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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823510603321

Autore

Ginsberg Michael

Titolo

Harness It : Renewable Energy Technologies and Project Development Models Transforming the Grid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Business Expert Press, , 2010

©2019

ISBN

1-63157-932-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages)

Collana

Issn

Altri autori (Persone)

SachsJeffrey

NozikArthur J

FthenakisVasilis M

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Endorsements -- Forewords -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Outline -- Chapter 1: Historical and Conventional Power Production -- Chapter 2: Renewable Energy Technologies -- Chapter 3: Model 1: Grid-Scale Renewable Energy -- Chapter 4: Model 2: Distributed Renewable Energy Resources -- Chapter 5: Model 3: Community-Scale Generation and Microgrids -- Chapter 6: The Emerging Renewable Energy Future -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover.

Sommario/riassunto

Considering the increasing importance of renewable energy for climate change mitigation, this book provides an overview of how renewable energy sources are integrated into the grid to promote better understanding among students and business professionals in the utility sector and across industries.Following an overview of the technical and historical development of the electric grid in the U.S. and Europe, this guide reviews hydropower, solar photovoltaics, wind energy, fuel cell, and battery technologies. The author also presents models for the connection of these renewable energy sources from large-scale to on-site and community power/microgrids. The models are explained through case studies in the developed and developing worlds that explore how technical evaluations are conducted, policy incentives



implemented, and project finance applied.Considering the increasing importance of renewable energy for climate change mitigation, this book provides an overview of how renewable energy sources are integrated into the grid to promote better understanding among students and business professionals in the utility sector and across industries. Most literature on grid interconnection is highly technical, assuming an in-depth understanding of electrical engineering. With the rise of clean technologies and the diversity of interconnection models, this guide fills a gap in the existing literature by equipping non-technical business managers with the salient information they need to make critical decisions for their organizations.