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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… Read more

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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 what choices are available, and reasonable, when considering the design and deployment of new energy systems. The mission of this new book, written by one of the world's foremost experts in renewable power, is to arm these professionals with the tools and methodologies necessary to make smart choices when implementing renewable energy systems.

Key features

  • Provides an introduction to the technical design of renewable energy systems
  • Demonstrates effective methodologies for analyzing the feasibility and efficiency of large-scale renewable energy systems to help implementers avoid costly trial and error
  • Contextualizes renewable energy design efforts by addressing the socio-political challenge of implementing the shift to renewables
  • Free companion analysis software empowers energy professionals to crunch data for their own projects
  • Features a dozen extensive case studies from around the globe that provide successful real-world templates for new installations

Readership

Research scientists, engineers, project managers, policy makers, consultants and graduate students involved in Renewable Energy development and implementation.

Table of contents

1. Introduction1. Book Contents and Structure 2. Definitions 3. Renewable versus Sustainable

2. Theory: Choice Awareness Theses1. Choice and Change 2. Choice Perception and Elimination 3. Raising Choice Awareness

3. Methodology: Choice Awareness Strategies1. Technical Alternatives 2. Economic Feasibility Studies3. Public Regulation4. Democratic Infrastructure 5. Research Methodology

4. Tool: The EnergyPLAN Energy System Analysis Model1. Overall Considerations 2. The EnergyPLAN Model 3. Reflections

5. Analysis: Large-Scale Integration of Renewable Energy1. The Danish Reference Energy System2. Excess Electricity Diagrams 3. Optimal Combinations of RES 4. Flexible Energy Systems 5. Different Energy Systems 6. Grid Stability 7. Local Energy Markets 8. Integration of Transport 9. Electric Vehicles and V2G 10. Electricity Storage Options 11. Conclusions

6. Analysis: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems1. The Los Angeles Community College District Case 2. The First Approach to Coherent Renewable Energy Systems 3. The Danish Society of Engineers’ Energy Plan 4. Reflections

7. Empirical Examples: Choice Awareness Cases1. Case I: The Nordkraft Power Station (1982–1983) 2. Case II: The Aalborg Heat Planning (1984–1987) 3. Case III: The Evaluation of Biogas (1990–1992) 4. Case IV: The Nordjyllandsværk (1991–1994) 5. Case V: The Transmission Line Case (1992–1996) 6. Case VI: European EIA procedures (1993–1997) 7. Case VII: The German Lausitz Case (1993–1994) 8. Case VIII: The Green Energy Plan (1996) 9. Case IX: The Thai Power Station Case (1999) 10. Case X: The Economic Council Case (2002–2003) 11. Case XI: The North Carolina Case (2006–2007) 12. Case XII: The IDA Energy Plan 2030 (2006–2007) 13. Summary 14. Conclusions

8. Conclusions and Recommendations1. Conclusions 2. Recommendations

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About the author

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Henrik Lund

Prof. M.Sc.Eng., Ph.D., Dr.Techn. Henrik Lund is Professor in Energy Planning at Aalborg University, Denmark. A highly regarded and world leading researcher, he is listed in the ISI Highly Cited researchers which ranks him among the top 1% of researchers in the world within engineering. Prof. Lund holds a PhD in Implementation of Sustainable Energy Systems (1990) and a Senior Doctoral degree in Choice Awareness and Renewable Energy Systems (2009). For many years, his area of expertise has been energy system analysis, energy planning, and energy economics. Prof. Lund is Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Energy – The International Journal and is the author of more than 400 books and articles, including the book ‘Renewable Energy Systems’. He is the architect behind the advanced energy system analysis software EnergyPLAN.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark.

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