Analytical Methods for Energy Diversity and Security: Portfolio Optimization in the Energy Sector: A Tribute to the work of Dr. Shimon Awerbuch

9 1/5 X 6 1/8 in Preface Foreword 1, R. Pachauri, TERI Foreword 2, Eddie O?Connor, Airtricity Reader’s Guide, The Editors< BR id=‘CRLF’>Introduction: Analytic Approaches to Quantify and Value Fue l Mix Diversity, The Editors

Part I: Assessi ng Risks, Costs and Fuel Mix Diversity for Electric Utilities 1. Diversity and Sustainable Energy Transitions: Multicriteria Diver sity Analysis of Electricity Portfolios, by Andy Stirling 2 . The Value of Renewable Energy as a Hedge Against Fuel Price Risk: Anal ytic Contributions from Economic and Finance Theory, by Mark Bolinger an d Ryan Wiser 3. Using Portfolio Theory to Value Power Gener ation Investments, by The Editors 4. Use of Real Options as a Policy-Analysis Tool, by William Blyth

Par t II: Applying Portfolio Theory to Identify Optimal Power Generation Por tfolios 5. Efficient Electricity Generating Portfolios for Europe: Maximizing Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation, by Shi mon Awerbuch and Spencer Yang 6. Portfolio Analysis of the