Wind Power and Power Politics

Contributors about equally from policy analysis and from technical fields explore various political and economic factors that have furthered or might further the development of wind-generated electricity in Europe. Among their topics are myths and realities of wind-power outcomes, assessing the performance of wind cooperatives in the Netherlands, corporate interests and Spanish wind-power deployment, a critical analysis of wind-energy policy development in Ireland, prospects of community-owned wind energy in the US, and the impact of different innovation strategies and policies on the development of wind power in the Netherlands and Denmark. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)