LEADER 05883nam 2200769 a 450 001 9911006517103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781283706513 010 $a1283706512 010 $a9780123977731 010 $a0123977738 035 $a(CKB)2670000000268696 035 $a(EBL)1048857 035 $a(OCoLC)818867511 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755503 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12369662 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755503 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10730717 035 $a(PQKB)11023572 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780123971784 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1048857 035 $a(PPN)176189874 035 $a(OCoLC)868597602 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn868597602 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000268696 100 $a20120814d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDistributed renewable energies for off-grid communities $estrategies and technologies toward achieving sustainability in energy generation and supply /$fNasir El Bassam, Preben Maegaard, Marcia Lawton Schlichting 205 $a1st edition 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cElsevier$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (417 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780123971784 311 08$a0123971780 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Distributed Renewable Energies For Off-Grid Communities: Strategies and Technologies toward Achieving Sustainability in Energy Generation and Supply; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter One- Scope of the Book; 1.1.DISTRIBUTED ENERGY GENERATION; 1.2.DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SUPPLY; 1.3.COMMUNITY POWER; 1.4.OFF-GRID SYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter Two- Restructuring Future Energy Generation and Supply; 2.1.BASIC CHALLENGES; 2.2.CURRENT ENERGY SUPPLIES; 2.3.PEAK OIL; 2.4.AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES; REFERENCES 327 $aChapter Three- Road Map of Distributed Renewable Energy Communities3.1.ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 3.2.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; 3.3.FACING THE CHALLENGES; 3.4.THE CONCEPT OF FAO, UN INTEGRATED ENERGY COMMUNITIES (IEC); 3.5.GLOBAL APPROACH; 3.6.BASIC AND EXTENDED NEEDS; 3.7.TYPICAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; 3.8.SINGLE AND MULTIPLE-PHASE ISLAND GRID; 3.9.REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; Chapter Four- Planning of Integrated Renewable Communities; 4.1.SCENARIO 1; 4.2.SCENARIO 2; 4.3.CASE STUDY I: IMPLEMENTATION OF IEF UNDER CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF CENTRAL EUROPE 327 $a4.4.CASE STUDY II: ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONSREFERENCE; Chapter Five- Determination of Community Energy and Food Requirements; 5.1.MODELING APPROACHES; 5.2.DATA ACQUISITION; 5.3.DETERMINATION OF ENERGY AND FOOD REQUIREMENTS; 5.4.ENERGY POTENTIAL ANALYSIS; 5.5.DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING FOR ENERGY UTILIZATION; 5.6.WIND ENERGY; 5.7.BIOMASS; REFERENCES; Chapter Six- Energy Basics, Resources, Global Contribution and Applications; 6.1.BASICS OF ENERGY; 6.2.GLOBAL CONTRIBUTION; 6.3.RESOURCES AND APPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter Seven- Solar Energy; 7.1.PHOTOVOLTAIC 327 $a7.2.CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL POWER (CSP)7.3.SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS; 7.4.SOLAR COOKERS AND SOLAR OVENS; REFERENCES; Chapter Eight- Wind Energy; 8.1.GLOBAL MARKET; 8.2.TYPES OF WIND TURBINES; 8.3.SMALL WIND TURBINES; 8.4.GOOGLE SUPERHIGHWAY, USA; REFERENCES; Chapter Nine- Biomass and Bioenergy; 9.1.CHARACTERISTICS AND POTENTIALS; 9.2.SOLID BIOFUELS; 9.3.CHARCOAL; 9.4.BRIQUETTES; 9.5.PELLETS; 9.6.BIOGAS; 9.7.ETHANOL; 9.8.BIO-OILS; 9.9.CONVERSION SYSTEMS TO HEAT, POWER AND ELECTRICITY; 9.10.COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP); 9.11.STEAM TECHNOLOGY; 9.12.GASIFICATION; 9.13.PYROLYSIS; 9.14.METHANOL 327 $a9.15.SYNTHETIC OIL9.16.FUEL CELLS; 9.17.THE STIRLING ENGINE; 9.18.ALGAE; 9.19.HYDROGEN; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; Chapter Ten- Hydropower; 10.1.HYDROELECTRICITY; 10.2.MICROHYDROPOWER SYSTEMS; 10.3.TURBINE TYPES; 10.4.POTENTIAL FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter Eleven- Marine Energy; 11.1.OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; 11.2.TECHNOLOGIES; 11.3.OCEAN TIDAL POWER; 11.4.OCEAN WAVE POWER; 11.5.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; REFERENCES; Chapter Twelve- Geothermal Energy; 12.1.ORIGIN OF GEOTHERMAL HEAT; 12.2.GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY; 12.3.TYPES OF GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS 327 $aREFERENCES 330 $aEnergy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability cannot be achieved. 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