Government Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies : Policy Approaches and Market Development in Germany, the United States, and Japan

Renewable energy sources will play an increasingly important role in meeting global energy demand. Katrin Jordan-Korte presents the first comprehensive comparison of government promotion of renewable energy technologies in Germany, the United States, and Japan. The author expands the ongoing discussion of renewable energy use by also including an analysis of international markets of renewable energy technologies. She shows that the success of countries on those markets is positively correlated with a dynamic development on national markets for renewable energy use. Front Matter....Pages I-XVI Introduction....Pages 1-18 Government Intervention in Renewable Electricity Markets....Pages 19-51 The Context of Renewable Energy Promotion....Pages 53-71 National Markets and Promotion Policies for Renewable Energy Sources....Pages 73-138 International Markets for Renewable Energy Technologies and Export Promotion Policies....Pages 139-200 Explaining Differences in the Renewable Energy Policy Approaches in Germany, the United States and Japan....Pages 201-218 Summary and Conclusion: Implications for Renewable Energy Instruments and Markets....Pages 219-225 Back Matter....Pages 227-265