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

Authors: Jordan-Korte, Katrin



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.

Table of contents

Introduction

Government Intervention in Renewable Electricity Markets

The Context of Renewable Energy Promotion

National Markets and Promotion Policies for Renewable Energy Sources

International Markets for Renewable Energy Technologies and Export Promotion Policies

Explaining Differences in the Renewable Energy Policy Approaches in Germany, the United States and Japan

Summary and Conclusion: Implications for Renewable Energy Instruments and Markets