Renewable energy systems : a smart energy systems approach to the choice and modeling of 100% renewable solutions / edited by Henrik Lund.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343 - 350) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
1.Book Contents and Structure
2.Definitions
Choice Awareness
Radical Technological Change
Applied and Concrete Economics
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Systems
Smart Energy Systems
3.Renewable Versus Sustainable
Sustainable Energy
Political Reasons for Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy and Democracy
2.Theory: Choice Awareness Theses
1.Choice and Change
Choice/​No Choice at the Individual Level
Choice/​No Choice at the Societal Level
2.Choice Perception and Elimination
Choice Perception
Choice-Eliminating Mechanisms
The First Choice Awareness Thesis
3.Raising Choice Awareness
The Second Choice Awareness Thesis
3.Methodology: Choice Awareness Strategies
1.Technical Alternatives
2.Economic Feasibility Studies
3.Public Regulation
4.Democratic Infrastructure
5.Research Methodology
Contents note continued: 4.Tool: The EnergyPLAN Energy System Analysis Model
1.Overall Considerations
The Two Major Challenges of 100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems
Three Implementation Phases
Different Types of Energy System Analysis Models
Hourly Simulation Models at the National Level
2.The EnergyPLAN Model
Purpose and Application
Energy Systems Analysis Structure
Validation of Model
Energy System Analysis Methodology
A Step-by-Step Approach to National Energy Systems Analysis
Sister Models to EnergyPLAN
3.Reflections
5.Analysis: Large-Scale Integration of Renewable Energy
1.The Danish Reference Energy System
Electrification of Transportation Scenario
2.Excess Electricity Diagrams
3.Optimal Combinations of RES
4.Flexible Energy Systems
Flexible Energy System
Flexible Energy Systems Including Electricity for Transportation
5.Different Energy Systems
6.Grid Stability
7.Local Energy Markets
Contents note continued: 8.Integration of Transportation
9.Electric Vehicles and V2G
10.Electricity Storage Options
11.Reflections
Principles and Methodologies
Conclusions and Recommendations
6.Analysis: Smart Energy Systems and Infrastructures
1.Definitions
Smart Electricity Grid
Smart Thermal Grids (District Heating and Cooling)
Smart Gas Grids
2.The Role of District Heating
3.Economic Crisis and Infrastructure Investments
4.Zero Energy Buildings and Smart Grids
5.Future Power Plants and Smart Energy Systems
6.Renewable Energy Transportation Fuel Pathways
Direct Electrification
Fermentation
Bioenergy Hydrogenation
Co-electrolysis
Comparison
7.Reflections
7.Analysis: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems
1.The Los Angeles Community College District Case
2.The First Approach to Coherent Renewable Energy Systems
Contents note continued: 3.The Danish Society of Engineers' Energy Plan
The IDA Climate Plan
4.The CEESA Coherent 100 Percent Renewable Energy Scenario
Transportation Fuel Pathway
Primary Energy and Biomass Resources
Smart Energy Systems and Cross-Sector Integration
Cost and Job Estimates Based on Concrete Institutional Economics
5.The Potential of Renewable Energy Systems in China
6.Reflections
8.Empirical Examples: Choice Awareness Cases
1.Case I: Nordkraft Power Station (1982
1983)
The "No Alternative" Situation
The Concrete Alternative Proposal
Conclusions and Reflections
2.Case II: Aalborg Heat Planning (1984
1987)
The Alternatives in Question
Choice-Eliminating Strategies
3.Case III: The Evaluation of Biogas (1990
1992)
The Applied Neoclassical Cost-Benefit Analysis
Contents note continued: Feasibility Study Based on Concrete Institutional Economics
4.Case IV: Nordjyllandsværket (1991
1994)
The No Alternative Situation
The Alternative Proposal
Discussion of the Alternative
5.Case V: The Transmission Line Case (1992
1996)
Shifting Arguments for the Need
Security of Supply
Concrete Technical Alternatives
6.Case VI: European Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures (1993
1997)
Implementation of the EIA Principles in Denmark
Example 1 Nordjyllandsværket
Example 2 High-Voltage Transmission Lines
Example 3 Avedøreværket
7.Case VII: The German Lausitz Case (1993
The Alternative
8.Case VIII: The Green Energy Plan (1996)
The Design of the Concrete Technical Alternative
Evaluation and Comparisons
Contents note continued: 9.Case IX: The Thai Power Station Case (1999)
The Hin Krut Power Station in Prachuap Khiri Khan
Official Economic Objectives for Thailand
The Design of a Concrete Technical Alternative
Comparative Feasibility Study
10.Case X: The Economic Council Case (2002
2003)
Missing Capacity Benefits (Unfair Premises)
Balance of Payment, Employment, and Technological Innovation
11.Case XI: The North Carolina Case (2006
2007)
Resource Assessment and Feasibility Study
12.Case XII: The IDA Energy Plan 2030 (2006
13.Summary
Existing Organizations Initiate Old Technology Proposals
Objectives of Radical Technological Change Are Disregarded
Alternatives Must Come from Someone Else
Institutional Change Is Essential
Applied Neoclassical Economics Provide Irrelevant Information
Contents note continued: Concrete Institutional Economics Provide Relevant Information
Concrete Alternatives Raise Choice Awareness
Concrete Alternatives Help Identify Institutional Barriers
14.Conclusions
9.Conclusions and Recommendations
1.Conclusions
2.Recommendations
100 Percent Renewable Energy Systems
Large-Scale Integration of Renewable Energy
The New Coal-Fired Power Station in Germany
Slowdown in Onshore Wind Power.