Economics and Power-intensive Industries

• Main Author: Kristjánsdóttir, Helga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy industries.; Econometrics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Energy Economics.

Delving into the connections between renewable energy and economics on an international level, this book focuses specifically on hydropower and geothermal power production for use in the power intensive industry. It takes readily available government and international statistics to provide insight i...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Issues in the Power Intensive Industry
• The Power Intensive Industry, from the International Economic Perspective
• The Hydropower Application
• The Geothermal Application
• The Importance of Renewable Energy for the Power Intensive Industry, from an Economic Perspective
• The Carbfix Procedure
• The Sulfix Procedure.