Renewable Resources for Electric Power
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-56720-233-5 (ISBN)
International climate conferences such as those in Rio de Janeiro and Kyoto have proclaimed the need for environmentally hospitable technologies. A new electricity system, based on renewable resources and small-scale power technologies, is needed badly; their economics and other efficiencies over conventional central power generation with fossil fuels is clear. Edinger and Kaul assess the rewards and risks associated with renewable technologies and outline a feasible path toward a more environmentally friendly, and reasonable, use of limited natural resources and the global ecosystem. One promising approach for industrialized countries is the decentralization of our current public grid systems. This offers an opportunity for developing countries to leapfrog the stage of fossil fuel, held responsible now for environmental pollution, resource depletion and possibly global climate change. The authors present theoretical analyses and empirical evidence to buttress their contentions, mainly, that electric power systems founded on renewable resources are vital prerequisites if we are to achieve the United Nations' target of globally sustained development.
RAPHAEL EDINGER is an economist at the Institute for Consumer Economics, Hohenheim University, Germany./e His research focuses on ecological economics, renewable resources, and consumer economics. SANJAY KAUL is Professor of Technology and Renewable Energies at Fitchburg State College, Massachusetts./e His research focuses on environmental education and energy conservation in developing countries, and on renewable energies and electric power generation technologies. He has published research papers, book chapters, and several monographs, and has consulted in energy-related inventions programs by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.
Introduction Restructuring the Electricity Industry Advancements in Small-Scale Renewable Electric Generation Technologies A New Concept: Distributed Power Generation Shaping a New Electricity System Notes Bibliography Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2000 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-56720-233-0 / 1567202330 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56720-233-5 / 9781567202335 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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