• DocumentCode
    973548
  • Title

    More than enviro-friendly: renewable energy is also good for the bottom line

  • Author

    Al-Hallaj, Said

  • Author_Institution
    Chem. & Environ. Eng. Dept., Illinois Inst. of Technol., USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    This paper aims to determine whether renewable energy technologies are ready for mainstream power business and how they can help mitigate the increasing concern of global warming by providing emission-free, environmentally-friendly sources of energy. This paper also presents the various government policies and some development trends to evaluate the state of the technology development and market share of renewable energy technologies.
  • Keywords
    air pollution control; electric power generation; environmental management; global warming; power markets; renewable energy sources; decarbonization pathway; electricity generation; global warming; mainstream power business; photovoltaic industry; renewable energy resources; solar energy; wind energy; Carbon dioxide; Companies; Environmental economics; Global warming; Government; Natural gas; Power generation; Power generation economics; Renewable energy resources; Wind energy generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPAE.2004.1293594
  • Filename
    1293594