Содержание

• Cover -- Part 1: Fundamentals of Energy Economics -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Energy Economics -- Global Trends -- A New Age of Globalization -- Energy and the Climate Crisis -- Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources -- Nonrenewable Energy Resources -- Renewable Energy Resources -- The Grand Challenge of Energy Transition -- Visions of the Future -- Organization of the Book -- Summary -- Terms -- Questions -- Chapter 2 -- Energy Systems, Efficiency, and Conservation -- Energy Systems and Sectors -- Energy Conversion Chain -- The Benefits of Energy Efficiency
• The Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technology -- The Energy Efficiency Gap and Policy Responses -- Policy Design and Implementation -- Impediments to Energy Efficiency -- Energy Intensity -- Energy Conservation -- Energy and the Environment -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions -- Chapter 3 -- Energy Sectors, Part I -- Power and the Electric Grid -- Market Considerations -- The Traditional Electric Grid -- Base Load, Peak Load, and Intermediate Load Power -- The Portfolio Problem of Power Technology -- Biopower -- Geothermal Power -- Hydropower -- Marine and Hydrokinetic Power -- Nuclear Power
• Solar Power -- Wind Power -- Stationary Fuel Cells -- Policy and Regulation -- Public and Private Partnerships -- Financial Incentives -- Summary -- Terms -- Questions -- Chapter 4 -- Energy Sectors, Part II -- The Fuel Sector -- The Building Sector -- The Industrial Sector -- The Transportation Sector -- Summary -- Terms -- Questions -- Chapter 5 -- Energy Policy -- Externalities and Economic Efficiency -- Negative Externality -- Positive Externality -- Energy Policy and the Political Process -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions -- Chapter 6 -- Energy Supply, Demand, and Markets -- Energy Supply
• Energy Supply in the United States -- Global Energy Supply -- Energy Demand -- Energy Markets -- Economics of Depletable Resources -- Summary -- Terms -- Questions -- Part 2: Traditional Energy Resources -- Chapter 7 -- Oil -- Oil: Historical Context -- Theory of Oligopoly -- Oil Policy -- Oil and Sustainability -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions -- Chapter 8 -- Coal -- History of Coal and the Industry -- Coal Lifecycle -- Coal Reserves, Production, Price, and the Economy -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions -- Chapter 9 -- Natural Gas -- Natural Gas History -- NATURAL GAS LIFECYCLE
• Natural Gas Reserves, Production, Price, and the Economy -- Natural Gas and the Economy -- Contemporary Challenges -- Natural Gas and Climate Change -- Natural Gas and Sustainability -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions -- Chapter 10 -- Nuclear Energy -- Fundamentals of Nuclear Energy -- Nuclear Origins -- Radioactive Waste Management -- Nuclear Energy and Climate Change -- Nuclear Energy and Sustainability -- A Roadmap for Nuclear Energy Innovation -- Nuclear Energy Policy -- The Nuclear Debate -- New Reactor Design: the Case of Small Modular Reactors -- Summary -- Concepts -- Questions