Energy Planning and Policy - UNESCO Energy Engineering Series

Energy Planning and Policy Maxime Kleinpeter Electricité de France Paris, France Major recent increases in energy consumption have led to an environmentally damaging increase in the burning of fossil fuels. Today this forms an important consideration in all energy planning activities. Economic decision–making must involve anticipated energy resources, fluctuating demand, the balance of payments and the reduced environmental impact due to the cessation in the use of fossil fuels. Taking into account the political, financial, social and environmental constraints on energy supply and demand, this comprehensive book tackles the various aspects of energy planning. Features include:

• Treatment of energy supply and demand from a macro– and micro–economic approach.
• Survey of the different energy models and energy planning methods necessary.
• Analysis of energy investment planning, tariffication and pricing for energy policy world– wide.
• Insight into the developing energy technologies of the future.
• Case studies giving a critical evaluation of particular planning methods.
• Useful self–assessment question and answer sections at the end of each chapter.

This comprehensive introduction to energy planning is an indispensable text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in power engineering. The book’s accessible approach will also appeal to economists, energy analysts and politicians wishing to further their understanding of today’s energy problems. Energy Planning and Policy forms a part of the Energy Engineering Learning Package. Organised by UNESCO, this distance learning package has been established to train engineers to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow in this exciting field of energy engineering. It has been developed by an international team of distinguished academics, co–ordinated by Dr Boris Berkovski. This modular course will appeal to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as practising power engineers in industry. World Solar Summit Process