Publications search results
Our ad hoc World Energy Perspectives reports and studies are based on the expert insights from our network of leaders and practitioners and provide a bottom up assessment of key issues and technologies impacting the energy sector.
Energy Efficiency: a Worldwide Review
This report presents and evaluates energy efficiency policies in 63 countries, with a specific focus on five policy measures: Minimum energy efficiency standards for household electrical appliances; Innovative energy efficiency funds; Voluntary/negotiated agreements on energy efficiency/CO2; Local energy information centres; Packages of measures. In particular, the report identifies the policy measures, which have proven [...]
Published in July 2004
Comparison of Energy Systems using Life Cycle Assessment
Since the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology was developed about 30 years ago many studies have been conducted using the LCA approach to analyse the environmental impacts of all sorts of activities, including energy production and use. LCA has provided a unified approach for the comparison of different energy systems and the aim of ‘Comparison [...]
Published in July 2004
Renewable Energy Projects Handbook
The Handbook is a succinct and user-friendly reference publication intended to serve as a manual and an information source to facilitate the successful identification and implementation of viable renewable energy projects in different categories, both in developed and developing countries. It provides a brief overview of the leading renewable energy resources: biomass, geothermal, hydro, solar [...]
Published in April 2004
Drivers of the Energy Scene
‘Drivers of the Energy Scene’ is a fresh analysis of the dynamics of energy markets, looking particularly at oil and gas and examining implications for a broad range of energy services. It challenges generally accepted forecasts of GDP and energy prices in proposing that global GDP growth in the coming years is likely to be [...]
Published in December 2003
Restructuring and privatizing the Coal Industries in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
This regional report describes what progress has been made and where within the transitional economies in European Coal Industries.
Published in August 2000