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Fundamentals of the World Power Industry, 2002 (CD-ROM)

This book covers all aspects of the international electricity industry, from deregulation and trading to financing of new projects, from the latest technological advances to new environmental initiatives.

Regional profiles, providing in-depth coverage of the latest global developments, are supplemented by country power maps and a listing of the world's gas-fired IPPs.

The book is written by industry experts from the world's leading power producers and marketers. 30 articles in total.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
The globalisation of the power industry

Financing
Financing Renewable Energy

Market developments
Germany: political charges boosting prices
Meeting the challenges of evolving energy markets
Risk management in the power sector
Development of a European power exchange
Weather market development
Corporate risk management: the key to success
Competition and liberalisation
Measuring success in a time of transition
The auctions option
High stakes in the European utilities poker game
Nuclear power 's US role
Diverse prospects, diverse opportunities
The emerging market in greenhouse gas emissions
Powering the sun - photovoltaic energy

Regional Profiles
Wait and see
Germany: life without nuclear
Competition in the German electricity supply industry
Fossil energy coalitions for peace and prosperity
Power development in the Southern Cone
Managing marketing strategy
Between liberalism and environmentalism
Life after the Asian financial crisis
Pricing malaise strikes
Utilities maintain stranglehold
India: the end of the beginning

Technology
New concepts in asset management
Meeting climate-change targets
A versatile option for electric power production

Appendix
World gas-fired power projects

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