The introduction of micro CHP – the
simultaneous production of heat and power in an individual building
based on small energy conversion units such as Stirling and
reciprocating engines or fuel cells – is of increasing political and
public interest. A large-scale introduction of micro CHP would radically
change the electricity system and turn consumers into power producers.
At the same time, micro CHP could, if supported by favourable economic
and policy conditions, represent a considerable market segment,
promoting downstream innovations such as "virtual power plants", altered
consumer awareness or new household energy management systems.
The diverse consequences of a
widespread introduction of micro CHP for the energy market, the
customers, the environment and the economy require an interdisciplinary
investigation into the real benefits and barriers of micro CHP. This
book not only introduces micro CHP systems and technologies, but also
presents the results of the first such investigation carried out by four
German research bodies. As micro CHP is being developed worldwide,
experts from the five most important micro CHP countries – Germany,
Great Britain, the Netherlands, Japan, and the United States of America
–report on the energy markets, the micro CHP hard- and software, and the
respective peculiarities in these countries.
This book is an indispensable source of
information and analysis for decision makers in local and national
authorities, energy companies, utilities, and associations, but also for
lecturers and students who want to understand the principles and
consequences of decentralized energy supply with Micro CHP systems.
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This interesting book aims
to contrast the existing and developing generating systems typically in
the range 1kW to 2MW for use in hospitals, supermarkets, leisure centres,
government and commercial building and domestic housing generally and for
direct connection to the grid.
COMPLETE CONTENTS
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Renewable energy in the UK – an issue
of scale
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Wind turbines – a review of smaller
units
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Run of river hydro for the UK and
overseas
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Small hydro for remote areas – an
international view
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Micro CHP – energy services and smart
metering
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Micro combined heat and power
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Stirling engine based microenergy
systems
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Running microturbines on biogas
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Community biomass gasification CHP
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Really small micro-scale generation
(PV)
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The ‘RICT’ engine in micro energy and
CHP systems
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Pressurized hybrid fuel cell system
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Reinventing electricity distribution
Micro Energy Systems will be useful to
project developers, power generators, local government and building
services engineers in the industrial and commercial sector in the UK and
throughout the world |
