Bob van der Zwaan
Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
November 2006
"Technological Innovation in the Energy Sector: R&D, Deployment, and Learning-by-Doing"
Journal Article, Energy Policy, issue 17, volume 34
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005 and Ambuj D. Sagar, Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
This paper discusses aspects of R&D and ‘learning-by-doing,’ the main contributors to technological change that are complementary yet inter-linked.
Fall 2005
"The Case for Carbon Capture and Storage"
Journal Article, Issues in Science and Technology, issue 1, volume XXII
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005 and Jennie Stephens, Former Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
The technology is advancing rapidly; now the government needs to lead the puch for deployment.
2005
"Will Coal Depart or Will It Continue to Dominate Global Power Production during the 21st Century?"
Journal Article, Climate Policy, issue 4, volume 5
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
This article considers whether coal must depart or whether it may still dominate power production during the 21st century, in view of the challenges implied by regional pollution reduction and global warming mitigation.
August 2005
"CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS): Exploring the Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Continuum"
Discussion Paper
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005 and Jennie Stephens, Former Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
The adoption of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies is increasingly considered a potentially significant contributor to the energy infrastructure changes required to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations for the mitigation of climate change.
2005
"Uncertainty of Air Pollution Cost Estimates: To What Extent Does It Matter?"
Journal Article, Environmental Science and Technology, issue 2, volume 39
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
How large is the social cost penalty if one makes the wrong choice because of uncertainties in the estimates of the costs and benefits of environmental policy measures? For discrete choices there is no general rule other than the recommendation to always carefully compare costs and benefits when introducing policies for environmental protection.
2004
"Endogenous Learning in Climate-Energy-Economic Models - An Inventory of Key Uncertainties"
Journal Article, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, issue 1/2, volume 2
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
This paper gives an overview of uncertainties related to endogenous learning as observed in integrated assessment models (IAMs) of global warming, both for bottom-up and top-down climate-energy-economic models.
2004
"A Sensitivity Analysis of Timing and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Under Learning Effects and Niche Markets"
Journal Article, Climatic Change, volume 65
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
This paper analyses the optimal timing and macro-economic costs of carbon emission reductions that mitigate the global average atmospheric temperature increase.
2004
"Impacts of CO2-Taxes in an Economy with Niche Markets and Learning-By-Doing"
Journal Article, Environmental and Resource Economics, issue 3, volume 28
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
What is the impact of carbon taxes on emission levels, when niche markets exist for new carbon-free technologies, and when these technologies experience "learning-by-doing" effects?
2004
"Nuclear Power and Global Climate Change: Security Concerns of Asian Developing Countries"
Journal Article, Resources, Energy and Development, volume 1
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
The problem of global climate change will be solved by meeting stringent, long-term policy targets that are much more ambitious than the short-term, greenhouse gas emissions reductions that some countries currently attempt to reach.
Autumn 2003
"Are Light Water Reactor Energy Systems Sustainable?"
Journal Article, The Journal of Energy and Development, issue 1, volume 29
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 20012005
This paper discusses the concept "intermediate sustainability," in which there is some substitution between natural and technical capital over the foreseeable future.
