Feed-in Tariffs: Accelerating the Deployment of Renewable Energy

'This is a 'must read'.' Stewart Wallis Executive Director New Economics Foundation 'We are all indebted to Miguel Mendonca for this timely contribution.' Lester R. Brown President Earth Policy Institute 'Avery powerful tool.' Hermann Scheer member of the German Bundestag (Parliament) President of EUROSOLAR and winner of the World Solar Prize and the Alternative Nobel Prize 'Feed-in laws are a vital tool in our armoury in the fight to stabilize our climate and this comprehensive introduction shows why.' Tim Flannery mammologist paleontologist environmental activist and author of The Future Eaters and The Weather Makers 'No other policy mechanism has produced more renewable energy more quickly than feed-in tariffs. Mendonca explains why this policy works so well and how others can use it to power a global renewable energy revolution.' Paul Gipe author advocate and analyst of renewable energy A feed-in tariff is a renewable energy law that obliges energy suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable resources at a fixed price usually over a fixed period - even from householders. These legal guarantees ensure investment security and the support of all viable renewable energy technologies. Supporters argue that the feed-in model if implemented effectively around the world would greatly assist the energy revolution that is so desperately required; through CO2 reduction market creation and development job creation and improved energy security. Feed-in Tariffs is a concise introduction to feed-in laws examining the experience of countries that have implemented this model. The author argues that the policy should be implemented anywhere with a suitable national power grid infrastructure and identifies variations on the policy for those areas without. Alternative models and support schemes are examined to provide policy makers with the information required to consider the implementation of feed-in tariffs and to introduc