are also discussed. Issues considered in the book include the nature and efficacy of renewable subsidies; the employment of federal and state tax codes to encourage renewables; the lobbies and interest groups that campaign for government support of renewables; and the fierce battles over the siting of renewable facilities. Unlike other works on this subject, the book probes in depth the nature of the opposition to wind and solar, both in the matter of siting and in their worthiness as recipients of substantial government assistance.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction and Overview.- Synthetic Fail.- Everyone Knows It's Windy.- Winds Subside or Wind Subsidies?.- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?.- Whose Backyard? Siting and Fighting over Wind.- Here Comes the Sun.- Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisThe Covid-19 pandemic is a repeating biophysical shock yet one for which our current socio-economic structure was not prepared. Climate change, scarcity, depletion of natural resources, and the inevitable transition to renewable energy are one time events. Taken together, they present an existential threat to human society. This book is a guide to navigating these megatrends, which confront us now but whose consequences will unfold over decades. By presenting clear options on the path to a renewable energy future, this book gives readers a broad perspective as well as detailed, well-illustrated examples to weigh in making decisions which will secure stability and prosperity for their families, their communities and their nations.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis unique book offers an introduction to the development of renewable energy in Australia in the early 2000s. Examining the rise of dispersed, embedded solar energy systems in Western Australia, it looks specifically at the Solex project in Carnarvon, WA, which pioneered the harvest of solar energy from what was once considered the pursuit of the lunatic fringes of society to a viable energy source for mainstream society and industry. In this fascinating case study Fullarton shows how a practical demonstration of innovative existing technology can have an incredible impact on a national scale. The ideas behind the Solex project slowly became adopted by the broader community and were eventually taken up enthusiastically by the general population of Australia. Analysing government and utility policies throughout the 2000s, the book traces how ambivalence was followed by whole-hearted incentives to the roll-out of alternative energy and subsequent active opposition to alternative energy in favour of traditional fossil fuel as government philosophies changed.Trade Review"I do not know of any other critique of [Australias Renewable Energy Target] scheme as in-depth as this. Not only is it comprehensive and incisive but, in Fullartons usual inimitable way, what he has produced is entertaining reading to boot!" -- David Harries, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Western Australia"Pioneer is a title earnt, while visionary is a title often claimed, but in reality can only be ascribed by others. Lex Fullarton's efforts in a remote part of Australia reveal him as pioneer of the renewable energy sector Down Under, while his visionary efforts to deliver a solar project in Australia's Outback flew in the face of the conventional wisdom espoused in the Australian Government's 2003 Renewable Energy Target that mostly ruled out the value of solar, and pushed instead in favor of biomass and wind. Fully' was right - the future is clean, and making the most of solar in all ways that we can is the key." -- Ray Wills, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia

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Book SynopsisIncludes: Blueprint for Power Sector Development in India Vision 2012 - Power for All (Ministry of Power, Government of India, August 2001); Distribution Policy Committee Report (Ministry of Power, Government of India, March 2002); Report of the Expert Group on Settlement of SEB Dues (Chairman: Montek S. Ahluwalia, May 2001); Report of the Expert Group on Restructuring of SEBs (Chairman: Montek S. Ahluwalia, July 2001); and Electricity Bill - 2001.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the entire gamut of trading of energy which is comparatively a new phenomenon. Today across economy and globe, energy is become a tradable resource. This book covers in great detail the trading processes of oil and gas, power, and emissions (under Clean Development Mechanism). It also provides insights into the key concepts of risk management. The widely prevalent trade flows among various regions and economies are also presented in this book.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the new Strategic intent of nations to secure energy resources for themselves. This concept implies how nations judicially optimize the basket of energy resources and their secure supplies for a foreseeable future so that the wheels of their economy keep on running smoothly. This looks into various international treaties, secure reserves and development of strategic reserves.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes energy security strategies, risks in oil and gas markets, and the role of the US in global energy security. It highlights challenges in Asia, emphasizing the need for strategic responses to energy insecurity to avoid implications on global energy markets and regional geopolitics.

