Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth Assessment

RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ASSESSMENT
 
Written and edited by a team of experts in the field, this collection of papers reflects the most up-to-date and comprehensive current state of renewable energy for sustainable growth assessment and provides practical solutions for engineers and scientists.
 
Renewable energy resources (RERs) are gaining more attention in academia and industry as one of the preferred choices of sustainable energy conversion. Due to global energy demand, environmental impacts, economic needs and social issues, RERs are encouraged and even funded by many governments around the world. Today, researchers are facing numerous challenges as this field emerges and develops, but, at the same time, new opportunities are waiting for RERs utilization in sustainable development all over the globe.
 
Efficient energy conversion of solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, and other techniques are gaining more popularity and are the future of energy. The present book cross-pollinates recent advances in the study of renewable energy for sustainable growth. Various applications of RERs, modeling and performance analysis, grid integration, soft computing, optimization, artificial intelligence (AI) as well as machine and deep learning aspects of RERs are extensively covered. Whether for the veteran engineer or scientist, the student, or a manager or other technician working in the field, this volume is a must-have for any library.
 
This outstanding new volume
* Assesses the current and future need for energy on a global scale and reviews the role of renewable energy
* Includes multiple chapters on biomass and bioenergy
* Also includes multiple chapters on solar energy and PVs
* Also includes chapters on fuel cells, wind power, and many other topics
* Covers the design and implementation of power electronics for energy systems
* Outlines best practices and the state of the art for renewable energy with regard to sustainability
 
Audience: Engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, students, and faculty working in the field of renewable energy, sustainability and power system

Table des matières

Preface xix
 
1 Biomass as Emerging Renewable: Challenges and Opportunities 1
Prabhansu and Nayan Kumar
 
1.1 Introduction 1
 
1.2 Bioenergy Chemical Characterization 5
 
1.2.1 Cellulose [C6(H2O)5]n 5
 
1.2.2 Hemicellulose [C5(H2O)4]n 5
 
1.2.3 Lignin [C10H12O3]n 5
 
1.2.4 Starch 5
 
1.2.5 Other Minor Components of Organic Matter 5
 
1.2.6 Inorganic Matter 6
 
1.3 Technologies Available for Conversion of Bioenergy 6
 
1.4 Progress in Scientific Study 7
 
1.4.1 Combustion Technology 7
 
1.4.2 Hybrid Systems 8
 
1.4.3 Circular Bio-Economy 8
 
1.4.4 Other Notable Developments 9
 
1.5 Status of Biomass Utilization in India 9
 
1.6 Major Issues in Biomass Energy Projects 11
 
1.6.1 Large Task Costs 11
 
1.6.2 Lower Proficiency of Advancements 11
 
1.6.3 Immature Innovations 11
 
1.6.4 Lack of Subsidizing Alternatives 11
 
1.6.5 Non-Transparent Exchange Markets 11
 
1.6.6 High Dangers/Low Compensations 12
 
1.6.7 Resource Value Acceleration 12
 
1.7 Challenges in Commercialization 12
 
1.7.1 Financial Dangers 12
 
1.7.2 Technological Dangers 12
 
1.7.3 Principal Specialist Hazard 13
 
1.7.4 Market Acknowledgement Chances 13
 
1.7.5 Environmental Dangers 13
 
1.7.6 COVID-19: The Impact on Bioenergy 13
 
1.8 Concluding Remarks 14
 
References 14
 
2 Assessment of Renewable Energy Technologies Based on Sustainability Indicators for Indian Scenario 25
Anuja Shaktawat and Shelly Vadhera
 
