Local energy : distributed generation of heat and power /

Local energy : distributed generation of heat and power /

In the future, the UK's energy supplies, for both heat and power, will come from much more diverse sources. In many cases, this will mean local energy projects serving a local community or even a single house. What technologies are available? Where and at what scale can they be used? How can th...

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Main Author: Wood, J.
Corporate Author: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2008.
Series:IET power and energy series ; 55.
Subjects:
Distributed generation of electric power.
Total energy systems (On-site electric power production)
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Developing the UK's energy infrastructure
  • 2. The electricity system
  • 3. The heat connection and cogeneration
  • 4. Wind power
  • 5. Hydropower
  • 6. Marine renewables
  • 7. Solar photovoltaics
  • 8. Combined heat and power
  • 9. Biomass
  • 10. Energy storage
  • 11. Fuel cells
  • 12. Interacting with the electricity grid
  • 13. Making progress on policy
  • 14. Embedded benefits
  • 15. Connecting and exporting power
  • 16. Finance and local generation
  • 17. Changing the industry: ESCos and cooperative power ownership
  • 18. Output and generation
  • 19. Putting a price on carbon.

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