Alternative Energy - Simon, Christopher A.

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Résumé :
The renewable and alternative energy markets and energy policy have evolved rapidly in recent years. This fully revised and expanded third edition continues to emphasize the political, economic and social feasibility of alternative energies and adds chapters on energy storage, reforming the power grid, and AI&rsquo...

Biographie:
Christopher A. Simon (Ph.D., 1997, Washington State University) is Professor of Political Science and a former Director of the MPA Program at The University of Utah. He conducts research in alternative energy policy...

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List of Illustrations
Preface
About the Author
1Why Alternative Energy and Fuels?
Climate Change and Carbon
Energy and Water
Carbon-Based Fuels: Current and Future Availability
Common Fossil Energy Sources: U.S. Supply and?Use
Culture Shifts and the Rise of Green Politics
Green Politics and Environmental Public Interest Groups
New Environmental Paradigm and Alternative Energy
Institutional Change and Influence
Global Demands and Conflict
Chapter Summary
References
Executive Order
Court Cases
2Studying Public Policy and Alternative Energy/Fuels
Roles for Public Policy in Alternative Energy/Fuel Development
Policy Process
Agenda Setting
Policy Formation
Policy Implementation
Policy Evaluation
Policy Termination/Change
Policy Types
Bottom-Up Policy Making/Top-Down Policy Making
Collaborative Policy Making
Federalism and Energy Policy
Policy Frameworks/Models
Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD)
Multiple Streams (MS)
Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF)
Punctuated Equilibrium (PE)
Policy Diffusion
Narrative Policy Framework (NPF)
Intergovernmentalism
Native Americans, Tribal Lands, and Renewable Energy
Chapter Summary
References
Statute
Case Law
Regulation
3Alternative Energy/Fuels as a Public Policy Innovation
Defining Alternative Energy and Alternative Fuels
What Are Alternative Fuels?
Policy Innovation and Alternative Energy
The Waves of Policy Innovation
Oil Shock I/Pre-PURPA 1970s (1973-1978)
Secondary Oil Shock Period (1979-1982)
Resurgence of Cheap(er) Petroleum and Growth of Deregulation (1983-1999)
Bush I: EPAct Reauthorization (1992)
Clinton and Post-EPAct 1992 Reauthorization (1992-2005)
Bush II: EPAct 2005 Reauthorization, ESIA 2007, FERC Order Innovations, and Electricity Markets (2001-2009)
Obama: ARRA 2009, Coal Rules, and Paris Agreement (2009-2017)
Trump: Resurgence of Coal, Reversal of Climate Policy, Energy Act of 2020 (2017-2021)
Biden: Re-Engagement of Climate Policy, COP26, Infrastructure Renewal, Funding of Energy Act of 2020 (2021-present)
Chapter Summary
References
Court Cases
4Solar Energy
What Is Solar Energy? How Does It Work?
Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Cells
Technical Feasibility of Solar Photovoltaics
Technical Feasibility of Solar Thermal
Economics of Solar Power
Current Solar PV Energy Economic Infrastructure and Levelized Cost of Electricity
Economics of Solar Thermal-Concentrating Solar Power
Economic Development Impacts
Case Study-Heritage Plaza Parking Lot Improvements Project: Solar PV Carport Installation, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Federal Solar Energy Technologies Program
Major Federal Solar Incentives
Commercial Incentives
Personal Tax Incentives for Solar PV and Solar Thermal
State and Local Efforts
California
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Chapter Summary
References
5Wind Energy
What Is Wind Power? How Does It Work?
Technical Feasibility of Wind Power Systems
Economic Feasibility of Wind Power Systems
Political and Social Feasibility of Wind Energy
Chapter Summary
References
6Geothermal Energy
What Is Geothermal Energy? How Does It Work?
Case Study-California Job Growth and Geotherm...