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Book SynopsisThe wind power development policy community faces a conundrum. On the one hand, as the most commercially viable form of utility-scale renewable energy, the wind power industry has experienced in excess of ten-fold growth in total installed capacity over the past decade. On the other hand, installed wind power capacity still accounts for less than 2% of global electricity-generation capacity, despite the prevalence of studies indicating that, in certain situations, wind power can be a cheaper form of electricity than most fossil fuel alternatives. Accordingly, the most puzzling aspect of wind power development policy can be summed up in the following manner: given the global imperative to facilitate an expedient transition away from CO2-intensive energy technologies and the commercial viability of wind power, what is stopping the wind power industry from capturing higher market shares around the world?In Wind Power Politics and Policy, Scott Valentine examines this question from two angles. First, it presents an analysis of social, technical, economic and political (STEP) barriers which research shows tends to stymie wind power development. Case studies which examine phlegmatic wind power development in Japan, Taiwan, Australia and Canada are presented in order to demonstrate to the reader how these barriers manifest themselves in practice. Second, the book presents an analysis of STEP catalysts which have been linked to successful growth of wind power capacity in select nations. Four more case studies that examine the successful development of wind power in Denmark, Germany, the USA and China are put forth as practical examples of how supportive factors conflate to produce conditions that are conducive to growth of wind power markets. By examining its impediments and catalysts, the book will provide policymakers with insight into the types of factors that must be effectively managed in order to maximize wind power development.Trade ReviewIf you must choose only one book to help understand the dynamics and potential of wind power in the contemporary energy mix, this is it. Valentine provides a succinct overview of the technologies and issues facing the sector and detailed cases studies of countries such as Germany, Denmark Canada, Japan, China and the United States which show the factors and variables which have resulted in some of these countries being world leaders in wind power and others laggards. This is a first class work, engaging and readable yet detailed and sophisticated in its approach and findings * Professor Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Author of Designing Public Policy: Principles and Instruments *Climate change can no longer be denied. Humanity has to act quickly and decisively to deal with it and mitigate its impact. We have to give up our addiction to fossil fuel and find alternative power sources. Surprisingly, little attention has been paid to wind power as a viable alternative. Scott Valentine's book therefore could not be more timely and more relevant for a planet in peril. He explains lucidly how wind power can give us new hope * Professor Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore, former President of the UN Security Council, Author of The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World *As the climate change crisis makes clear, the transition to clean energy is the challenge of this century. An important component of a renewal energy mix will be wind power. But there is nothing certain about this development. This book helps us sort out the complex issues associated with this important source of renewable energy. I highly recommend it * Professor Frank Fischer, Professor, Rutgers University, Author of Reframing Public Policy: Discursive Politics and Deliberative Practices *The book describes a dilemma wrapped in a paradox. The paradox is that the world needs to decarbonize its electricity sector, yet clean and competitive wind power is struggling. That creates the dilemma: will the world embrace the opportunity to generate carbon-free electricity and address the changing climate or will it continue on its unsustainable path forward? Scott Valentine's book explains the electricity resource choices made by six influential nations. The history of wind power development in these nations is explained through a Political SET framework which provides comprehensive insight into forces that either enable or bar wind power development. This book provides a clear idea of what must be managed in order for wind power development to meet its potential in a timely manner * Professor Marilyn Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Author of Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy Options, 2007 Nobel Laureate *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE ; 1.1 THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE ; 1. 2 ENERGY AND THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE ; 1. 3 ELECTRICITY AND THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE ; 1.3.1 Electricity Generation Technologies ; 1.3.2 The Dynamics of Electricity Prices ; 1.4 ENERGY MARKET CHANGE & INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS ; 1.4.1 Convergence and Alternative Energy ; 1.4.2 The Need for Speed ; 1.5 ENERGY MARKET CHANGE & DEVELOPING NATIONS ; 1.5.1 Economic Considerations ; 1.5.2 Economic Security Considerations ; 1.5.3 Economic Empowerment ; 1.5.4 Social Considerations ; 1.5.5 The Need for Speed ; 1.6 WHEN FORCES FOR SPEED MEET THE NEED FOR SPEED ; 1.7 THE DICHOTOMY OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ; 1.8 OBJECTIVES AND OUTLINE OF THIS BOOK ; CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING WIND POWER SYSTEMS ; 2.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING WIND POWER SYSTEMS ; 2.2 FEATURES OF WIND POWER SYSTEMS ; 2.2.1 Main Components of a Wind System ; 2.2.2 Innovation and Cost ; 2.2.3 Delivering Wind Power to the Grid ; 2.3 WIND POWER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES ; 2.3.1 The Challenge of Matching Supply and Demand ; 2.3.2 Stochastic flows ; 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND REALITIES ; 2.5 IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING COMMUNITY ENDOWMENTS ; 2.5.1 Separating Perception from Fact ; 2.5.2 Perceptions Improve ; 2.5.3 Aesthetic Concerns Overshadow All Others ; 2.5.4 Beyond NIMBY Opposition ; 2.5.5 Overall Lessons in Regard to Community Opposition ; 2.5.6 Government Agency Opposition ; 2.6 IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING ECOSYSTEMS ; 2.6.1 Bird Mortality ; 2.6.2 The Challenge of Estimating Bird Mortality ; 2.6.3 Degradation of Animal Habitat ; 2.6.4 Offshore Wind Farms and Ecological Concerns ; 2.6.5 The Importance of Environmental Impact Assessments ; 2.6.6 Aesthetics ; 2.7 CONCLUSION ; CHAPTER 3: THE POLICY SET MODEL ; 3.1 THE VALUE OF A COMMON ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK ; 3.2 THE SEAMLESS WEB ; 3.3 COMPLEX ADAPTIVE MARKET THEORY IN WIND POWER MARKET ANALYSIS ; 3.4 STEP ANALYSIS ; 3.5 THE POLITICAL SET MODEL ; 3.6 THE POLITICAL SET MODEL AND THE CASE STUDIES ; 3.7 TYING THEORY TO THE POLITICAL SET MODEL ; Chapter 4: Wind Power in Denmark ; 4.1 INTRODUCTION ; 4.