Mah / Hills / Li Smart Grid Applications and Developments

2014
ISBN: 978-1-4471-6281-0
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 343 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Green Energy and Technology

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mah, Daphne

Hills, Peter

Li, Victor O.K.

Balme, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I History, Evolution and Latest Development of Smart Grids.- PART II Technical Characteristics of Smart Grids.- PART III Stakeholders in Perspective: Interests, Power, and Conflict.- PART IV National Case studies.- PART V Conclusion.