Smart Grid Applications and Developments

337 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Meeting today’s energy and climate challenges require not only technological advancement but also a good understanding of stakeholders’ perceptions, political sensitivity, well-informed policy analyses and innovative interdisciplinary solutions. This book will fill this gap. This is an interdisciplinary informative book to provide a holistic and integrated understanding of the technology-stakeholder-policy interactions of smart grid technologies. The unique features of the book include the following: (a) interdisciplinary approach – by bringing in the policy dimensions to smart grid technologies; (b) global and Asian perspective and (c) learning from national case studies. This book is organised into five sections. Part 1 discusses the historical and conceptual aspects of smart grids. Part 2 introduces the technological aspects and showcase the state of the art of the technologies. Part 3 explores the policy and governance dimensions by bringing in a stakeholder perspective. Part 4 presents a collection of national case studies. Part 5 shares insights and lesson learnt and provide policy recommendations. This book showcases the state-of-the-art R&D developments and policy experiences. This book contributes to a better understanding of governance institution and policy challenges and helps formulate policy recommendations for successful smart grid deployment.

• Reihe: Green Energy and Technology
• ISBN: 9781447170723
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.08.2016
• Genre: Technik/Wärmetechnik, Energietechnik, Kraftwerktechnik
• Verlag: Springer London
• Herausgegeben von: Daphne Mah, Peter Hills, Victor O.K. Li, Richard Balme