Sustainable Energy Resources and Economics in Iceland and Greenland

• Main Author: Kristjánsdóttir, Helga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

 This book provides fascinating examples of the ways renewable and sustainable energy can support economic growth, which will be illuminating for academic researchers and students, as well as those interested in green investment opportunities.The distinctive glacial, volcanic and oceanic environment...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The hydropower source
• Utilization of renewable and sustainable sources: macro and micro economic perspectives
• Multinational activities and foreign direct investment
• The geothermal source
• Other unconventional energy sources.