Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies
Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria
1st Edition
By Norbert Edomah
September 30, 2021
Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria provides readers with a detailed account of the dynamics of energy infrastructure change in Nigeria’s electricity sector. The book starts by introducing the basic theories underpinning the politics of energy infrastructure supply and goes on to explore ...
Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America: Sustainable Technology in Mexico and Brazil
1st Edition
By Alexandra Mallett
September 30, 2021
This book explores the perplexing question of how to increase sustainable energy technology use in the developing world, and specifically focuses on two megacities within Latin America.Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America examines the market and uptake of two sustainable energy ...
Sustainable Energy Education in the Arctic: The Role of Higher Education
1st Edition
By Gisele M. Arruda
June 30, 2021
This book examines the nature of the ‘energy curriculum’ in Arctic Higher Education and provides invaluable data and new models to assess levels of Sustainable Development Literacy. Drawing on course mapping conducted in Higher Education institutions across the Arctic, Arruda looks at the nature, ...
Wind and Solar Energy Transition in China
1st Edition
By Marius Korsnes
June 30, 2021
This book explores the mobilisation of China’s wind and solar industries and examines the implications of this development to energy generation and distribution, innovation and governance. Unlike other publications that focus mainly on the formal policy landscape and statistics of industry ...
Renewable Energy for the Arctic: New Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Gisele Arruda
March 04, 2020
This book explores various facets of the transition to renewable energy in the Arctic region. It critically examines the adverse effects of fossil fuel extraction and use, environmental and social impacts of climate change, and the possibility of a low carbon energy system through innovation and ...
The Politics of Energy Security: Critical Security Studies, New Materialism and Governmentality
1st Edition
By Johannes Kester
March 04, 2020
Energy security is known for its ‘slippery’ nature and subsequent broad range of definitions. Instead of another attempt to grasp its essence, this book offers a critical reflection that problematizes the use of energy security itself. After a short historical and methodological analysis of the ...
Decarbonising Electricity Made Simple
1st Edition
By Andrew F. Crossland
July 30, 2019
This book assesses how low-carbon generation, the advance of energy storage and consumer-based models can help decarbonise electricity supplies at a national level. This book is built around developing a decarbonised electricity mix for Britain which reduces fossil fuels from 50% of supply in 2018 ...
Energy Poverty and Vulnerability: A Global Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Neil Simcock, Harriet Thomson, Saska Petrova, Stefan Bouzarovski
March 21, 2019
Human health and well being are closely intertwined with the ability to access affordable and modern domestic energy services, including heating, cooling, lighting, cooking, and information technology. Energy poverty is said to occur when such amenities cannot be secured up to a socially- and ...