Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsPart I: Promises and Threats1. The Promise of a Green Energy Economy John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, Job Taminiau, and Leon Mach 2. The (New) Thirty Years' War: Fighting for Global Energy Dominance Michael T. Klare 3. Listening to the Planet and Building a Sustainable Energy Economy Daniel M. KammenPart II: The Economic Opportunity4. Job Creation through Green Energy Economy Robert Wendling and Roger Bezdek 5. The Link between Energy Efficiency, Useful Work, and a Robust Economy John A. Skip Laitner 6. A Green Energy Manufacturing Stimulus Strategy Jon RynnPart III: The Need for New Communities7. Transitioning to Eco-Cities: Reducing Carbon Emissions while Improving Urban Welfare Susan Roaf 8. Energized: The Evolution of the Modern Building Peter C. Syrett 9. Sustainable Transport: Managing Auto Dependence through Travel Time Budgets Peter Newman and Lee SchipperPart IV: Changing the Technology Base10. High Efficiency Photovoltaics Lead to Low Energy Cost Allen Barnett and Xiaoting Wang 11. The Need for a Storage Revolution for a Green Energy Economy Bryan Yonemoto, Gregory Hutchings, and Feng Jiao 12. Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Current Status and Potential for Future Deployment Ajay K. Prasad 13. Nuclear Power: Is It Worth the Risks? Kathleen M. Saul and John H. PerkinsPart V: Policy Agenda14. Why a Green Energy Economy Requires a Smart Grid Miriam Horn and Elizabeth B. Stein 15. Integrated Green Energy Approaches Peter D. Lund 16. Drivers for Change Job Taminiau, Young-Doo Wang, and John ByrneContributorsIndex

About the Author

John Byrne is distinguished professor of energy and climate policy and director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) at the University of Delaware. He is also chairman of the board of the Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment. He has contributed since 1992 to Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the panel's authors. He is editor of Transaction's book series Energy and Environmental Policy.

Reviews

-Editors Byrne and Wang (both, Univ. of Delaware) have assembled cutting-edge contributors who argue that a green energy economy offers great promise, but its realization will require making hard choices, and soon. . . . to assess our policy options, we need to understand the technology. The second half of this book speaks to this need superbly and authoritatively; it contains exquisite chapters on green cities, building efficiency, transportation, solar cells, electricity storage, fuel cells, nuclear power, and the smart grid. These chapters could be on the reading lists for courses and programs in environmental policy. . . . Recommended.- --T. Brennan, Choice -Green Energy Economics: The Search for Clean and Renewable Energy gathers under one cover researchers who contribute studies examining the transition to green energy, and who cover its economic benefits and impact. Contributors argue that a green energy economy offers promises but much struggle, and they maintain that investments in renewable energy and economic systems are long-term goals promising both a green future and many profits.- --California Bookwatch

"Editors Byrne and Wang (both, Univ. of Delaware) have assembled cutting-edge contributors who argue that a green energy economy offers great promise, but its realization will require making hard choices, and soon. . . . to assess our policy options, we need to understand the technology. The second half of this book speaks to this need superbly and authoritatively; it contains exquisite chapters on green cities, building efficiency, transportation, solar cells, electricity storage, fuel cells, nuclear power, and the smart grid. These chapters could be on the reading lists for courses and programs in environmental policy. . . . Recommended." --T. Brennan, Choice "Green Energy Economics: The Search for Clean and Renewable Energy gathers under one cover researchers who contribute studies examining the transition to green energy, and who cover its economic benefits and impact. Contributors argue that a green energy economy offers promises but much struggle, and they maintain that investments in renewable energy and economic systems are long-term goals promising both a green future and many profits." --California Bookwatch

"Editors Byrne and Wang (both, Univ. of Delaware) have assembled cutting-edge contributors who argue that a green energy economy offers great promise, but its realization will require making hard choices, and soon. . . . to assess our policy options, we need to understand the technology. The second half of this book speaks to this need superbly and authoritatively; it contains exquisite chapters on green cities, building efficiency, transportation, solar cells, electricity storage, fuel cells, nuclear power, and the smart grid. These chapters could be on the reading lists for courses and programs in environmental policy. . . . Recommended." --T. Brennan, Choice "Green Energy Economics: The Search for Clean and Renewable Energy gathers under one cover researchers who contribute studies examining the transition to green energy, and who cover its economic benefits and impact. Contributors argue that a green energy economy offers promises but much struggle, and they maintain that investments in renewable energy and economic systems are long-term goals promising both a green future and many profits." --California Bookwatch