Energy Security and Development: The Global Context and Indian Perspectives

✍ Scribed by B. Sudhakara Reddy, Sergio Ulgiati (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer India
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 517
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume provides a systematic framework for energy suppliers, policy makers, academics, students, and all others interested in energy security, and analyzes key issues concerning energy, security and sustainability with the help of a wealth of data. While sustainability is the broadest objective, energy security is an important part of it, at the global, national and societal levels. The development of a sustainable, long-term solution to meeting the world’s energy needs is a defining issue of our time, since central global challenges that the world faces—poverty alleviation, climate change, and environmental degradation—are directly linked to energy security. The contributions cover key issues in sustainable energy and illustrate that the insecurity of a majority of countries owes to internal factors which have more to do with market forces, inefficient technologies, lack of institutions, environmental insecurity, pricing mechanisms, etc., and less to do with the international situation.

The links between energy and development are both direct and indirect. Directly, energy provides several services and utilities to maintain human well-being, and also does so indirectly through stakeholders. This volume addresses both the direct and indirect links and provides sustainable alternatives, helping readers to better grasp the resilience of both socio-economic and resource sub-systems in the process. The issues affecting energy supply and demand, including technology portfolios, environmental considerations and consumer attitudes are thoroughly discussed. One of the critical questions that arises is how to facilitate energy investment. The investment climate and the key issues involved are analyzed, including: the capital flows with reasonable and stable investment frameworks, timely decision-making by governments, and open markets. The broad objective of the volume is to foster a deeper understanding of the concept of energy security and to identify the methods of analysis, policy initiatives and future research needed to generate a balanced pattern of energy use and mitigate its impact on humanity and the environment.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Sustainable Energy Security for India—An Indicator-Based Approach....Pages 3-38
The Tertiary Economy: A Threat to the Global Economy....Pages 39-55
Measuring Energy Security of China....Pages 57-67
Financial Issues Affecting Energy Security....Pages 69-83
Leveraging Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Market for Attaining Sustainable Energy Security (SES) for India....Pages 85-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Energy Concepts for Smart Cities....Pages 101-110
Low-Carbon Planning in A Resource-Constrained Electricity System: A Case Study from India....Pages 111-132
Useful Work Transitions in Portugal, 1856–2009....Pages 133-146
Energy Consumption in Tunisia over 1990–2008: A Decomposition Analysis Using Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index Technique....Pages 147-161
Access and Transition to LPG Cooking Fuel by Households in Rural India: An Assessment of Policy and Action....Pages 163-182
Domestic Energy Consumption Pattern in Maharashtra with Special Reference to Thane District....Pages 183-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Nonconventional Thin-Film Photovoltaics: The Case of Dye-Sensitized Solar Devices....Pages 195-210
A Critical Analysis of Nuclear Power Development in India and Uranium Demand Forecast: A Case Study....Pages 211-221
A Life-Cycle Assessment of Nuclear Electricity Systems....Pages 223-229
Adoption of Smart-Grid Technologies by Electrical Utilities in India: An Exploratory Study of Issues and Challenges....Pages 231-246
Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies in Indian Railways: A Case Study of Two Workshops....Pages 247-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Rebound Effect and Structural Change....Pages 261-270
Understanding the Formation of Costs and Environmental Impacts Using Exergy-Based Methods....Pages 271-291
Does Energy Intensity Affect Labour Productivity in Indian Firms? Preliminary Estimates....Pages 293-306
Environmental Performance of Coal Power Generation in China....Pages 307-319
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Characterizing Energy Poverty: Implications for Energy Access Policies....Pages 321-329
Development of Power Market in India—Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 331-348
Changing Scenario of Indian Electricity Supply Industry: Study of Short-Term Power Market in India....Pages 349-359
Some Arguments for an Integrated Tool in Economic and Energy Valuation....Pages 361-373
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Bioenergy—Global Coverage and Policy Implications....Pages 377-391
Agricultural Residue-Based Power Generation: A Viable Option in India....Pages 393-409
Energy Dependence and Potential for Renewables: Analysis of Future Trends and Potential for Renewable Energy Development in Cambodia and Laos....Pages 411-422
Trade and Investment in Renewable Energy Technologies: A Study of BRICS....Pages 423-436
The Role of Biotechnology in Energy and Environment....Pages 437-447
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Integration of Emission Reduction and Environmental Management Goals for Sustainable Urban Development....Pages 451-469
Microalgae for Sustainable Energy Production?....Pages 471-484
Energy Sustainability Issues in Agriculture: Lessons from Developed and Developing Countries....Pages 485-512
Back Matter....Pages 513-519

✦ Subjects

Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Environmental Economics; Energy Economics; Energy Systems; Renewable and Green Energy; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk