Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe: Challenging the Path Dependence of Dominant Energy Systems. . . this book is a timely and significant read for anyone with an interest in the operation of the energy sector. Karen Morrow, International Energy Law & Taxation Review This is a timely and comparative assessment of initiatives to promote renewabl |
Contents
| 1 | |
muddling through in the Dutch delta | 45 |
pathcreation dynamics and winds of change | 73 |
putting the wind up the political system | 102 |
greening electricity while growing the economy | 130 |
big is beautiful promoting bioenergy in regionalindustrial contexts | 159 |
an incidental frontrunner faces new challenges | 189 |
greening the power market in a context of liberalization and nuclear ambivalence | 219 |
trying to maintain maximal RESE in a petroleumdriven economy | 250 |
Energy path dependence and the promotion of RESE in Europe | 279 |
Index | 331 |
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