The economic competitiveness of renewable energy : pathways to 100% global coverage / / Winfried Hoffmann ; cover design by Russell Richardson
| The economic competitiveness of renewable energy : pathways to 100% global coverage / / Winfried Hoffmann ; cover design by Russell Richardson |
| Autore | Hoffmann Winfried (Physicist) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Salem, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects Energy industries Energy policy |
| ISBN |
1-118-93927-1
1-118-93925-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Changing World; 1.2 Why Another Book on 100% Renewables?; 2 Analysis of Today's Energy Situation; 2.1 Basic Energy Terms; 2.2 Global Energy Situation; 2.3 Energy Sectors; 2.4 Challenges for Fossil Fuels; 2.4.1 Finiteness of Fossil Fuels Leading to the Peak of Oil and Gas; 2.4.2 Climate Change Due to Green House Gases - Best Understood by a Journey Through Our Earth's History From Its Origin Until Today; 2.5 Problems with Nuclear Energy
3 The Importance of Energy Efficiency Measures3.1 Traditional Extrapolation of Future Energy Demands or Alternatively "The Same or with Renewables Even Better Quality of Life with Much Less Energy"; 3.2 Decrease in End Energy Needs with a "Better Quality of Life"; 3.2.1 Future Lighting: Energy Saving and Better Service; 3.2.2 Electro-Mobility: Powerful and Halving Consumption (But Only If Electricity Comes From Renewables); 3.2.3 Comfortable Houses: Properly Insulated, Facing South (In The Northern Hemisphere) and Producing More Energy than Needed 3.3 Today's Energy Needs with Known Energy Efficiency Measures3.4 Support Mechanisms to Facilitate New Products: Ban The Old or Facilitate The New Ones; 4 Overview of the Most Important Renewable Energy Technologies; 4.1 Basics About the Potential of Various Renewable Technologies; 4.2 Wind Energy; 4.3 Solar Thermal Collectors and Concentrators; 4.3.1 Historical Development; 4.3.2 Solar Thermal Collectors; 4.3.3 Solar Thermal Concentrating Systems for Electricity Production; 4.4 Bioenergy: Biomass and Fuel; 4.5 Photovoltaics; 4.6 Other Renewable Technologies; 4.6.1 Hydropower 4.6.2 Ocean Energy (Wave and Tidal)4.6.3 Geothermal Energy; 4.6.4 Heat Pump; 5 PV Market Development; 5.1 Strategic and Consumer Goods in Society and Why Strategic Ones Need Initial Support; 5.1.1 Consumer and Strategic Goods - a Message to Economists; 5.1.2 Market Pull Versus Technology Push - What is the Best Support Program?; 5.2 PV Applications and History; 5.3 Historical PV Market Development; 5.4 Feed-in Tariffs - Sustainable Versus Boom and Bust Market Growth; 5.5 PV Market Development Towards 2020; 5.5.1 Bottom-up Epia Market Forecast (2013 to 2017) 5.5.2 Top-down Epia Market Forecast ("Set for 2020")5.6 Total Budget for Feed-in Tariff Support as Positive Investment for National Economies and Merit Order Effects for Electricity Customers; 5.7 New Electricity Market Design for Increasing Numbers of Variable Renewable Energy Systems; 5.8 Developments for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 5.8.1 Smart Grids as the Future Low Voltage Grid, Distribution and Super Grids; 5.8.2 Supporting Measures for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 6 PV Value Chain and Technology; 6.1 Basics of Solar Radiation and Conversion in PV Cells 6.2 Value Chain for Crystalline Silicon PV Systems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132199403321 |
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| Salem, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The economic competitiveness of renewable energy : pathways to 100% global coverage / / Winfried Hoffmann ; cover design by Russell Richardson
| The economic competitiveness of renewable energy : pathways to 100% global coverage / / Winfried Hoffmann ; cover design by Russell Richardson |
| Autore | Hoffmann Winfried (Physicist) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Salem, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects Energy industries Energy policy |
| ISBN |
1-118-93927-1
1-118-93925-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Changing World; 1.2 Why Another Book on 100% Renewables?; 2 Analysis of Today's Energy Situation; 2.1 Basic Energy Terms; 2.2 Global Energy Situation; 2.3 Energy Sectors; 2.4 Challenges for Fossil Fuels; 2.4.1 Finiteness of Fossil Fuels Leading to the Peak of Oil and Gas; 2.4.2 Climate Change Due to Green House Gases - Best Understood by a Journey Through Our Earth's History From Its Origin Until Today; 2.5 Problems with Nuclear Energy
3 The Importance of Energy Efficiency Measures3.1 Traditional Extrapolation of Future Energy Demands or Alternatively "The Same or with Renewables Even Better Quality of Life with Much Less Energy"; 3.2 Decrease in End Energy Needs with a "Better Quality of Life"; 3.2.1 Future Lighting: Energy Saving and Better Service; 3.2.2 Electro-Mobility: Powerful and Halving Consumption (But Only If Electricity Comes From Renewables); 3.2.3 Comfortable Houses: Properly Insulated, Facing South (In The Northern Hemisphere) and Producing More Energy than Needed 3.3 Today's Energy Needs with Known Energy Efficiency Measures3.4 Support Mechanisms to Facilitate New Products: Ban The Old or Facilitate The New Ones; 4 Overview of the Most Important Renewable Energy Technologies; 4.1 Basics About the Potential of Various Renewable Technologies; 4.2 Wind Energy; 4.3 Solar Thermal Collectors and Concentrators; 4.3.1 Historical Development; 4.3.2 Solar Thermal Collectors; 4.3.3 Solar Thermal Concentrating Systems for Electricity Production; 4.4 Bioenergy: Biomass and Fuel; 4.5 Photovoltaics; 4.6 Other Renewable Technologies; 4.6.1 Hydropower 4.6.2 Ocean Energy (Wave and Tidal)4.6.3 Geothermal Energy; 4.6.4 Heat Pump; 5 PV Market Development; 5.1 Strategic and Consumer Goods in Society and Why Strategic Ones Need Initial Support; 5.1.1 Consumer and Strategic Goods - a Message to Economists; 5.1.2 Market Pull Versus Technology Push - What is the Best Support Program?; 5.2 PV Applications and History; 5.3 Historical PV Market Development; 5.4 Feed-in Tariffs - Sustainable Versus Boom and Bust Market Growth; 5.5 PV Market Development Towards 2020; 5.5.1 Bottom-up Epia Market Forecast (2013 to 2017) 5.5.2 Top-down Epia Market Forecast ("Set for 2020")5.6 Total Budget for Feed-in Tariff Support as Positive Investment for National Economies and Merit Order Effects for Electricity Customers; 5.7 New Electricity Market Design for Increasing Numbers of Variable Renewable Energy Systems; 5.8 Developments for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 5.8.1 Smart Grids as the Future Low Voltage Grid, Distribution and Super Grids; 5.8.2 Supporting Measures for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 6 PV Value Chain and Technology; 6.1 Basics of Solar Radiation and Conversion in PV Cells 6.2 Value Chain for Crystalline Silicon PV Systems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828119603321 |
Hoffmann Winfried (Physicist)
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| Salem, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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