Renewable Energy Systems

A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of Fully Decarbonized Societies

Henrik Lund

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Edition: 3
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Business
• Print ISBN:
  9780443141379
• Subtopic: Energy Industry
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443141362
• Index: Business

In this new edition of Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of Fully Decarbonized Societies, globally recognized renewable energy researcher and professor, Henrik Lund, sets forth a straightforward, comprehensive methodology for comparing different energy systems' abilities to integrate fluctuating and intermittent renewable energy sources and achieve a fully decarbonized society. The book does this by presenting an energy system analysis methodology, providing the results of more than 15 comprehensive energy system analysis studies, examining the large-scale integration of renewable energy into the present system, and presenting concrete design examples derived from a dozen renewable energy systems around the globe. Renewable Energy Systems, Third Edition also undertakes the socio-political realities governing the implementation of renewable energy systems by introducing a theoretical framework approach aimed at understanding how major technological changes, such as renewable energy, can be implemented at both the national and international levels. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, engineers, project managers, policy makers, consultants, and graduate students with an interest in planning, modelling, and implementation of renewable energy systems. - Provides an introduction to the technical design of renewable energy systems - Demonstrates how to analyze the feasibility and efficiency of large-scale systems to help implementers avoid costly trial and error - Addresses the socio-political challenge of implementing the shift to renewables - Features a dozen extensive case studies from around the globe that provide real-world templates for new installations

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• 1 : Introduction
• 2 : Choice Awareness theses
• 3 : Choice Awareness strategies
• 4 : The EnergyPLAN energy system analysis model
• 5 : Large-scale integration of renewable energy
• 6 : Smart energy systems and infrastructures
• 7 : 100 percent renewable energy systems
• 8 : Carbon neutral societies and smart energy systems
• 9 : Choice Awareness cases
• 10 : Conclusions and recommendations
• GENERIC-TITLE
• Index
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