Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE
1.1 THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE
1. 2 ENERGY AND THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE
1. 3 ELECTRICITY AND THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE
1.3.1 Electricity Generation Technologies
1.3.2 The Dynamics of Electricity Prices
1.4 ENERGY MARKET CHANGE & INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS
1.4.1 Convergence and Alternative Energy
1.4.2 The Need for Speed
1.5 ENERGY MARKET CHANGE & DEVELOPING NATIONS
1.5.1 Economic Considerations
1.5.2 Economic Security Considerations
1.5.3 Economic Empowerment
1.5.4 Social Considerations
1.5.5 The Need for Speed
1.6 WHEN FORCES FOR SPEED MEET THE NEED FOR SPEED
1.7 THE DICHOTOMY OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
1.8 OBJECTIVES AND OUTLINE OF THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING WIND POWER SYSTEMS
2.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING WIND POWER SYSTEMS
2.2 FEATURES OF WIND POWER SYSTEMS
2.2.1 Main Components of a Wind System
2.2.2 Innovation and Cost
2.2.3 Delivering Wind Power to the Grid
2.3 WIND POWER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
2.3.1 The Challenge of Matching Supply and Demand
2.3.2 Stochastic flows
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND REALITIES
2.5 IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING COMMUNITY ENDOWMENTS
2.5.1 Separating Perception from Fact
2.5.2 Perceptions Improve
2.5.3 Aesthetic Concerns Overshadow All Others
2.5.4 Beyond NIMBY Opposition
2.5.5 Overall Lessons in Regard to Community Opposition
2.5.6 Government Agency Opposition
2.6 IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING ECOSYSTEMS
2.6.1 Bird Mortality
2.6.2 The Challenge of Estimating Bird Mortality
2.6.3 Degradation of Animal Habitat
2.6.4 Offshore Wind Farms and Ecological Concerns
2.6.5 The Importance of Environmental Impact Assessments
2.6.6 Aesthetics
2.7 CONCLUSION


CHAPTER 3: THE POLICY SET MODEL
3.1 THE VALUE OF A COMMON ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
3.2 THE SEAMLESS WEB
3.3 COMPLEX ADAPTIVE MARKET THEORY IN WIND POWER MARKET ANALYSIS
3.4 STEP ANALYSIS
3.5 THE POLITICAL SET MODEL
3.6 THE POLITICAL SET MODEL AND THE CASE STUDIES
3.7 TYING THEORY TO THE POLITICAL SET MODEL

Chapter 4: Wind Power in Denmark
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN DENMARK
4.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK
4.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
4.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
4.4.2 Economic landscape
4.4.3 Technological landscape
4.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
4.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
4.5.2 Economic à Political
4.5.3 Technological à Political
4.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
4.6.1 National political structure
4.6.2 Governing party ideology
4.6.3 Fiscal health
4.6.4 Policy regime
4.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
4.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD


Chapter 5: Wind Power in Germany
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN GERMANY
5.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY
5.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
5.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
5.4.2 Economic landscape
5.4.3 Technological landscape
5.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
5.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
5.5.2 Economic à Political
5.5.3 Technological à Political
5.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
5.6.1 National political structure
5.6.2 Governing party ideology
5.6.3 Fiscal health
5.6.4 Policy regime
5.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
5.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

Chapter 6: Wind Power in China
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN CHINA
6.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
6.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
6.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
6.4.2 Economic landscape
6.4.3 Technological landscape
6.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
6.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
6.5.2 Economic à Political
6.5.3 Technological à Political
6.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
6.6.1 National political structure
6.6.2 Governing party ideology
6.6.3 Fiscal health
6.6.4 Policy regime
6.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
6.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

Chapter 7: Wind Power in the United States
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE USA
7.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE USA
7.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
7.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
7.4.2 Economic landscape
7.4.3 Technological landscape
7.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
7.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
7.5.2 Economic à Political
7.5.3 Technological à Political
7.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
7.6.1 National political structure
7.6.2 Governing party ideology
7.6.3 Fiscal health
7.6.4 Policy regime
7.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
7.7.1 Political à Socio-cultural
7.7.2 Political à Economic
7.7.3 Political à Technological
7.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

Chapter 8: Wind Power in Canada
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN CANADA
8.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA
8.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
8.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
8.4.2 Economic landscape
8.4.3 Technological landscape
8.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
8.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
8.5.2 Economic à Political
8.5.3 Technological à Political
8.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
8.6.1 National political structure
8.6.2 Governing party ideology
8.6.3 Fiscal health
8.6.4 Policy regime
8.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
8.7.1 Political à Socio-cultural
8.7.2 Political à Economic
8.7.3 Political à Technological
8.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

Chapter 9: Wind Power in Japan
9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 AN OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN JAPAN
9.3 HISTORY OF WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN
9.4 UNDERSTANDING THE GENERAL FORCES FOR CHANGE
9.4.1 Socio-Cultural Landscape
9.4.2 Economic landscape
9.4.3 Technological landscape
9.5 INFLUENCES ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
9.5.1 Socio-Cultural à Political
9.5.2 Economic à Political
9.5.3 Technological à Political
9.6 POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
9.6.1 National political structure
9.6.2 Governing party ideology
9.6.3 Fiscal health
9.6.4 Policy regime
9.7 THE CULMINATION OF INFLUENCES
9.7.1 Political à Socio-cultural
9.7.2 Political à Economic
9.7.3 Political à Technological
9.8 WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

Chapter 10: Strategic Control over Wind Power Development Policy
10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.2 INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL FACTORS
10.3 INFLUENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS
10.4 INFLUENTIAL ECONOMIC FACTORS
10.5 INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FACTORS
10.6 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Chapter 11: Applied Policymaking
11.1 POLICY FORMULATION
11.2 UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM DYNAMICS
11.2.1 Economics is Still King
11.2.2 Chain Reactions Can Be Partially Managed
11.2.3 Favorable Conditions Still Need to Be Managed
11.2.4 First Mover Advantages Exist
11.2.4 Public Opposition Trumps Economic Impediments at High Levels of Installed Capacity
11.3 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ESSENTIALS
11.3.1 Malleability
11.3.2 Transparency and Broad Participation
11.3.3 Strategic Balance
11.3.4 Evolutionary Mindset
11.4 AVENUES OF FURTHER RESEARCH AND CONCLUSION