Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems - Theory, Practice, Policy.pdf

HARNESSING RENEWABLE ENERGY
“This book is both timely and important. It is also highly educational. It can help us better understand Powerin Electric Systems EDITED BY
the opportunities and challenges renewable energy creates and learn from the experience of others. In Boaz Moselle
this way, we will all, whether in politics, business, education, or at home, be better equipped to make,
with confidence, the vital decisions that will lead to the energy system we seek for the future—a system Jorge Padilla
that is at once secure, sustainable, and economically robust.” Richard Schmalensee
—From the Foreword by GÜNTHER OETTINGER, European Union missioner
“prehensive and timely review of the international experience in fostering the use of renewable
energy sources in the electricity industry. Understanding the political, business, and technological
drivers behind the clean energy revolution is important as many nations aim to enable low-carbon HARNESSING
development paths that will bring economic prosperity to their citizens, while at the same time
reducing human impacts on the environment.”
—BLAS PÉREZ HENRÍQUEZ, executive director, Center for Environmental Public Policy at
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the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
“This book should be devoured by thoughtful policymakers considering how renewables will fit into
decarbonized electric systems. Bringing varied perspectives on this fundamental question, these
scholars make a provocative and informative contribution to a topic of critical importance to ENERGY
governments around the world.”
—SUE TIERNEY, managing principal, Analysis Group, Inc., USA in Electric Power Systems
Reflecting its reliance on fossil fuels, the electric power industry produces the majority of the world's
greenhouse gas emissions. The need for a revolution in the industry es further apparent given that
"decarbonization" means an increasing electrificat