03434nam a22004815i 4500 978-0-85729-212-4 DE-He213 20260521092037.0 cr nn 008mamaa 110131s2011 xxk| s |||| 0|eng d 9780857292124 99780857292124 10.1007/978-0-85729-212-4 doi 621.042 23 Sunderasan, Srinivasan. author. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy [electronic resource] : An Economic Analysis / by Srinivasan Sunderasan. London : Springer London, 2011. XVI, 113p. 8 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Green Energy and Technology, 1865-3529 1. Infant Industry and Incentive Structures -- 2. Renewable Energy Technology: Market Development, Subsidy Policy and the Enlargement of Choice.- 3. Economic Rents and the Power of Scarcity -- 4. Revealed Preferences and the Power of Substitutes -- 5. Mapping Development Policy on to the Life Cycle -- 6. Accounting for the Environmental Externality -- 7. Microfinance: Taking RE to the 'Former Poor' -- 8. Epilogue: Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy is a beyond-the-hype account of the underlying issues that encourage or plague widespread dissemination of renewable energy (RE) technologies.  Renewable energy operates in the real world, and it cannot be assumed that the conventional theories and incentive structures of economics and business do not apply.  The author argues that grants and subsidies could be provided to support research, development and technology improvement efforts, but should not be employed as an instrument of state policy to intervene in specific markets.  It is important to recognize that although investors often demonstrate an appetite for market risk, they find technology risks and policy uncertainty much less appealing. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy blends classical economic theory with the everyday realities of the RE industry to identify incentive structures contributing to the success - or otherwise - of project implementation involving renewable sources and appropriate technologies. The book is a compilation of articles that analyze individual RE technologies, and offer multiple perspectives of the RE industry and markets. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy is intended for policy makers, advanced students of energy economics and sustainable development, and for potential mainstream investors. ENGINEERING. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. ENGINEERING ECONOMY. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS. ENGINEERING. RENEWABLE AND GREEN ENERGY. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS. ENERGY ECONOMICS. RENEWABLE AND GREEN ENERGY. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9780857292117 Green Energy and Technology, 1865-3529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-212-4 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ZDB-2-ENG ddc ER 35914 35914 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-10-06 0 621.042 2025-10-06 08:44:43 2025-10-06 ER