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"Countries tend to contrast these limits to growth using a higher percentage of renewable sources for electricity generation, though the technological limits still suffer. Renewable energy sources are appreciated worldwide for their ability to limit significantly the impact of anthropic activit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scandurra, Giuseppe (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers Inc., [2018]
Colección:Renewable energy: research, development and policies
Temas:
Renewable energy sources.
Renewable Energy
Énergies renouvelables.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; The Contribution of Renewable Energy to European Decarbonization; Abstract; Introduction; Impact of Renewable Energies on GHG emissions; Emissions Factors; Estimating the Impact of Renewable Energy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions; Step 1; Step 2; Electricity Generation; Heat; Transport; Step 3; Decarbonization Cost under Different Scenarios (Including RES); Emissions Decoupling Analysis of EU Countries; Data; Tapio Classification Approach; Decomposition Analysis; Overall Progress of EU towards Its Environmental Targets
  • The Progress of EU towards Targets for Renewable Energy SourcesConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2; Renewable Energy Sources in Cuba: Current Situation and Development Prospects; Abstract; 1. The Cuban Energy Sector; 1.1. Summary of the Actions Taken by the Cuban Government to Increase the Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation; 2. Cuban Energy Policy; 2.1. The Energetic Revolution and Problems Not Yet Solved; 2.2. Problems with the Electrical Distribution Grid; 3. Electricity Consumption; 4. The Current Situation of the Renewable Energy Sector in Cuba
  • 4.1. For Electricity Generation4.2. For the Reduction of Electricity Consumption, Gas, and Other Energy Carriers; 5. Main Objectives to Be Achieved by Cuba in the Field of Renewable Energy; 6. Hydropower; 6.1. Hydropower Facilities; 6.2. Electricity Generation; 6.3. Looking Forward; 7. Wind Energy; 7.1. Ciego de Avila; 7.2. Youth Island; 7.3. Holguin; 7.4. Granma; 7.5. Electricity Generation; 7.6. Looking Forward; 7.6.1. Las Tunas; 8. Solar Photovoltaic Parks; 8.1. Solar Investment in the Power Sector; 8.1.1. Solar Photovoltaic Parks under Construction with Government Resources
  • 8.1.2. Camagüey8.1.3. Cienfuegos; 8.1.4. Pinar del Rio; 8.1.5. Granma; 8.1.6. Sancti Spiritus; 8.1.7. Guantánamo; 8.1.8. Mariel Special Development Zone; 8.2. Electricity Generation; 8.3. Looking Forward; 9. Biomass; 9.1. Granma; 9.2. Matanzas; 9.3. Cienfuegos and Ciego de Ávila; 9.4. Villa Clara; 9.5. Electricity Generation; 9.6. Looking Forward; 9.7. Projects Studied; 10. Sea Waves; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3; The Dynamic of the United States' CO2 Emissions: An Empirical Multidimensional Analysis; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Methods; 4. Results
  • ConclusionReferences; Chapter 4; A Dynamic Analysis of the Relationship between Investments in Renewable Sources and GDP: Are Policies Relevant?; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Methods; 4. Long
  • Run and Short
  • Run Estimates: Models and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5; A Review of Renewable Energy Resources and Their Applications; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Supply versus Demand and Demand Response; 3. Renewable Energy Resources; 3.1. Solar Power; 3.1.1. Photovoltaic; 3.1.2. Concentrated Solar Power; 3.1.3. Configurations of CSP; 3.1.3.1. Parabolic Trough

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