Overview
- Presents an up-to-date review of renewable energy deployment in the
- Mediterranean island of Cyprus
- Offers a clear example of a social cost-benefit assessment in
- the energy sector
- Describes data and assumptions needed for the analysis step-by-step
- Provides essential information for policymakers, researchers and students
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Energy (BRIEFSENERGY)
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About this book
This book presents an economic cost-benefit assessment of the penetration of renewable power generation in Cyprus up to 2030. Unlike a purely financial appraisal, we employ a social cost-benefit analysis that is mainly relevant for policy makers, taking into account – apart from direct financial costs – external costs and benefits from the diffusion of renewable electricity. The book presents a comprehensive yet straightforward case study, probably the first one conducted for Cyprus.
Electricity produced by renewable sources increased worldwide
at its fastest rate to date in 2014. Driven by policies to mitigate climate
change, enhance energy security and reduce air pollution, and by declining costs
of major technologies, renewables account for almost all net new power
generating capacity in the developed world. In this context, Cyprus is
increasingly adopting renewable power generation as well. In addition to its
energy and environmental commitments as a member of the EuropeanUnion, the
country wishes to diversify its energy supply in order to drive down
electricity costs and reduce energy supply risks. A significant deployment of
renewable electricity is foreseen in the coming decades. Is it economically
justified for a small country with an isolated electric system like Cyprus.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Costs and Benefits of Renewable Electricity Generation in Cyprus
Authors: Theodoros Zachariadis, Costas Hadjikyriakou
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Energy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31535-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31534-8Published: 30 March 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31535-5Published: 15 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5520
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5539
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 49
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Renewable and Green Energy, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Environmental Economics