Renewable Energy Integration, Second Edition: Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility in Power Grids
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 012809592X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 530 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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In short, this forward-looking work will educate and equip readers for the future. -Éric Martel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec “We are living through a second Renaissance. Catherine Wolfram, Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. - Dr. I expect this volume will be a valuable resource for practitioners, students, and policymakers around the world." - Dr. And as this, the 2nd edition of Renewable Energy Integration, makes clear, nowhere are the possibilities and stakes of this Renaissance moment clearer than in our energy infrastructure. Now is a moment, like 500 years ago, when humanity sets out on brave new voyages of discovery-voyages whose outcome is uncertain. This book takes what we've found so far from these voyages and expertly compiles the definitive map of the renewable energy landscape as we now know it: from Africa, to India, to De
Lays out the key issues around the integration of renewables into power grids and markets, from the intricacies of operational and planning considerations to supporting regulatory and policy frameworks. The book's focus on practical implementation of strategies provides real-world context for the theoretical underpinnings and the development of supporting policy frameworks. It includes revised chapters from the first edition as well as new chapters. Renewable Energy Integration: Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility in Power Grids, Second Edition, offers a distilled examination of the intricacies of integrating renewables into power grids and electricity markets. The second edition considers myriad integration issues, thus ensuring that grid operators with low or high penetration of renewable generation can leverage the best practices achieved by their peers. It offers informed perspectives from internationally renowned experts on related challenges and solutions based on demonstrated best practices developed by operators around the world. Provides updated global case studies that highlight the challenges of renewables integration and present field-tested solutions and new Forewords from Europe, United Arab Emirates, and United States.Illustrate
Jones received the Renewable Energy World’s 2012 Award for Leadership in Technology, and the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group 2012 Achievement Award. Dr. He also focuses on system resilience, disruptive and innovative business and regulatory models, and strategies for addressing challenges to harnessing the opportunities at the food-energy-water nexus. Jones, a recognized thought leader and pr