Deploying Renewables
Best and Future Policy Practice
The global energy system faces urgent challenges. Concerns about energy security are
growing, as highlighted by the recent political turmoil in Northern Africa and the
nuclear incident in Fukushima. At the same time, the need to respond to climate change
is more critical than ever. Against this background, many governments have increased
efforts to promote deployment of renewable energy – low-carbon sources that can strengthen
energy security. This has stimulated unprecedented rise in deployment, and renewables
are now the fastest growing sector of the energy mix.
This “coming of age” of renewable energy also brings challenges. Growth is focused
on a few of the available technologies, and rapid deployment is confined to a relatively
small number of countries. In more advanced markets, managing support costs and system
integration of large shares of renewable energy in a time of economic weakness and
budget austerity has sparked vigorous political debate.
The IEA’s new report, Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice:
· Provides a comprehensive review and analysis of renewable energy policy
and market trends;
· Analyses in detail the dynamics of deployment and provides best-practice
policy principles for different stages of market maturity;
· Assesses the impact and cost-effectiveness of support policies using new
methodological tools and indicators;
· Investigates the strategic reasons underpinning the pursuit of RE deployment
by different countries and the prospects for globalisation of RE.
This new book builds on and extends a 2008 IEA publication, drawing on recent policy
and deployment experience world-wide. It provides guidance for policy makers and
other stakeholders to avoid past mistakes, overcome new challenges and reap the benefits
of deploying renewables – today and tomorrow.
Published on November 24, 2011