Renewable Energy

Edited by Thomas Hammons

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Abstract: Renewable Energy is energy generated from natural resources - such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat - which are naturally replenished. In 2008, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, such as wood burning. Hydroelectricity was the next largest renewable source, providing 3% (15% of global electricity generation), followed by solar hot water/heating, which contributed with 1.3%. Modern technologies, such as geothermal energy, wind power, solar power, and ocean energy together provided some 0.8% of final energy consumption. The book provides a forum for dissemination and exchange of up - to - date scientific information on theoretical, generic and applied areas of knowledge. The topics deal with new devices and circuits for energy systems, photovoltaic and solar thermal, wind energy systems, tidal and wave energy, fuel cell systems, bio energy and geo-energy, sustainable energy resources and systems, energy storage systems, energy market management and economics, off-grid isolated energy systems, energy in transportation systems, energy resources for portable electronics, intelligent energy power transmission, distribution and inter - connectors, energy efficient utilization, environmental issues, energy harvesting, nanotechnology in energy, policy issues on renewable energy, building design, power electronics in energy conversion, new materials for energy resources, and RF and magnetic field energy devices.

JEL-codes: Q20 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-953-7619-52-7
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A Model for Greener Power Generation for North-East Sri Lanka Based on Stand-alone Renewable Energy Systems

Reggie Davidrajuh

Automatic Sun-Tracker System for Photo-Voltaic Plants

Joao Figueiredo

Development of Space-Based Solar Power

Lyle Jenkins

Embedded Energy Storage Systems in the Power Grid for Renewable Energy Sources Integration

Sergio Faias, Jorge Sousa and Rui Castro

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems

Athula Rajapakse, Dharshana Muthumuni and Nuwan Perera

Hardware in the Loop Simulation of Renewable Distributed Generation Systems

Marco Mauri

Harmonics Reduction Techniques in Renewable Energy Interfacing Converters

Ali Eltamaly

Hybrid Control of DC-DC Power Converters

Ilse Cervantes, Angelica Mendoza-Torres and Francisco Perez-Pinal

Increasing the Energy Yield of Generation from New and Renewable Energy Resources

Samuel Jupe, Andrea Michiorri and Philip Taylor

Interaction of Renewable Energy Source and Power Supply Network

Branislav Dobrucky, Michal Pokorny and Mariana Benova

Isolated Hybrid Solar-Wind-Hydro Renewable Energy Systems

Dorin Bica, Cristian Dragos Dumitru, Adrian Gligor and Adrian-Vasile Duka

Marine Tidal Current Electric Power Generation: State of Art and Current Status

Yun Seng Lim and Siong Lee Koh

Modeling and Simulation of an Induction Drive with Application to a Small Wind Turbine Generator

Levente Tamas and Zoltan Szekely

Multilevel Converters in Renewable Energy Systems

Firuz Zare and Firuz Zare

Photovoltaic/Wind Energy System with Hydrogen Storage

Mamadou Lamine Doumbia and Kodjo Agbossou

Planning of Distributed Energy Systems with Parallel Infrastructures: A Case Study

Bjorn Bakken

Power Electronics Control of Wind Energy in Distributed Power Systems

Florin Iov and Frede Blaabjerg

Renewable Energy in Lebanon

Nazih Moubayed, Ali El-Ali and Rachid Outbib

RenH 2 A Stand-Alone Sustainable Renewable Energy System

Joao Martins, Carmen M. Rangel, Antonio Joyce, Joao Sotomayor, Armando Pires and Rui Castro

Single-Phase Grid Connected Converters for Photovoltaic Plants

Emilio Lorenzani, Giovanni Franceschini, Alberto Bellini Bellini and Carla Tassoni

Solar Power Source for Autonomous Sensors

Jose Pelegri-Sebastia

The Temperature Dependant Efficiency of Photovoltaic Modules - a Long Term Evaluation of Experimental Measurements

Jan Machacek, Zdenek Prochazka and Jiri Drapela

The use of Switched Reluctance Generator in Wind Energy Applications

Eleonora Darie, Costin Cepisca and Emanuel Darie

Tidal Energy Technologies: Currents, Wave and Offshore Wind Power in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America

Thomas Hammons

Variable Speed Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants for Integration of Wind Power in Isolated Power Systems

Jon Are Suul

Wind Energy Technology

Roque Mesquita Brandao, Beleza Carvalho and F. Maciel-Barbosa

Wind Generation Modelling for the Management of Electrical Transmission Systems

Francois Vallee

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