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Renewable energy systems : the choice and modeling of 100% renewable solutions /

How can society quickly convert to renewable energy? Can worldwide energy needs ever be met through 100% renewable sources? The answers to these questions rest largely on the perception of choice in the energy arena. It is of pivotal importance that engineers, researchers and policymakers understand...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lund, Henrik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Academic Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • Front Cover; Renewable Energy Systems: The Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1 Book Contents and Structure; Applied and Concrete Economics; Renewable Energy Systems; Renewable Energy and Democracy; Chapter 2: Theory; Radical Technological Change; Chapter 3: Methodology; 3 Public Regulation; Chapter 4: Tool; Three Implementation Phases; Different Types of Energy System Analysis Models; A Step-by-Step Approach to National Energy Systems Analysis
  • Step 1: Defining Reference Energy DemandsStep 2: Defining a Reference Energy Supply System; Step 3: Defining the Regulation of the Energy Supply System; 3 Reflections; Chapter 5: Analysis; 1 The Danish Reference Energy System; 3 Optimal Combinations of RES3; Flexible Energy System; 8 Integration of Transport8; 10 Electricity Storage Options11; Principles and Methodologies; Recommendations; Chapter 6: Analysis; 1 The Los Angeles Community College District Case; This Section Courtesy of Guest Writer Woodrow W. Clark II; 4 Reflections; Chapter 7: Empirical Examples; Conclusions and Reflections
  • 2 Case II: The Aalborg Heat Planning (1984-1987)The Alternatives in Question; Choice-Eliminating Strategies; Conclusions and Reflections; 4 Case IV: The Nordjyllandsværk (1991-1994); The Alternative Proposal; Discussion of the Alternative; Conclusions and Reflections; 5 Case V: The Transmission Line Case (1992-1996); Shifting Arguments for the Need; Concrete Technical Alternatives; Conclusions and Reflections; Implementation of the EIA Principles in Denmark; Example 2: High-Voltage Transmission Lines; Example 3: The Avedøreværk; 7 Case VII: The German Lausitz Case (1993-1994)28
  • Conclusions and ReflectionsThe Design of the Concrete Technical Alternative; 9 Case IX: The Thai Power Station Case (1999)31; The Hin Krut Power Station in Prachuap Khiri Khan; Official Economic Objectives for Thailand; The Design of a Concrete Technical Alternative; Comparative Feasibility Study; 10 Case X: The Economic Council Case (2002-2003); 11 Case XI: The North Carolina Case (2006-2007); This section courtesy of guest writer Paul Quinlan; Conclusions and Reflections; 12 Case XII: The IDA Energy Plan 2030 (2006-2007); Conclusions and Reflections; 13 Summary
  • Objectives of Radical Technological Change is DisregardedApplied Neoclassical Economics Provide Irrelevant Information; Concrete Alternatives Help Identify Institutional Barriers; Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations; 100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems; Large-Scale Integration of Renewable Energy; The New Coal-Fired Power Station in Germany; Slowdown in Onshore Wind Power; Bibliography; Index