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Compendium of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 2: Hydrogen Storage,
Distribution and Infrastructure focuses on the storage and
transmission of hydrogen. As many experts believe the hydrogen
economy will, at some point, replace the fossil fuel economy as the
primary source of the world's energy, this book details hydrogen
storage in pure form, including chapters on hydrogen liquefaction,
slush production, as well as underground and pipeline storage.
Other sections in the book explore physical and chemical storage,
including environmentally sustainable methods of hydrogen
production from water, with final chapters dedicated to hydrogen
distribution and infrastructure.
The Smart Grid security ecosystem is complex and
multi-disciplinary, and relatively under-researched compared to the
traditional information and network security disciplines. While the
Smart Grid has provided increased efficiencies in monitoring power
usage, directing power supplies to serve peak power needs and
improving efficiency of power delivery, the Smart Grid has also
opened the way for information security breaches and other types of
security breaches. Potential threats range from meter manipulation
to directed, high-impact attacks on critical infrastructure that
could bring down regional or national power grids. It is essential
that security measures are put in place to ensure that the Smart
Grid does not succumb to these threats and to safeguard this
critical infrastructure at all times. Dr. Florian Skopik is one of
the leading researchers in Smart Grid security, having organized
and led research consortia and panel discussions in this field.
Smart Grid Security will provide the first truly holistic view of
leading edge Smart Grid security research. This book does not focus
on vendor-specific solutions, instead providing a complete
presentation of forward-looking research in all areas of Smart Grid
security. The book will enable practitioners to learn about
upcoming trends, scientists to share new directions in research,
and government and industry decision-makers to prepare for major
strategic decisions regarding implementation of Smart Grid
technology.
Active Power Line Conditioners: Design, Simulation and
Implementation for Improving Power Quality presents a rigorous
theoretical and practical approach to active power line
conditioners, one of the subjects of most interest in the field of
power quality. Its broad approach offers a journey that will allow
power engineering professionals, researchers, and graduate students
to learn more about the latest landmarks on the different APLC
configurations for load active compensation. By introducing the
issues and equipment needs that arise when correcting the lack of
power quality in power grids, this book helps define power terms
according to the IEEE Standard 1459. Detailed chapters discuss
instantaneous reactive power theory and the theoretical framework
that enabled the practical development of APLCs, in both its
original and modified formulations, along with other proposals.
Different APLCs configurations for load compensation are explored,
including shunt APF, series APF, hybrid APF, and shunt combined
with series APF, also known as UPQC. The book includes simulation
examples carefully developed and ready for download from the book's
companion website, along with different case studies where real
APLCs have been developed. Finally, the new paradigm brought by the
emergence of distribution systems with dispersed generation, such
as the use of small power units based on gas technology or
renewable energy sources, is discussed in a chapter where
mitigation technologies are addressed in a distributed environment.
The oil and gas engineer on the job requires knowing all the
available oil field chemicals and fluid applications that are
applicable to the operation. Updated with the newest technology and
available products, Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field
Chemicals and Fluids, Second Edition, delivers all the necessary
lists of chemicals by use, their basic components, benefits, and
environmental implications. In order to maintain reservoir
protection and peak well production performance, operators demand
to know all the options that are available. Instead of searching
through various sources, Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field
Chemicals and Fluids, Second Edition, presents a one-stop
non-commercialized approach by organizing the products by function,
matching the chemical to the process for practical problem-solving
and extending the coverage with additional resources and supportive
materials. Covering the full spectrum, including fluid loss
additives, drilling muds, cement additives, and oil spill treating
agents, this must-have reference answers to every oil and gas
operation with more options for lower costs, safer use, and
enhanced production.
'Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels' is a
stylized text that is rich in both the basic and applied sciences.
It provides a higher level summary of the most important aspects of
the topic, addressing critical problems solved by deep science.
Expert users will find new, critical methods that can be applied to
their work, detailed experimental plans, important outcomes given
for illustrative problems, and conclusions drawn for specific
studies that address broad based issues. A broad range of readers
will find this to be a comprehensive, informational text on the
subject matter, including experimentalists and even CEOs deciding
on new business directions.
The energy transition initiated in recent years has enabled the
growing integration of renewable production into the energy mix.
Microgrids make it possible to maximize the efficiency of energy
transmission from source to consumer by bringing the latter
together geographically and by reducing losses linked to transport.
However, the lack of inertia and the micro-grid support system
makes it weak, and energy storage is necessary to ensure its proper
functioning. Current storage technologies do not make it possible
to provide both a large capacity of energy and power at the same
time. Hybrid storage is a solution that combines the advantages of
several technologies and reduces their disadvantages. Modeling and
Control of Static Converters for Hybrid Storage Systems covers the
modeling, control theorems, and optimization techniques that solve
many scientific problems for researchers in the field of power
converter control for renewable energy hybrid storage and places
particular emphasis on the modeling and control of static
converters for hybrid storage systems. Covering topics ranging from
energy storage to power generation, this book is ideal for
automation engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers,
professionals, scientists, academicians, master's and doctoral
students, and researchers in the disciplines of electrical and
mechanical engineering.
