Technology : Power Resources

Since the last review, Luxembourg has made commendable progress. Over half of the electricity and gas markets were opened for competition by April 2004. The independent regulator in charge of the energy markets has been established. Fuel diversification, energy independence, and stability of electricity supply were increased by a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station. more...

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Until recently the U.S. electricity industry was dominated by vertically integrated utilities. It is now evolving into a distributive and competitive market driven by market forces and increased competition. With electricity amounting to a $200 billion per year market in the United States, the implications of this restructuring will naturally affect the rest of the world. more...

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In pursuing its energy policy targets, namely energy security, environmental protection and economic efficiency, the Netherlands has shown great pragmatism, giving due attention to cost-effectiveness. The country is also to be commended for its sense of innovation, notably in creating and testing methodologies for the use of Kyoto flexible mechanisms, launching a sustainable energy initiative and for developing new analytical methods for energy security. more...

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With nonimaging optics, it's possible to achieve concentrations of solar engergy equal to 80,000 suns! more...

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Optimization Of Power System Operation. Jizhong Zhu. Learn to apply optimization methods to solve power system operation problems. Optimization of Power System Operation applies the latest applications of new technologies to power system operation and analysis, including several new and important content areas that are not covered in existing books: uncertainty analysis in power systems; steady-state security regions; optimal load shedding; and optimal reconfiguration of electric distribution networks. The book covers both traditional and modern technologies, including power flow analysis, steady-state security region analysis, security-constrained economic dispatch, multi-area system economic dispatch, unit commitment, optimal power flow, reactive power (VAR) optimization, optimal load shed, optimal reconfiguration of distribution network, power system uncertainty analysis, power system sensitivity analysis, analytic hierarchical process, neural network, fuzzy set theory, genetic algorithm, evolutionary programming, and particle swarm optimization, among others. Additionally, new topics such as the wheeling model, multi-area wheeling, the total transfer capability computation in multiple areas, reactive power pricing calculation, and others are also addressed. Power system engineers, operators, and planners will benefit from this insightful resource. It is also of great interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in electrical and power engineering. more...

Price: $145.00