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Small Scale Power Generation Handbook

Towards Distributed Energy Systems

  • 1 Edición - 11 de noviembre de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Umberto Desideri, Lorenzo Ferrari
  • Idioma: Inglés

Provides an overview of various small scale sustainable energy technologies, with examples and a clear focus on technological and research issuesBeginning with an overview of the… Leer más

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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.

Puntos claves

  • Examines a range of cutting-edge renewable small scale generation systems, from photovoltaic to hydropower and bioenergy
  • Assesses the specific advantages and disadvantages of operation, maintenance, integration, and control alongside conventional grid
  • Applies technological insights to practical scenarios, case studies, and applications, supporting real-world improvements in sustainability and transition

De interès para

Researchers and scholars working in the field of energy research, Technical and engineering staff of companies manufacturing small size power plants and renewable power generation systems

Índice

Introduction
Part I: General Overview

1.
Overview, trends, and future challenges of power production

2. Distributed vs. centralized generation: Advantages and drawbacks

3. Reflections on technical, economic, and systemic aspects of distributed generation

Part II: Variable renewable energy systems

4. Small-scale concentrated solar power plants

5. Solar photovoltaic power plants

Part III: Programmable renewable energy systems

6. Biomass: Digestion

7. Biomass—Combustion

8. Biomass gasification and pyrolysis

9. Hydropower and pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES)

10. Small-scale geothermal power plants

Part IV: Fuel-fired power plants

11. Micro gas turbines

12. Organic Rankine cycle systems for waste heat recovery in thermal power plants

Part V: Integration of small-scale power systems

13. Batteries, supercapacitors, and flywheels

14. Electric energy storage based on thermomechanical concepts

15. Power-to-hydrogen systems

16. Power to fuel

17. Flow batteries

Part VI: Emerging technologies

18. Ocean Energies

19. Fuel cells

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 11 de noviembre de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

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Umberto Desideri

Umberto Desideri is a full-time professor of thermal machines at the University of Pisa, Italy with over 30 years of experience in research and teaching in energy systems, power plant technology, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. Professor Desideri has authored more than 300 scientific publications including journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters and is also the editor of Applied Energy. In his career, he has also been guest editor for special issues of scientific journals, editor for books, and has an extensive network of contacts. He is also a reviewer for several scientific journals, which allows him to stay up-to-date on new findings and research activities.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Thermal Machines, University of Pisa, Italy

LF

Lorenzo Ferrari

Lorenzo Ferrari is a full-time professor of energy conversion systems at the University of Pisa, Italy. He has over 25 years of research experience in modeling, optimizing, and controlling energy systems. His main research areas include renewable energy, distributed generation, waste heat recovery, hydrogen technology, and energy storage. He has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. Additionally, he has served as a guest editor for numerous special issues and is an associate editor for several academic journals.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy

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