Sugarcane: Agricultural Production, Bioenergy and Ethanol explores
this vital source for "green" biofuel from the breeding and care of
the plant all the way through to its effective and efficient
transformation into bioenergy. The book explores sugarcane's 40
year history as a fuel for cars, along with its impressive leaps in
production and productivity that have created a robust global
market. In addition, new prospects for the future are discussed as
promising applications in agroenergy, whether for biofuels or
bioelectricity, or for bagasse pellets as an alternative to
firewood for home heating purposes are explored. Experts from
around the world address these topics in this timely book as global
warming continues to represent a major concern for both crop and
green energy production.
Fouling in Refineries is an important and ongoing problem that
directly affects energy efficiency resulting in increased costs,
production losses, and even unit shutdown, requiring costly
expenditures to clean up equipment and return capacity to positive
levels. This text addresses this common challenge for the
hydrocarbon processing community within each unit of the refinery.
As refineries today face a greater challenge of accepting harder to
process heavier crudes and the ongoing flow of the lighter shale
oil feedstocks, resulting in bigger challenges to balance product
stability within their process equipment, this text seeks to inform
all relative refinery personnel on how to monitor fouling,
characterize the deposits, and follow all available treatments.
With basic modeling and chemistry of fouling and each unit covered,
users will learn how to operate at maximum production rates and
elongate the efficiency of their refinery's capacity.
The focus of this book is on utility transformation and the value
the Smart Grid and associated technologies bring to it. As
individuals challenge the utility's mandate to deliver reliable
power, utilities must move beyond technology implementations and on
to business transformations to keep up with the changing landscape.
The book begins by redefining the Smart Grid before elaborating on
technologies, such as distribution automation, energy storage,
distributed energy resources, microgrids, data analytics, electric
transportation, and smart homes, and how each has the potential to
transform the utility industry. It highlights the journey to
electric utility 3.0 and provides solid examples and real-world
case studies from other industries like telecom, cable-TV and
automobiles. The book also discusses how an individual can apply
these technologies to his/her respective situations. Readers will
find guidance on new energy storage solutions and electric value
chain disruptors and can learn how to overcome challenges related
to integrating supply and demand diversity.
Wind Energy Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Control with DFIG
provides key information on machine/converter modelling strategies
based on space vectors, complex vector, and further
frequency-domain variables. It includes applications that focus on
wind energy grid integration, with analysis and control
explanations with examples. For those working in the field of wind
energy integration examining the potential risk of stability is
key, this edition looks at how wind energy is modelled, what kind
of control systems are adopted, how it interacts with the grid, as
well as suitable study approaches. Not only giving principles
behind the dynamics of wind energy grid integration system, but
also examining different strategies for analysis, such as
frequency-domain-based and state-space-based approaches.
One of the main duties for reservoir engineers is reservoir study,
which starts when a reservoir is explored and it continues until
the reservoir abandonment. Reservoir study is a continual process
and due to various reasons such as complexity at the surface and
limited data, there are many uncertainties in reservoir modelling
and characterization causing difficulties in reasonable
history-matching and prediction phases of study. Experimental
Design in Petroleum Reservoir Studies concentrates on experimental
design, a trusted method in reservoir management, to analyze and
take the guesswork out of the uncertainties surrounding the
underdeveloped reservoir. Case studies from the Barnett shale and
fractured reservoirs in the Middle East are just some of the
practical examples included. Other relevant discussions on
uncertainty in PVT, field performance data, and relevant outcomes
of experimental design all help you gain insight into how better
data can improve measurement tools, your model, and your reservoir
assets.
The UK model of incentive regulation of power grids was at one time
the most advanced, and elements of it were adopted throughout the
EU. This model worked well, particularly in the context of limited
investment and innovation, a single and strong regulatory
authority, and limited coordination between foreign grid operators.
This enlightening book demonstrates how the landscape has changed
markedly since 2010 and that regulation has had to work hard to
catch up and evolve. As the EU enters a wave of investment and an
era of new services and innovation, this has created growing
tensions between national regulatory authorities in terms of
coordinating technical standards and distribution systems. This is
being played out against an increasingly disruptive backdrop of
digitization, new market platforms and novel business models.
