The economic competitiveness of renewable energy : pathways to 100% global coverage / Winfried Hoffmann ; cover design by Russell Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Winfried (Physicist), author.

Contributor:

Richardson, Russell, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources--Economic aspects.

Energy industries.

Energy policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

Salem, Massachusetts ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Scrivener Publishing : John Wiley & Sons, 2014.

Summary:

The world is at the crossroads of either quickly changing the energy picture towards implementing efficient renewable energy sources or postponing this process by another generation. Based on the author's more than 30 years industrial experience, this book gives a set of assumptions by extrapolating known technology developments and shows that 100% coverage by renewable technology of the global energy needs is much more probable than previously argued.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Changing World; 1.2 Why Another Book on 100% Renewables?; 2 Analysis of Today's Energy Situation; 2.1 Basic Energy Terms; 2.2 Global Energy Situation; 2.3 Energy Sectors; 2.4 Challenges for Fossil Fuels; 2.4.1 Finiteness of Fossil Fuels Leading to the Peak of Oil and Gas; 2.4.2 Climate Change Due to Green House Gases - Best Understood by a Journey Through Our Earth's History From Its Origin Until Today; 2.5 Problems with Nuclear Energy

3 The Importance of Energy Efficiency Measures3.1 Traditional Extrapolation of Future Energy Demands or Alternatively "The Same or with Renewables Even Better Quality of Life with Much Less Energy"; 3.2 Decrease in End Energy Needs with a "Better Quality of Life"; 3.2.1 Future Lighting: Energy Saving and Better Service; 3.2.2 Electro-Mobility: Powerful and Halving Consumption (But Only If Electricity Comes From Renewables); 3.2.3 Comfortable Houses: Properly Insulated, Facing South (In The Northern Hemisphere) and Producing More Energy than Needed

3.3 Today's Energy Needs with Known Energy Efficiency Measures3.4 Support Mechanisms to Facilitate New Products: Ban The Old or Facilitate The New Ones; 4 Overview of the Most Important Renewable Energy Technologies; 4.1 Basics About the Potential of Various Renewable Technologies; 4.2 Wind Energy; 4.3 Solar Thermal Collectors and Concentrators; 4.3.1 Historical Development; 4.3.2 Solar Thermal Collectors; 4.3.3 Solar Thermal Concentrating Systems for Electricity Production; 4.4 Bioenergy: Biomass and Fuel; 4.5 Photovoltaics; 4.6 Other Renewable Technologies; 4.6.1 Hydropower

4.6.2 Ocean Energy (Wave and Tidal)4.6.3 Geothermal Energy; 4.6.4 Heat Pump; 5 PV Market Development; 5.1 Strategic and Consumer Goods in Society and Why Strategic Ones Need Initial Support; 5.1.1 Consumer and Strategic Goods - a Message to Economists; 5.1.2 Market Pull Versus Technology Push - What is the Best Support Program?; 5.2 PV Applications and History; 5.3 Historical PV Market Development; 5.4 Feed-in Tariffs - Sustainable Versus Boom and Bust Market Growth; 5.5 PV Market Development Towards 2020; 5.5.1 Bottom-up Epia Market Forecast (2013 to 2017)

5.5.2 Top-down Epia Market Forecast ("Set for 2020")5.6 Total Budget for Feed-in Tariff Support as Positive Investment for National Economies and Merit Order Effects for Electricity Customers; 5.7 New Electricity Market Design for Increasing Numbers of Variable Renewable Energy Systems; 5.8 Developments for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 5.8.1 Smart Grids as the Future Low Voltage Grid, Distribution and Super Grids; 5.8.2 Supporting Measures for the Future Energy Infrastructure; 6 PV Value Chain and Technology; 6.1 Basics of Solar Radiation and Conversion in PV Cells

6.2 Value Chain for Crystalline Silicon PV Systems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-93927-1

1-118-93925-5

OCLC:

882243187