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Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Opportunities in the Taiwanese solar energy market and potential entry strategy of German solar system providers
Macroenvironmental Analysis of the German Solar Panel Industry
Author: Jürgen SchwießelmannPublisher:
ISBN: 9783656435785
Category :
Languages : de
Pages : 106
Book Description
Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 1,7, University of applied sciences, Munich, language: English, abstract: Introduction: The 20th century is marked by the industrial growth of all nations around the world. As a result the global energy demand is tremendously rising and most likely this will increase the threat of global warming. Mankind must therefore find a way to feed the energy hunger of the growing nations. Due to this international development and the fear of nuclear plants1 the leading political parties of Germany have decided to focus on a nuclear free energy mix composed of renewable energy. This mix is seen as the problem solver and solution for the world wide energy demand. To push the development of the renewable energy sector a system of direct and indirect subsidies was therefore established by the leading political parties. Problem Definition: As stated before, the German approach is to push the renewable energy sector by direct or indirect subsidies. The photovoltaic sector in particular is very highly subsidised. So far everything looked smoothly for the development of this plan. However, the last months have been dominated by press releases regarding German solar panel producers going bankrupt, like Solar Millennium, Solon, Solarhybrid and Q-Cells. Objectives: This development is raising the question: What has happened in the solar panel industry sector and what has lead to this development? To answer this question it is necessary to analyse "the macroenvironment" of this industry. With these analyses it is then possible to determine the driving and influencing factors and forces in this industry sector. The findings of the analyses will be used to evaluate the attractiveness of the German solar panel industry. Finally it should be possible to answer the question. Methodology: Companies which are acting in an industry sector or "macroenvironment" are influenced by the economy at large;
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Solar Energy Update
Author: Federal Republic of Germany: Solar Market Conditions and Potential
Author: Handbook of Research on Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
Author: Anwar, SohailPublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 146661997X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
The last ten years have seen rapid advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology, allowing unprecedented manipulation of the nanoscale structures controlling solar capture, conversion, and storage. Filled with cutting-edge solar energy research and reference materials, the Handbook of Research on Solar Energy Systems and Technologies serves as a one-stop resource for the latest information regarding different topical areas within solar energy. This handbook will emphasize the application of nanotechnology innovations to solar energy technologies, explore current and future developments in third generation solar cells, and provide a detailed economic analysis of solar energy applications.
Minerals Yearbook
Author: Geological SurveyPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9781411337077
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
This volume, covering metals and minerals, contains chapters on approximately 90 commodities. In addition, this volume has chapters on mining and quarrying trends and on statistical surveying methods used by Minerals Information, plus a statistical summary.
China’s Carbon-Energy Policy and Asia’s Energy Transition
Author: Akihisa MoriPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000518191
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book seeks to examine the impacts associated with China’s carbon-energy policy in Asia and how, coupled with the Belt and Road Initiative, these effects prompt foreign direct investments in coal power and exports of renewable energy technologies. China shows a co-evolution of carbon-energy policy and energy transitions from coal to renewables. Assessing how the policy intensifies pressures and motivations to Chinese companies, chapters in this edited volume analyse how the policy has changed energy and CO2 emissions in Asia through the lens of carbon leakage, relocation, and halos. Contributors present in-depth studies on China’s investments and exports, and also its impacts on Indonesia, India, Vietnam, and Japan. Using applied computable general equilibrium and scenario input-output analyses, chapters investigate if regional electricity connectivity reduces new coal power investments through efficiency gain. Arguing that China is shifting from the world’s factory to the leading innovator and Asia's demand centre, it is ultimately demonstrated that China is likely to achieve climate targets whereas Asia to increase CO2 emissions and economic reliance on China. China’s Carbon-Energy Policy and Asia’s Energy Transition will be of significant interest to students and scholars of energy, environment, and sustainability studies, as well as Chinese studies and economics.
Business America
Author: Local Content Requirements
Author: Gary Clyde HufbauerPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 088132681X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In the wake of the Great Recession of 2008–09, economists feared that protectionist policies might sweep the world economy, echoing the wave of tariff escalations during the Great Depression of the 1930s. To some surprise, officials were more restrained and largely avoided traditional forms of protection (tariffs and quotas). As a result, economists underestimated the incidence of new protectionism because policymakers increasingly turned to more opaque behind-the-border nontariff barriers (NTBs). Using a combination of statistical analysis and case studies, the authors show that local content requirements (LCRs), a form of NTB, have become increasingly popular. How much was global trade actually reduced on account of LCRs? A conservative estimate might be $93 billion. Case studies featured cover the healthcare sector in Brazil, wind turbines in Canada, the automobile industry in China, solar cells and modules in India, oil and gas in Nigeria, and "Buy American" restrictions on government procurement.