Evolution of global electricity markets : new paradigms, new challenges, new approaches /

Get the latest on rapidly evolving global electricity markets direct from the scholars and thought leaders who are shaping reform. In this volume, dozens of world-class experts from diverse regions provide a comprehensive assessment of the relevant issues in today's electricity markets. Amid a...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Fereidoon Perry)
Published: Elsevier Science & Technology,
Publisher Address: Waltham, MA :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123978912
Summary: Get the latest on rapidly evolving global electricity markets direct from the scholars and thought leaders who are shaping reform. In this volume, dozens of world-class experts from diverse regions provide a comprehensive assessment of the relevant issues in today's electricity markets. Amid a seething backdrop of rising energy prices, concerns about environmental degradation, and the introduction of distributed sources and smart grids, increasingly stringent demands are being placed on the electric power sector to provide a more reliable, efficient delivery infrastructure, and more.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (880 pages)
ISBN: 9780123979063
0123979064
1299666469
9781299666467
Index Number: HD9685
CLC: F407.61
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Evolution of European Electricity Markets -- 1. Evolution of the British Electricity Market and the Role of Policy for the Low-Carbon Future / David Newbery -- 2. Electricity Market Reform in Britain: Central Planning Versus Free Markets / David Robinson -- 3. The French Paradox: Competition, Nuclear Rent, and Price Regulation / Jacques Percebois -- 4. Turnaround in Rough Sea -- Electricity Market in Germany / Esther Chrischilles -- 5. The Growing Impact of Renewable Energy in European Electricity Markets / Georg Lettner -- 6. Renewable Energy, Efficient Electricity Networks, and Sector-Specific Market Power Regulation / Gunter Knieps -- 7. From Niche to Mainstream: The Evolution of Renewable Energy in the German Electricity Market / Roland Meyer -- 8. The Challenges of Electricity Market Regulation in the European Union / Walter Boltz -- pt. II The Evolution of Electricity Markets in the Americas -- 9. The Evolution of the PJM Capacity Market: Does It Address the Revenue Sufficiency Problem? / Joseph E. Bowring -- 10. Texas Electricity Market: Getting Better / Ross Baldick -- 11. From the Brink of Abyss to a Green, Clean, and Smart Future: The Evolution of California's Electricity Market / Stephen Keehn -- 12. Unfinished Business: The Evolution of US Competitive Retail Electricity Markets / Young Kim -- 13. Fragmented Markets: Canadian Electricity Sectors' Underperformance / Pierre-Olivier Pineau -- 14. Latin American Energy Integration: An Outstanding Dilemma / Carlos Franco -- pt. III The Evolution of BRICs Electricity Markets -- 15. The Evolution of Brazilian Electricity Market / Luciano Dias Losekann -- 16. The Russian Electricity Market Reform: Toward the Reregulation of the Liberalized Market? / Anatole Boute -- 17. Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees? Electricity Market Reform in India / Tooraj Jamasb -- 18. Reform Postponed: The Evolution of China's Electricity Markets / Philip Andrews-Speed -- pt. IV The Evolution