Green Power (eBook, ePUB)

Perspectives on Sustainable Electricity Generation
Redaktion: Neiva De Figueiredo, Joao; Guillén, Mauro F.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Green Power: Perspectives on Sustainable Electricity Generation provides a systematic overview of the current state of green power and renewable electrical energy production around the world. Presenting eight in-depth case studies of green power production and dissemination, it describes the experiences and best practices of various countries on this topic of critical importance. The case studies provide readers with policy, business, and societal perspectives. The case studies illustrate the differences in each country's natural endowments, cultural make-up, technological development, public-policy concerns, and institutional incentive structures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040081730
• Artikelnr.: 72273941

Autorenporträt

João Neiva de Figueiredo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Saint Joseph University's Haub School of Business and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. With over 20 years experience in international business, Dr. Neiva was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, and a partner at JPMorgan Partners. His research and teaching focus on the role and effects of sustainability practices in the areas of strategy and international management. Dr. Neiva holds Electrical and Systems Engineering degrees from Rio de Janeiro's PUC, an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School, and a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. Mauro F. Guillén is the Director of the University of Pennsylvania's Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School. He has written extensively about multinational firms, economic development, and the diffusion of innovations. He received his PhD in Sociology from Yale and a doctorate in Political Economy from the University of Oviedo in his native Spain.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Green Power: Perspectives on Electrical Energy Generation,
Transmission, and Distribution. Overview of Renewable and Non-renewable
Electric Power Sources. China's Efforts to Increase Renewable Electrical
Energy Production. Germany's Energy Revolution.
Spain's Quest for Energy Independence. Renewable Energy in French
Polynesia: From Unpredictable to Energy Independence? An Overview of the
Biopower Industry with Focus on Brazil. Power Generation in Space for
Terrestrial Applications. Strategic Considerations for Electric Vehicle
Adoption.