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Delivering a low carbon electricity system : technologies, economics and policy
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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xx, 514 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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9780521888844

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Meeting targets aimed at tackling the climate change challenge requires moving towards a low-carbon economy. These targets can only be met with major reductions in carbon emissions from the electricity sector. Written by a team of leading academics and industry experts, Delivering a Low Carbon Electricity System analyses the social, technological, economic and political issues that affect the attempt to create a low-carbon electricity sector and assesses the main instruments for achieving this aim. The book begins by looking at how low-carbon generation technologies might be added in sufficient quantity to the electricity system. Next, it examines how networks and the demand side can help to decarbonise the sector. It then highlights the role of innovation and discusses instruments for promoting technological progress. Finally, given the economic framework and technological possibilities, it presents a number of general and specific policy instruments and options for the future.


Table of Contents

Michael Grubb and Tooraj Jamasb and Michael G. PollittChris Hope and David NewberyTooraj Jamasb and William J. Nuttall and Michael G. Pollitt and Alexandra MaratouFabien A. RoquesGraham SindenKarsten Neuhoff and Jim Cust and Kim Keats-MartinezMichael G. Pollitt and Janusz BialekMark Bilton and Charlotte Ramsay and Matthew Leach and Hannah Devine-Wright and Patrick Devine-Wright and Daniel KirschenMichael Grubb and James WildeKarsten Neuhoff and Paul TwomeyMichael Grubb and David NewberyTooraj Jamasb and Jonathan KohlerMichael Grubb and Nadine Haj-Hasan and David NewberyIan Elders and Graham Ault and Graeme Burt and Ryan Tumilty and Jim McDonald and Jonathan KohlerMilton Yago and Jonathan P. Atkins and Keshab Bhattarai and Richard Green and Stephen TrotterDavid M. Reiner and Jon Gibbins and Sam HollowayPatrick Devine-WrightMichael Grubb and Tooraj Jamasb and Michael G. Pollitt
List of figuresp. viii
List of tablesp. xii
List of contributorsp. xv
Forewordp. xviii
Acknowledgementsp. xx
1 A low-carbon electricity sector for the UK: issues and optionsp. 1
Part I The Fundamentalsp. 29
2 Calculating the social cost of carbonp. 31
3 Technologies for a low-carbon electricity system: an assessment of the UK's issues and optionsp. 64
4 The benefits of fuel mix diversityp. 100
5 Variability and renewablesp. 133
6 Implications of intermittency and transmission constraints for renewables deploymentp. 157
Part II Incentives and the Demand Side: Demand-Side Management and System Requirementsp. 181
7 Electricity network investment and regulation for a low-carbon futurep. 183
8 Domestic electricity consumption and demand-side participation: opportunities and challenges for the UK power systemp. 207
9 Enhancing the efficient use of electricity in the business and public sectorsp. 229
Part III Investment, Price and Innovationp. 257
10 Will the market choose the right technologies?p. 259
11 Pricing carbon for electricity generation: national and international dimensionsp. 278
12 Learning curves for energy technologies: a critical assessmentp. 314
13 Accelerating innovation and strategic deployment in UK electricity: applications to renewable energyp. 333
Part IV Scenarios, Options and Public Attitudesp. 361
14 Scenarios of the electricity industry in Great Britain in 2020: networks, generation and decarbonisationp. 363
15 Modelling the economic impact of low-carbon electricityp. 394
16 Bridging technologies: can carbon capture and storage offer a bridge to a sustainable energy future in the UK?p. 414
17 Reconsidering public acceptance of renewable energy technologies: a critical reviewp. 443
18 A low-carbon electricity sector for the UK: what can be done and how much will it cost?p. 462
Indexp. 498