Renewable energy systems : a smart energy systems approach to the choice and modeling of fully decarbonized societies /
Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of Fully Decarbonized Societies Third Edition includes updates from globally recognized renewable energy researcher and professor, Henrik Lund, who sets forth a comprehensive methodology for comparing different ener...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of Fully Decarbonized Societies
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1. Book contents and structure
- 2. Definitions
- Choice Awareness
- Radical technological change
- Applied and concrete economics
- Renewable energy
- Renewable energy systems
- Smart energy systems
- 3. Renewable versus sustainable
- Sustainable energy
- Political reasons for renewable energy
- Renewable energy and democracy
- Chapter 2: Choice Awareness theses
- 1. Choice and change
- Choice/no choice at the individual level
- Choice/no choice at the societal level
- Radical technological change
- 2. Choice perception and elimination
- Choice perception
- Choice-eliminating mechanisms
- The first Choice Awareness thesis
- 3. Raising Choice Awareness
- The second Choice Awareness thesis
- Chapter 3: Choice Awareness strategies
- 1. Technical alternatives
- 2. Economic feasibility studies
- 3. Public regulation
- 4. Democratic infrastructure
- 5. Research methodology
- Chapter 4: The EnergyPLAN energy system analysis model
- 1. Overall considerations
- The two major challenges of 100percent renewable energy systems and fully decarbonized societies
- Three implementation phases
- Different types of energy system analysis models
- Hourly simulation models at the national level
- 2. The EnergyPLAN model
- Purpose and application
- Energy systems analysis structure
- Validation of model
- Energy system analysis methodology
- A step-by-step approach to national energy systems analysis
- Sister models to EnergyPLAN
- 3. Reflections
- Chapter 5: Large-scale integration of renewable energy
- 1. The Danish reference energy system.
- Electrification of transportation scenario
- 2. Excess electricity diagramsb
- 3. Optimal combinations of RESc
- 4. Flexible energy systemsd
- Flexible energy system
- Flexible energy systems including electricity for transportation
- 5. Different energy systemse
- 6. Grid stabilityf
- 7. Local energy marketsg
- 8. Integration of transportationh
- 9. Electric vehicles and V2Gj
- 10. Electricity storage optionsk
- 11. Reflections
- Principles and methodologies
- 12. Conclusions and recommendations
- Chapter 6: Smart energy systems and infrastructures
- 1. Theory and definitionsa
- Smart electricity grid
- Smart thermal grids (district heating and cooling)
- Smart gas grids
- Smart energy systems
- Smart energy systems theory and tools
- 2. The role of district heatingb
- 3. Economic crisis and infrastructure investmentsc
- 4. Zero energy buildings and smart gridsd
- 5. Future power plants and smart energy systemse
- 6. Renewable energy transportation fuel pathwaysf
- Direct electrification
- Fermentation
- Bioenergy hydrogenation
- Co-electrolysis
- Comparison
- 7. Reflections
- Theory, tool and methodologies
- 8. Conclusions and recommendations
- Chapter 7: 100 percent renewable energy systems
- 1. The first approach to coherent renewable energy systemsa
- 2. The Danish Society of Engineers energy planb
- The IDA Climate Plan
- 3. The CEESA coherent 100percent renewable energy scenarioc
- Transportation fuel pathway
- Primary energy and biomass resources
- Smart energy systems and cross-sector integration
- Cost and job estimates based on concrete institutional economics
- 4. Smart energy Aalborgd
- Methodology and guidelines
- The Smart Energy Aalborg 100percent RES scenario
- 5. The potential of renewable energy systems in Chinae
- 6. Reflections
- Principles and methodologies.
- 7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Chapter 8: Carbon neutral societies and smart energy systems
- 1. Smart energy systems in the context of a carbon neutral societya
- Overall governing guidelines
- The Smart Energy Denmark 2045 scenario
- The context of a carbon neutral society
- Cost assessment
- 2. Sustainable bioenergy in a carbon neutral societyb
- Overall governing guidelines
- Sustainable bioenergy scenario
- Bioenergy and CCUS in a carbon neutral society
- 3. Energy for transportation in a carbon neutral societyc
- The TransportPLAN tool and methodology
- A transportation decarbonization scenario
- Cost assessment
- 4. Electricity balancing and grid stabilization
- Balancing electricity demand and supply
- Voltage and frequency control
- 5. A smart energy systems approach to a carbon neutral Europed
- Recreating ``A Clean Planet for All´´ scenarios in EnergyPLAN
- Smart Energy Europe scenario
- Comparing results
- 6. Reflections
- Principles and methodologies
- 7. Conclusions and recommendations
- Chapter 9: Choice Awareness cases
- 1. Case I: Nordkraft power station (1982-1983)
- The ``no alternative´´ situation
- The concrete alternative proposal
- Conclusions and reflections
- 2. Case II: Aalborg heat planning (1984-1987)
- The alternatives in question
- Choice-eliminating strategies
- Conclusions and reflections
- 3. Case III: The evaluation of biogas (1990-1992)
- The applied neoclassical cost-benefit analysis
- Feasibility study based on concrete institutional economics
- Conclusions and reflections
- 4. Case IV: Nordjyllandsværket (1991-1994)
- The no alternative situation
- The alternative proposal
- Discussion of the alternative
- Conclusions and reflections
- 5. Case V: The transmission line case (1992-1996)
- Shifting arguments for the need
- Security of supply.
- Concrete technical alternatives
- Conclusions and reflections
- 6. Case VI: European environmental impact assessment procedures (1993-1997)aa
- Implementation of the EIA principles in Denmark
- Example 1: Nordjyllandsværket
- Example 2: High-voltage transmission lines
- Example 3: Avedøreværket
- Conclusions and reflections
- 7. Case VII: The German Lausitz case (1993-1994)ab
- The alternative
- Conclusions and reflections
- 8. Case VIII: The Green Energy Plan (1996)ad
- The design of the concrete technical alternative
- Evaluation and comparisons
- Conclusions and reflections
- 9. Case IX: The Thai power station case (1999)ae
- The Hin Krut power station in Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Official economic objectives for Thailand
- The design of a concrete technical alternative
- Comparative feasibility study
- Conclusions and reflections
- 10. Case X: The economic council case (2002-2003)
- Missing capacity benefits (unfair premises)
- Balance of payment, employment, and technological innovation
- Conclusions and reflections
- 11. Case XI: The Ida Energy Plan 2030 (2006-2007)
- Conclusions and reflections
- 12. Summary
- Existing organizations initiate old technology proposals
- Objectives of radical technological change are disregarded
- Alternatives must come from someone else
- Institutional change is essential
- Applied neoclassical economics provide irrelevant information
- Concrete institutional economics provide relevant information
- Concrete alternatives raise Choice Awareness
- Concrete alternatives help identify institutional barriers
- 13. Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Conclusions and recommendations
- 1. Choice Awareness
- 2. Renewable energy systems
- References
- Index.