Nomenclature 25
 
2.1 Introduction 26
 
2.2 RE Scenario in India 27
 
2.2.1 Large Hydropower 28
 
2.2.2 Small Hydropower 28
 
2.2.3 Onshore Wind Power 29
 
2.2.4 Solar Power 29
 
2.2.5 Bioenergy 29
 
2.3 Impact of COVID-19 on RE Sector in India 30
 
2.4 Sustainability Assessment of RE Technologies 30
 
2.4.1 RE Technologies Selection 31
 
2.4.2 Sustainability Indicators Selection and Their Weightage 31
 
2.4.3 Methodology 32
 
2.4.3.1 The TOPSIS Method 32
 
2.4.3.2 The Fuzzy-TOPSIS 34
 
2.5 Ranking of RE Technologies 36
 
2.5.1 The TOPSIS 36
 
2.5.2 The Fuzzy-TOPSIS 36
 
2.5.3 Monte Carlo Simulations-Based Probabilistic Ranking 38
 
2.6 Results and Discussion 42
 
2.7 Conclusion 43
 
References 43
 
3 A Review of Biomass Impact and Energy Conversion 49
Dhanasekaran Subashri and Pambayan Ulagan Mahalingam
 
3.1 Introduction 49
 
3.2 Non-Renewable Energy Resources: Crisis and Demand 50
 
3.3 Environmental Impacts and Control by Biomass Conversion 52
 
3.3.1 Biomass and Its Various Sources for Energy Conversion 52
 
3.3.1.1 Sugar and Starch-Based Biomass (First-Generation - 1G) 53
 
3.3.1.2 Lignocellulosic Biomass (Second-Generation - 2G) 53
 
3.3.1.3 Micro and Macroalgal Biomass (Third-Generation - 3G) 58
 
3.3.1.4 Genetically Engineered Biomass (Fourth-Generation) 60
 
3.3.1.5 Waste Biomass Resources 60
 
3.3.2 Biomass Conversion Process 66
 
3.3.2.1 Thermochemical Conversion 66
 
3.3.2.2 Biological Conversion 67
 
3.3.2.3 Advanced Technology for Biomass Conversion 68
 
3.3.3 Biofuel as Renewable Energy for the Future 70
 
3.3.3.1 Solid Fuel 70
 
3.3.3.2 Gaseous Fuel 71
 
3.3.3.3 Liquid Biofuel 71
 
3.4 Future Trends 72
 
3.5 Conclusion 72
 
Acknowledgment 73
 
References 73
 
4 Power Electron

A propos de l'auteur

Nayan Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, in 2018. His current research interests include power electronics and its applications such as in PV systems, wind turbines, electric vehicles, reliability, harmonics and adjustable speed??drives.
Prabhansu, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat, India. He has been associated with the Renewable Energy Lab at the Institute since early 2020 and has over 11 years of experience in the field of solar energy extraction and gasification.

Résumé

RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ASSESSMENT

Written and edited by a team of experts in the field, this collection of papers reflects the most up-to-date and comprehensive current state of renewable energy for sustainable growth assessment and provides practical solutions for engineers and scientists.

Renewable energy resources (RERs) are gaining more attention in academia and industry as one of the preferred choices of sustainable energy conversion. Due to global energy demand, environmental impacts, economic needs and social issues, RERs are encouraged and even funded by many governments around the world. Today, researchers are facing numerous challenges as this field emerges and develops, but, at the same time, new opportunities are waiting for RERs utilization in sustainable development all over the globe.

Efficient energy conversion of solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, and other techniques are gaining more popularity and are the future of energy. The present book cross-pollinates recent advances in the study of renewable energy for sustainable growth. Various applications of RERs, modeling and performance analysis, grid integration, soft computing, optimization, artificial intelligence (AI) as well as machine and deep learning aspects of RERs are extensively covered. Whether for the veteran engineer or scientist, the student, or a manager or other technician working in the field, this volume is a must-have for any library.

This outstanding new volume
* Assesses the current and future need for energy on a global scale and reviews the role of renewable energy
* Includes multiple chapters on biomass and bioenergy
* Also includes multiple chapters on solar energy and PVs
* Also includes chapters on fuel cells, wind power, and many other topics
* Covers the design and implementation of power electronics for energy systems
* Outlines best practices and the state of the art for renewable energy with regard to sustainability

Audience: Engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, students, and faculty working in the field of renewable energy, sustainability and power system

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kumar, N Kumar, Nayan Kumar, Nayan Prabhansu Kumar, Prabhansu Prabhansu
• Collaboration: Nayan Kumar (Editeur), Prabhansu (Editeur), Prabhansu Prabhansu (Editeur)
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781119785361
• ISBN: 978-1-119-78536-1
• Pages: 656
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Electronique, électrotechnique, technique de l'information; Chemie, Nachhaltigkeit, Energie, Erneuerbare Energien, ENERGY, Erneuerbare Energie, Renewable Energy, chemistry, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik, Schaltkreise - Theorie u. Entwurf, Circuit Theory & Design, Batterien u. Brennstoffzellen, Batteries & Fuel Cells, Schaltkreise