Combustibles alternativos en automoción

Coord. Manuel Lago Marco. Los Combustibles alternativos son aquellos que pueden reemplazar parcial o totalmente a los combustibles convencionales (gasolina y gasóleo) y que ofrecen un beneficio potencial sobre las emisiones locales y de efecto invernadero. Aunque alguno de los combustibles alternativos se pueden utilizar ...

Energía

las tecnologías del futuro

Elaborado por el Club Español de la Energía. El estudio forma parte de una iniciativa del Club Español de la Energía, foro profesional que, a lo largo de su casi 25 años de existencia, desea plantear un dialogo y debate permanente y un espacio de ...

El precio oculto de la Tierra

impactos económicos, sociales y políticos de las industrias extractivas

Las riquezas minerales, sinónimo durante mucho tiempo de riqueza y prosperidad para cualquier país del mundo, están siendo señaladas como uno de los elementos de inestabilidad política y de crecimiento económico desequilibrado más importantes en la actualidad, a medida que aumenta su demanda y su ...

Aerogeneradores

La energía eólica abarca una serie de fuentes energéticas que se regeneran con el sol de forma natural y continua, son respetuosas con el medio ambiente y prácticamente inagotables en el tiempo. La obra está dirigida a ingenieros, instaladores, operadores de plantas, estudiantes y toda ...

An insider's guide to the mining sector

an in-depth study of gold and mining shares

The prospect of instant riches gives the mining sector an obvious glamour. And when the mining sector begins to run it can be an awesome sight and the excitement generated can be every bit as seductive and heady as that which enveloped markets during the ...

Fuentes de energía

La energía es necesaria para el desarrollo de la humanidad, en todos los campos de su actividad tecnológica. La escasez de energía va a ser un factor predominante en el futuro inmediato, que nos va a llevar a que la energía sea cara, escasa y ...

Analytical methods for energy diversity & security

a tribute to Shimon Awerbuch

There is an unprecedented focus and interest in the energy sector. High and volatile fuel prices and threats to energy security have revived businesses and policy makers' interest in fuel mix diversity. However, these are complex issues and not easy to assimilate into the policy ...

The oiland and gas lease in Canada

Long recognized as the standard work on the topic, "The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada" discusses the legal document that determines the process by which a freehold mineral owner may grant oil companies the right to search for and produce minerals. Subjected to ongoing ...

Environmental policy, technological innovation and patents

Technological innovation can help realise environmental objectives in a less costly manner than would otherwise be the case. Thus, understanding the role that technological innovation can play in achieving environmental objectives is important for policy debates. However, the relationship between environmental policy and technological innovation ...

Evolution of international aviation

Phoenix rising

The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that shaped the international aviation industry and that changed all the rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many interesting and difficult choices ahead that the airline industry ...

Investing in renewable energy

making money on green chip stocks

An expert in the area of renewable energy shares his profitable investment ideas. In the next ten to 15 years, the price of renewable energy will fall dramatically, allowing the industry to not only compete on a level playing field, but offer energy at a ...

World energy outlook 2008

The World Energy Outlook is the world#s most authoritative source of global energy trends. This year#s edition provides a full update of energy projections to 2030, incorporating the latest data and based on improved modelling techniques. The World Energy Outlook 2008 will also ...

The long thaw

how humans are changing the next 100.000 years of Earth's climate

If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out (or until we decide to stop burning them), think again. In "The Long Thaw", David Archer, one ...

El petróleo y el gas en la geoestrategia mundial

Dir. Enrique Palazuelos. El petróleo y el gas natural seguirán aportando la mayor parte del consumo mundial de energía primaria en las próximas décadas. Ese consumo se concentra principalmente en Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea y Asia oriental-meridional. Sin embargo, las reservas probadas de petróleo ...

The sustainability mirage

illusion and reality in the coming war on climate change

Sustainable development thinking got environmental issues onto the agenda but it may now be stopping us from taking serious action on climate change and other crucial planetary issues.Sustainable development's Faustian deal between present and future will always collapse under the pressure of 'now ...

Upgrading clusters and small enterprises in developing countries

environmental, labor, innovation and social issues

Ed. Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the last two decades, the concept of cluster has become popular both in academia and in practice. As small and medium sized firms (SMEs) were acknowledged as effective sources of jobs and income, they gained an important position ...

Earth matters

indigenous peoples, the extractive industries and corporate social responsibility

Eds. Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Saleem Ali. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indigenous peoples have historically gained little from large-scale resource development on their traditional lands, and have suffered from its negative impacts on their cultures, economies and societies. During recent decades indigenous groups and their allies have fought hard to ...

Markets for carbon and power pricing in Europe

theoretical issues and empirical analyses

Ed. Francesco Gullì. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why do power prices seem to be correlated with the carbon price in some markets and not in others? This crucial question is at the centre of Francesco GullA's enlightening book, through which the contributing authors explore a number of related ...

Promoting sustainable electricity in Europe

challenging the path dependence of dominant energy systems

Eds. William M. Lafferty, Audun Ruud. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a timely and comparative assessment of initiatives to promote renewable electricity sources (RES) in eight European countries. Carried out by the ProSus research programme at the University of Oslo in cooperation with leading research institutions in each ...

Solar Revolution

the economic transformation of the global energy industry

In "Solar Revolution", fund manager and former corporate buyout specialist Travis Bradford argues - on the basis of standard business and economic forecasting models - that over the next two decades solar energy will increasingly become the best and cheapest choice for most electricity and energy applications ...