Renewable energy strategies for Europe. 2. Electricity systems and primary electricity sources

Michael Grubb, Roberto Vigotti, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme

Earthscan, 1995 - Technology & Engineering - 128 pages

Published in association with The Royal Institute of International AffairsTechnologies for generating electricity from primary renewable sources hydro, wind, solar cells, wave and tidal power - are developing rapidly. So too are Europe s electricity systems, which are undergoing momentous change as governments and the European Commission move to introduce competition and new environmental policies into the sector. This study examines the implications of these combined trends for the role of primary renewables in European electricity.In the centralized electricity monopolies of old, the small unit scale and the dispersed, fluctuating nature of most of these sources were serious drawbacks. But in the emerging liberalized electricity systems, this book argues, renewables will be able to develop into major commercial industries based on their special characteristics and continuing technical improvements. With appropriate complementary policies, the regulatory liberalization now sweeping European electricity could lead to renewable sources contributing as much as half of Europe s electricity within three decades.

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Title Page

Table of Contents

Economics and Emerging	11-1

Tables	11-5

Figures	11-9

The Role of Variable and Dispersed Sources in Electricity	11-27

Hydro Power	11-49

Wind Energy	11-59

systems 88	4-6

Solar Electricity with Roberto Vigotti 103	4-17

Ocean Energy from the Tides and Waves 153	53

Integrated Renewable Electricity Systems for Europe 173	73

Conclusions and policy implications 201	101

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About the author (1995)

Michael Grubb is the Editor-in-Chief of Climate Policy and is a leading international researcher on the economic and policy dimensions of climate change and energy policy issues. He currently holds positions as Chief Economist at The Carbon Trust (UK), Senior Research Associate at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.

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Title	Renewable energy strategies for Europe. 2. Electricity systems and primary electricity sources Energy and environmental programme / the Royal Institute of International Affairs Volume 2 of Renewable Energy Stragegies for Europe, Energy and Environmental Programme (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
Editors	Michael Grubb, Roberto Vigotti, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme
Contributor	Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme
Edition	illustrated
Publisher	Earthscan, 1995
ISBN	1853832847, 9781853832840
Length	128 pages
Subjects	Technology & Engineering › Power Resources › Alternative & Renewable Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable

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