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Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities

Empowering a Sustainable, Competitive, and Secure Twenty-First Century

  • 2nd Edition - January 21, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Nasir El Bassam, Marcia Schlichting, Daniele Pagani
  • Language: English

Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities: Empowering a Sustainable, Competitive, and Secure Twenty-First Century, Second Edition, is a fully revised reference… Read more

Description

Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities: Empowering a Sustainable, Competitive, and Secure Twenty-First Century, Second Edition, is a fully revised reference on advances in achieving successful energy transition. Addressing the highly dynamic, complex and multidimensional process of a dominant socio-technical system transforming into another, this up-to-date reference addresses all stages of this complex process with data and figures to demonstrate how to tackle the process of changing a society's energy circumstance. This new edition provides an updated picture of renewables in communities and their use, covering energy concepts, strategies, prospects and combining all aspects to provide a roadmap to self-sustainable development.

Addressing the influence of society on the development of renewable industry, this book provides guidelines with case studies, along with trends and innovative practices regarding renewable energy and their applications with a goal of successfully establishing smooth energy transitions in self-sustainable communities.

Key features

  • Includes case studies that provide solutions for future decentralized energy supply problems
  • Contains fully updated equations, data sections and figures for all energy technologies
  • Shares a blueprint for the development of self-sustainable Integrated Renewable Communities

Readership

Energy Engineering Professionals; Renewable Energy researchers; Transmission and Distribution Grid Operators and Planners; Electrical, Mechanical, Power, Control, Sustainability and Systems Engineers; Energy Economists; Government Regulators and Utility Business Leaders; Researchers and Financers in renewables

Table of contents

1. Scope of the Book

2. Restructuring Future Energy Generation and Supply

3. Road Map of Distributed Renewable Energy Communities

4. Planning of Integrated Renewable Communities

5. Determination of Community Energy and Food Requirements

6. Energy Basics, Resources, Global Contribution and Applications

7. Solar Energy

8. Wind Energy

9. Biomass and Bioenergy

10. Hydropower

11. Marine Energy

12. Geothermal Energy

13. Energy Storage, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

14. Current Distributed Renewable Energy for Rural and Urban Communities

15. Ownership, Citizens Participation and Economic Trends

Appendix

1. Glossary

2. Abbreviations and Acronyms

3. Conversion Factors

4. Inventory of PV Systems for Sustainable Rural Development

5. Project “SOLARTECH SUD,” Solar Eco-Village Zarzis - Djerba Tunisia

6. Solar Park Vechelde (Kraftfeld Vechelde GmbH and Co. KG)

7. Solar Laundry, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, India

8. Manual and/or Solar Powered Water Treatment System

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 21, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Nasir El Bassam

Prof. Dr. N. El Bassam is the founder and director of the International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED), Germany, India and USA; Chairperson at World Council of Renewable Energy (WCRE) Scientific Advisory Board, Federal Association of Regenerative Mobility, and Vice President of the Climate Protection Agency North Germany; Chairman of the Working Group Sustainable Rural Energy Network (SREN), FAO, United Nations, Rome; ); Program Head of the Projects wind energy and Concentrating Solar Power for Power (CSP) Supply and Seawater Desalination Middle East and North Africa (DESERTEC). He coordinates the Centre activities, technology transfer of and the co-operation in national and international organizations (UN, EU, and Club of Rome), the integration and application of renewable energy resources available in various regions for electricity, water and food supply with aims of empowering the countryside. El Bassam is well-known as Poverty Researcher, in this context he initiated the strategy and project “Empowering Urban Cities and Rural Habitats in Africa” which considered as a Marshal Plan for sustainable economic development and combating Poverty, migration, and Depopulation of urban cities and Rural Communities worldwide. He contributes as an editor in the journals: International Journal “Sustainability Science, Springer Scientific Publishing Services; Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (AJEAS). El Bassam published 12 books, authored numerous publications, and received several awards
Affiliations and expertise
Founder and Director, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED)

MS

Marcia Schlichting

Ms. Schlichting is Editor for the International Research Centre for Renewable Energy and International Secretary. Ms. Schlichting has an Associate Degree in Applied Science, Water, and Wastewater Technology and has conducted laboratory research in the field of filtration and purification.
Affiliations and expertise
Editor, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy and International Secretary

DP

Daniele Pagani

Daniele Pagani is an Engineer with international mindset and good capacity of combining multidisciplinary projects at Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark and responsible for Sustainable Mobility, Founder Road2home.eu.
Affiliations and expertise
Sustainable Mobility, Founder Road2home.eu.

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