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN DENMARK ; 4.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK ; 4.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 4.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 4.4.2 Economic landscape ; 4.4.3 Technological landscape ; 4.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 4.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 4.5.2 Economic a Political ; 4.5.3 Technological a Political ; 4.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 4.6.1 National political structure ; 4.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 4.6.3 Fiscal health ; 4.6.4 Policy regime ; 4.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 4.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 5: Wind Power in Germany ; 5.1 INTRODUCTION ; 5.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN GERMANY ; 5.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY ; 5.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 5.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 5.4.2 Economic landscape ; 5.4.3 Technological landscape ; 5.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 5.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 5.5.2 Economic a Political ; 5.5.3 Technological a Political ; 5.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 5.6.1 National political structure ; 5.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 5.6.3 Fiscal health ; 5.6.4 Policy regime ; 5.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 5.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 6: Wind Power in China ; 6.1 INTRODUCTION ; 6.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN CHINA ; 6.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA ; 6.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 6.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 6.4.2 Economic landscape ; 6.4.3 Technological landscape ; 6.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 6.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 6.5.2 Economic a Political ; 6.5.3 Technological a Political ; 6.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 6.6.1 National political structure ; 6.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 6.6.3 Fiscal health ; 6.6.4 Policy regime ; 6.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 6.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 7: Wind Power in the United States ; 7.1 INTRODUCTION ; 7.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE USA ; 7.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE USA ; 7.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 7.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 7.4.2 Economic landscape ; 7.4.3 Technological landscape ; 7.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 7.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 7.5.2 Economic a Political ; 7.5.3 Technological a Political ; 7.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 7.6.1 National political structure ; 7.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 7.6.3 Fiscal health ; 7.6.4 Policy regime ; 7.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 7.7.1 Political a Socio-cultural ; 7.7.2 Political a Economic ; 7.7.3 Political a Technological ; 7.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 8: Wind Power in Canada ; 8.1 INTRODUCTION ; 8.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN CANADA ; 8.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA ; 8.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 8.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 8.4.2 Economic landscape ; 8.4.3 Technological landscape ; 8.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 8.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 8.5.2 Economic a Political ; 8.5.3 Technological a Political ; 8.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 8.6.1 National political structure ; 8.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 8.6.3 Fiscal health ; 8.6.4 Policy regime ; 8.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 8.7.1 Political a Socio-cultural ; 8.7.2 Political a Economic ; 8.7.3 Political a Technological ; 8.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 9: Wind Power in Japan ; 9.1 INTRODUCTION ; 9.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN JAPAN ; 9.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN ; 9.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE ; 9.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape ; 9.4.2 Economic landscape ; 9.4.3 Technological landscape ; 9.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY ; 9.5.1 Socio-Cultural a Political ; 9.5.2 Economic a Political ; 9.5.3 Technological a Political ; 9.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY ; 9.6.1 National political structure ; 9.6.2 Governing party ideology ; 9.6.3 Fiscal health ; 9.6.4 Policy regime ; 9.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES ; 9.7.1 Political a Socio-cultural ; 9.7.2 Political a Economic ; 9.7.3 Political a Technological ; 9.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD ; Chapter 10: Strategic Control over Wind Power Development Policy ; 10.1 INTRODUCTION ; 10.2 INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL FACTORS ; 10.3 INFLUENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ; 10.4 INFLUENTIAL ECONOMIC FACTORS ; 10.5 INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FACTORS ; 10.6 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ; Chapter 11: Applied Policymaking ; 11.1 POLICY FORMULATION ; 11.2 UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM DYNAMICS ; 11.2.1 Economics is Still King ; 11.2.2 Chain Reactions Can Be Partially Managed ; 11.2.3 Favorable Conditions Still Need to Be Managed ; 11.2.4 First Mover Advantages Exist ; 11.2.4 Public Opposition Trumps Economic Impediments at High Levels of Installed Capacity ; 11.3 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ESSENTIALS ; 11.3.1 Malleability ; 11.3.2 Transparency and Broad Participation ; 11.3.3 Strategic Balance ; 11.3.4 Evolutionary Mindset ; 11.4 AVENUES OF FURTHER RESEARCH AND CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisAlnasrawi contends that Arab economic development was shaped by Arab nationalist thought, the emergence of the oil industry in the Arab region, and the integration of Arab economies into the international economic system.Table of ContentsEmergence of Modern Arab Economic Dependence Arab Nationalism, Dependency, and World Capitalism Arab Nationalism and Arab Economic Unity Multinational Oil and the Deepening of Arab Dependency Arab Nationalism and the Arab Oil "Weapon": The Built-In Failure The Role of Saudi Arabia and the United States in the Fall of OPEC The 1980s, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Myth of Arab Oil Power Dimensions of Arab Economic Dependency The Arab Economics: Present Conditions and Future Outlook Epilogue: Arab Nationalism, Oil, Dependency, and the Gulf Crisis Bibliography Index

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