The Decentralized Energy Revolution

Author : C. Burger
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137270705
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Decentralized Energy Revolution written by C. Burger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global energy system stands at the verge of a far-reaching paradigm shift. The established model of centralized supply services will be challenged by new, decentralized technologies, with Germany being an international role model for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation.

Author : Christoph Burger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911529682
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decentralised Energy - a Global Game Changer written by Christoph Burger and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the energy transformation from two complementary angles: governance and business model innovation.

Author : Bartek Mika
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blockchain-Technology in the Energy Industry written by Bartek Mika and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expansion of renewable energy is rapidly increasing as part of the energy revolution. The structure of energy supply systems is becoming increasingly decentralized (decentralization). New players, such as prosumers, who generate and consume their own electricity, could establish themselves in the electricity market. However, due to their low capacity, prosumers are currently unable to participate economically in electricity trading. In particular, the increasing complexity of control and the load on the network infrastructure as well as the high requirements on data security, which are associated with the exchange of electricity and the associated electricity bills, require digitalization of the energy revolution (Energiewende 2.0). The aim of this book is to examine if the "blockchain as a driver of the energy revolution" for the development of new digital business models can contribute to the successful transformation of the energy system. Numerous statements from energy industry experts, study results and two surveys indicate that blockchain has high potential in the medium and long term to significantly impact the energy industry in the coming years. Blockchain technology promises economic value through its strengths such as disintermediation, security, transparency and automation. However, in addition to technical challenges such as the upcoming smart meter rollout, the smart meter gateway required for communication, and the compatibility between the smart metering systems and the blockchain, there are also legal and regulatory hurdles which make the use of the blockchain difficult in the short-term. By far the most widely discussed usage of blockchain in the energy sector is the peer-to-peer trading of decentralized electricity from renewable energies. Therefore, it was examined within the framework of a concept, whether there is a possibility for prosumers to participate economically in electricity trading, despite their low capacity. The results show that due to regulatory constraints such an implementation is only possible in form of a service model in which all areas of responsibility are transferred to a service provider (eg electricity supplier). An independently developed business model, which includes peer-to-peer trading based on a service, shows the required infrastructure, a detailed process description in the context of a business process map and one option to configure the blockchain.

Author : Christoph Burger
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
ISBN 13 : 1911529692
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decentralised Energy written by Christoph Burger and published by Ubiquity Press. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The energy system is undergoing a fundamental transformation – from fossil to renewable energy, from central power plants to distributed, decentralised generation facilities such as rooftop solar panels or wind parks, from utilities to private residents as producers of energy, and from analogue to digital. This book looks at the energy transformation from two complementary angles: governance and business model innovation. On the one side, governance is a decisive factor for the success of the transformation because it can act as an accelerator, or it can delay the process. On the other side, entrepreneurs and corporate decision-makers provide new business models for a decentralised energy world. Based on best practices, country studies and interviews with CEOs and founders of startups from all over the world, the “Global Game Changer” suggests eight key principles for political decision-makers to successfully implement the transformation, and six core competencies for corporate decision-makers to thrive in the new marketplace.

Author : Kolya Abramsky
Publisher : AK Press
ISBN 13 : 1849350051
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sparking a Worldwide Energy Revolution written by Kolya Abramsky and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earth's not dying, it's being killed. Only a movement for renewable energy will save it.

Author : Danny Kennedy
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609946669
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rooftop Revolution written by Danny Kennedy and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn't want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the fossil fuel industry continues to shed jobs. Danny Kennedy systematically refutes the lies spread by solar's opponents—that it is expensive, inefficient, and unreliable; that it is kept alive only by subsidies; that it can't be scaled; and many other untruths. He shows that we need a rooftop revolution to break the entrenched power of the coal, oil, nuclear, and gas industries Solar energy can create more jobs, return our nation to prosperity, and ensure the sustainability and safety of our planet. Now is the time to move away from the dangerous energy sources of the past and unleash the amazing potential of the sun.

Author : Varun Sivaram
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations Press
ISBN 13 : 9780876097489
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Decarbonization written by Varun Sivaram and published by Council on Foreign Relations Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As energy industries produce ever more data, firms are harnessing greater computing power, advances in data science, and increased digital connectivity to exploit that data. These trends have the potential to transform the way energy is produced, transported, and consumed.

Author : Kok-Keong Chong
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000826775
Total Pages : 955 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy Revolution and Chemical Research written by Kok-Keong Chong and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 955 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary goal of the book is to promote research and developmental activities in energy, power technology and chemical technology. Besides, it aims to promote scientific information interchange between scholars from top universities, business associations, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world. The conference conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on relevant topics such as energy engineering and chemical engineering, aiming to provide an academic and technical communication platform for scholars and engineers engaged in scientific research and engineering practice in the field of energy materials, energy equipment and electrochemistry. By sharing the research status of scientific research achievements and cutting-edge technologies, it helps scholars and engineers all over the world comprehend the academic development trends and broaden research ideas. So as to strengthen international academic research, academic topics exchange and discussion, and promote the industrialization cooperation of academic achievements.

Author : Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466893745
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power to the People written by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guided tour of a revolution in the making that promises to change our lives Global warming, rolling black outs, massive tanker spills, oil dependence: our profligate ways have doomed us to suffer such tragedies, right? Perhaps, but Vijay Vaitheeswaran, the energy and environment correspondent for The Economist, sees great opportunity in the energy realm today, and Power to the People is his fiercely independent and irresistibly entertaining look at the economic, political, and technological forces that are reshaping the world's management of energy resources. In it, he documents an energy revolution already underway--a revolution as radical as the communications revolution of the past decades. From the corporate boardroom of a Texas oil titan who denies the reality of global warming to a think tank nestled in the Rocky Mountains where a visionary named Amory Lovins is developing the kind of hydrogen fuel-cell technology that could make the internal combustion engine obsolete, Vaitheeswaran gamely pursues the people who hold the keys to our future. Man's quest for energy is insatiable. It is also essential. By avoiding the traditional binaries that pit free markets against the wisdom of conservation and the need for clean energy, Power to the People is a book that debunks myths without debunking hope.

Author : Melanie J. La Rosa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 179363923X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution written by Melanie J. La Rosa and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution: Public Health, Economics, Design, and Transformation is an engaging and interdisciplinary investigation into clean energy systems such as solar and wind power and the need to transform our energy system. Looking at the intersection of clean energy with community engagement, diversity, and economic development, it is a remarkably accessible account from the front lines of the clean energy revolution. Organized as a series of case studies set in eight locations, the author profiles people leading varied renewable energy projects from using solar to survive hurricanes to passing a Green New Deal bill for America’s largest city, the beginnings of the offshore wind industry, modular solar power systems, and changing the culture of an entire utility. Each case study is set into context of broader research, addressing how cities and states meet clean energy goals, howsolar or wind power address blackouts, and how individuals can accelerate clean energy for their home, business, or community. This book goes beyond merely explaining clean energy transition by providing unique insight into the calls for a complete transformation of America’s energy system.