Provides an overview of various small scale sustainable energy technologies, with examples and a clear focus on technological and research issues
Beginning with an overview of the special characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of small scale power plants, this book goes on to provide detailed assessments of a wide variety of renewable energy generation technologies. Solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy generation are all addressed, with assessment of their performance, availability, reliability unique requirements for operation, maintenance, control, and grid integration.
Combining technological advances with consideration of economic and application challenges, the Small Scale Power Generation Handbook is an essential resource for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals involved in the design and integration of small scale power generation for sustainable systems.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Part I: General overview - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. Overview, trends, and future challenges of power production - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Distributed vs. centralized generation: Advantages and drawbacks - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Reflections on technical, economic, and systemic aspects of distributed generation - p. 51 6. Part II: Variable renewable energy systems - p. 66 7. Chapter 4. Small-scale concentrated solar power plants - p. 69 8. Chapter 5. Solar photovoltaic power plants - p. 103 9. Part III: Programmable renewable energy systems - p. 130 10. Chapter 6. Biomass: Digestion - p. 133 11. Chapter 7. Biomass—Combustion - p. 154 12. Chapter 8. Biomass gasification and pyrolysis - p. 187 13. Chapter 9. Hydropower and pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) - p. 225 14. Chapter 10. Small-scale geothermal power plants - p. 260 15. Part IV: Fuel fired power plants - p. 282 16. Chapter 11. Micro gas turbines - p. 285 17. Chapter 12. Organic Rankine cycle systems for waste heat recovery in thermal power plants - p. 309 18. Part V: Integration of small-scale power systems - p. 339 19. Chapter 13. Batteries, supercapacitors, and flywheels - p. 343 20. Chapter 14. Electric energy storage based on thermomechanical concepts - p. 381 21. Chapter 15. Power-to-hydrogen systems - p. 426 22. Chapter 16. Power to fuel - p. 453 23. Chapter 17. Flow batteries - p. 483 24. Part VI: Emerging technologies - p. 497 25. Chapter 18. Ocean energy - p. 504 26. Chapter 19. Fuel cells - p. 541 27. Index - p. 567
Provides an overview of various small scale sustainable energy technologies, with examples and a clear focus on technological and research issues
Beginning with an overview of the special characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of small scale power plants, this book goes on to provide detailed assessments of a wide variety of renewable energy generation technologies. Solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy generation are all addressed, with assessment of their performance, availability, reliability unique requirements for operation, maintenance, control, and grid integration.
Combining technological advances with consideration of economic and application challenges, the Small Scale Power Generation Handbook is an essential resource for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry professionals involved in the design and integration of small scale power generation for sustainable systems.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Part I: General overview - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. Overview, trends, and future challenges of power production - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Distributed vs. centralized generation: Advantages and drawbacks - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Reflections on technical, economic, and systemic aspects of distributed generation - p. 51 6. Part II: Variable renewable energy systems - p. 66 7. Chapter 4. Small-scale concentrated solar power plants - p. 69 8. Chapter 5. Solar photovoltaic power plants - p. 103 9. Part III: Programmable renewable energy systems - p. 130 10. Chapter 6. Biomass: Digestion - p. 133 11. Chapter 7. Biomass—Combustion - p. 154 12. Chapter 8. Biomass gasification and pyrolysis - p. 187 13. Chapter 9. Hydropower and pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) - p. 225 14. Chapter 10. Small-scale geothermal power plants - p. 260 15. Part IV: Fuel fired power plants - p. 282 16. Chapter 11. Micro gas turbines - p. 285 17. Chapter 12. Organic Rankine cycle systems for waste heat recovery in thermal power plants - p. 309 18. Part V: Integration of small-scale power systems - p. 339 19. Chapter 13. Batteries, supercapacitors, and flywheels - p. 343 20. Chapter 14. Electric energy storage based on thermomechanical concepts - p. 381 21. Chapter 15. Power-to-hydrogen systems - p. 426 22. Chapter 16. Power to fuel - p. 453 23. Chapter 17. Flow batteries - p. 483 24. Part VI: Emerging technologies - p. 497 25. Chapter 18. Ocean energy - p. 504 26. Chapter 19. Fuel cells - p. 541 27. Index - p. 567
