Feed-in tariffs : accelerating the deployment of renewable energy /

A feed-in tariff is where the price per unit that a utility or supplier has to pay for renewable electricity is kept at a premium, which allows electricity generators to sell renewable energy sources at a fixed tariff for a determined period of time. Supp

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mendonça, Miguel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Barriers to renewable energy
  • Renewable energy support schemes
  • Energy efficiency: the essential partner of renewables / by Dan Bristow
  • Germany's success
  • Spain's success
  • Policies in the US
  • Policies in Japan
  • The developing world / by Dan Bristow
  • Feed-in tariff design options
  • General lessons for effective implementation
  • Organizations aiding renewable energy deployment
  • The future: policy, technology, employment and investment