Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems

Independent Electricity for Community, Business, and Home

von Göran Sidén, Sven Ruin

224 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems: Independent Electricity for Community, Business, and Home explores the ongoing revolution in small-scale energy solutions that enable environmental sustainability, supply resilience, and energy independence. It introduces readers to diverse renewable energy sources, energy storage technologies, and smart consumption strategies - with particular focus on designing systems that operate independently from the conventional power grid. Readers will discover how to effectively combine multiple energy sources into hybrid systems, optimize system architecture for different scales of implementation, and apply smart controls - including open-source solutions - to maximize efficiency. This book serves as an essential resource for students in renewable energy programs at both bachelor's and master's levels, as well as for companies and individuals looking to develop or expand sustainable energy initiatives in an increasingly electrified world. - Updated throughout and offers new practical case studies. - Presents a broad overview of the development of renewable energy technologies and the associated challenges, and focuses on small-scale applications. - Features detailed real-world case studies of homes, businesses, and communities that have achieved significant energy independence or are progressing toward this goal. - Provides detailed guidance on integrating multiple renewable energy sources, storage solutions, and smart controls to create resilient off-grid systems tailored to specific needs and environments.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Energietechnik, Elektrotechnik und Energiemaschinenbau Alternative und erneuerbare Energiequellen und -technik
• ISBN: 9781041211822
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2026
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: CRC Press