Electricity Network Regulation in the EU adopts a truly European
approach to the complex issues surrounding the topic, focusing on
the grey areas and critical questions that have traditionally been
difficult to answer. Incentive regulation and grids are addressed
simultaneously at the theoretical and practical level, providing
the reader with fundamental concepts and concrete examples. This
timely book is an invaluable read for energy practitioners working
in utility companies, regulators and other public bodies. It will
also appeal to academics involved in the world of electricity
regulation. The book utilizes language that would make it suitable
for interdisciplinary students, including engineering and law
scholars. Contributors include: P. Bhagwat, J.-M. Glachant, S.Y.
Hadush, L. Meeus, V. Rious, N. Rossetto, T. Schittekatte
Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this
book provides a unique perspective on the connections between
energy justice and human rights. Taking an interdisciplinary
approach, the author offers an accessible discussion about the
implementation of energy justice in practice. The book explores the
rise of justice issues in the energy sector, the interdisciplinary
nature of energy justice, the economics of energy justice and
provides a practical case study on distributive justice. The
penultimate chapter focuses on human rights and energy justice in a
world first, and explores the topic from the perspective of the
opportunity of last resort. This 'opportunity of last resort' is
the national courts and is the place where societies can seek to
have justice enforced through a variety of human rights being
protected. Finally, energy justice risks are highlighted alongside
the author's proposed framework for the next generation of energy
justice scholars.
This book paves the road for researchers from various areas of
engineering working in the realm of smart cities to discuss the
intersections in these areas when it comes to infrastructure and
its flexibility. The authors lay out models, algorithms and
frameworks related to the 'smartness' in the future smart cities.
In particular, manufacturing firms, electric generation,
transmission and distribution utilities, hardware and software
computer companies, automation and control manufacturing firms, and
other industries will be able to use this book to enhance their
energy operations, improve their comfort and privacy, as well as to
increase the benefit from the electrical system. The book pertains
to researchers, professionals, and R&D in an array of
industries.
This book is devoted to investigating the policy design and
effectiveness of financial and market-based instruments to promote
energy efficiency financing. The concept of this monograph is to
present the latest results related to energy efficiency funding
schemes, energy efficiency obligations, voluntary agreements,
auction mechanisms, and Super Energy Services Companies (Super
ESCOs) in major jurisdictions across the world. The book focuses on
financial and market-based instruments as they deliver a price
signal, which provides an incentive for firms to invest in
innovation or implement more energy-efficient technologies and
deliver energy savings while minimizing costs. Such instruments can
have significant advantages for the government, supporting the
fiscal sustainability of the government's energy efficiency
efforts, requiring less enforcement than regulation and according
the market flexibility to select the most cost-efficient
technologies. This book is highly recommended to researchers,
policy experts, and business specialists who seek an in-depth and
up-to-date integrated overview of energy efficiency financing.
Energy autonomy is an emerging concept that is, as yet, poorly
identified in France. It can mean taking ownership of certain
issues related to energy, its production, or, indeed, becoming
self-sufficient, and it can apply equally to individuals,
communities and buildings.While there are numerous new developments
- renewable energies, smart grids and self-consumption - it is
becoming difficult to know what this idea of "autonomy" covers,
just as it is difficult to define "independence" and
"self-sufficiency", which are often associated with it. However,
these three concepts are key to thinking about the energy system
and deciding its future. Covering distinct ideas, they are often
reduced to economic and productive factors. This ambiguity in their
meanings is responsible for the misunderstandings, delusions and
obstacles that hamper the implementation of the energy
transition.This book deconstructs the common idea of autonomy in
favor of a set of more operational concepts. It demonstrates that
these ideas are not interchangeable but rather represent practical
and constructive tools for action. The world of energy is changing,
and therefore we must rethink energy autonomy.
This book outlines the principles of thermoelectric generation and
refrigeration from the discovery of the Seebeck and Peltier effects
in the nineteenth century through the introduction of semiconductor
thermoelements in the mid-twentieth century to the more recent
development of nanostructured materials. It is shown that the
efficiency of a thermoelectric generator and the coefficient of
performance of a thermoelectric refrigerator can be related to a
quantity known as the figure of merit. The figure of merit depends
on the Seebeck coefficient and the ratio of the electrical to
thermal conductivity. It is shown that expressions for these
parameters can be derived from the band theory of solids. The
conditions for favourable electronic properties are discussed. The
methods for selecting materials with a low lattice thermal
conductivity are outlined and the ways in which the scattering of
phonons can be enhanced are described. The application of these
principles is demonstrated for specific materials including the
bismuth telluride alloys, bismuth antimony, alloys based on lead
telluride, silicon-germanium and materials described as
phonon-glass electron-crystals. It is shown that there can be
advantages in using the less familiar transverse thermoelectric
effects and the transverse thermomagnetic effects. Finally,
practical aspects of thermoelectric generation and refrigeration
are discussed. The book is aimed at readers who do not have a
specialised knowledge of solid state physics.
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