Energy Solutions
Many renewables are now the cheapest option where the cost of extending the grid is prohibitive. But the cost of renewables depends on what you account for, and generally the cost of traditional energy has not included the cost of "externalities" such as pollution or the indirect subsidies given it, such as roads and railroads to transport oil and coal or the cost of long-distance grid expansions required for distant large hydro plants. Energy experts are calling for greatly increased research and development spending to improve existing technologies and find new ones, increased financing for decentralized renewables, and an end to import taxes and other barriers to imported renewable technologies.
- A Proposed Power Development Plan for Thailand 2012
- Energy Solutions for Africa
- The Brazilian Electricity Sector and Sustainability in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges
- An Alternative Power Development Plan for Guatemala
- A Green Energy Plan for Mozambique
- Are Dams in Patagonia Necessary? An Analysis of Chile's Energy Future
- World Rivers Review March 2010: Focus on Renewable Energy