Introduction / Thomas Leonard, Frits Verheij, John Scott. Introduction / Munir Hassan -- Power to the people : the Smart Grid and the democratisation of energy / Marianne Anton, Munir Hassan, Dalia Majumder-Russell -- Market liberalisation and organisation : an economic perspective / Nick Elms -- Introduction to nuclear power / Rupert Cowen, Jonathan Leech -- Conventional power plants : technical and commercial issues / Milagros Miranda Rojas -- Renewable energy : from energy hunter-gatherers to energy farmers / Thomas Leonard -- New renewable technologies / Nicholas Kelly, Dalia Majumder-Russell -- Power financing / Hugo Coetzee -- Construction / Ian Dalley -- O & M contracts and long-term service arrangements / Nicholas Hilder -- Environmental and planning issues / Angus Evers -- Independent power projects and offtake arrangements / Rajan Phakey -- Trading electricity / Rajan Phakey, Neil Schofield -- Regulating monopoly infrastructure : an economic perspective / Phil Burns -- Power to the people : the Smart Grid and the democratisation of energy / Thomas Leonard, Frits Verheij, John Scott.
Summary:
"With world electricity demand expected to double by 2030, the power sector is under increasing pressure to modernise and rise to the challenge of meeting global needs. While some countries are pressing ahead with conventional fossil-fuel based generation as a means of quickly meeting the needs of their rapidly expanding economies, in other countries the push for decarbonisation and diversification of the energy supply mix is beginning to take place at a rapid pace. The pace of expansion, technological challenges and political and social objectives are transforming the power sector...Topics covered include significant energy policies in recent years; an explanation of industry structures and legal frameworks; economic perspectives on market liberalisation and the regulation of monopoly power networks; a look at conventional and renewables generation technologies and the issues arising from those; and smart meters and smart grids. The book also covers subjects connected to the development of power projects including financing issues, construction, operation and maintenance arrangements, fuel supply agreements, approaches to power offtake, electricity trading and environmental issues."-- Back cover.
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