Green Energy Economies

AcknowledgmentsPart I: Promises and Threats1. The Promise of a Green Energy Economy John Byrne, Young-Doo Wang, Job Taminiau, and Leon Mach 2. The (New) Thirty Years' War: Fighting for Global Energy Dominance Michael T. Klare 3. Listening to the Planet and Building a Sustainable Energy Economy Daniel M. KammenPart II: The Economic Opportunity4. Job Creation through Green Energy Economy Robert Wendling and Roger Bezdek 5. The Link between Energy Efficiency, Useful Work, and a Robust Economy John A. Skip Laitner 6. A Green Energy Manufacturing Stimulus Strategy Jon RynnPart III: The Need for New Communities7. Transitioning to Eco-Cities: Reducing Carbon Emissions while Improving Urban Welfare Susan Roaf 8. Energized: The Evolution of the Modern Building Peter C. Syrett 9. Sustainable Transport: Managing Auto Dependence through Travel Time Budgets Peter Newman and Lee SchipperPart IV: Changing the Technology Base10. High Efficiency Photovoltaics Lead to Low Energy Cost Allen Barnett and Xiaoting Wang 11. The Need for a Storage Revolution for a Green Energy Economy Bryan Yonemoto, Gregory Hutchings, and Feng Jiao 12. Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Current Status and Potential for Future Deployment Ajay K. Prasad 13. Nuclear Power: Is It Worth the Risks? Kathleen M. Saul and John H. PerkinsPart V: Policy Agenda14. Why a Green Energy Economy Requires a Smart Grid Miriam Horn and Elizabeth B. Stein 15. Integrated Green Energy Approaches Peter D. Lund 16. Drivers for Change Job Taminiau, Young-Doo Wang, and John ByrneContributorsIndex