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IET PUBLISHING Wind And Solar Based Energy Systems For Communities 2018 Edition by Rupp Carriveau & David S-K. Ting
A sustainable community energy system is an approach to supplying a local community - ranging from a few homes or farms to entire cities - with its energy requirements from renewable energy or high-efficiency co-generation energy sources. Such systems are frequently based on wind power, solar power, biomass, either singly or in combination. Community energy projects have been growing in numbers in several key regions.This book provides an overview of existing and emerging community energy technologies. Topics covered include data-driven methods for prediction of small to medium wind turbines performance; optimisation of wind farms for communities; financing for community wind and photovoltaic project development; community-level solar thermal systems; solar water desalination for small communities; community solar photovoltaic projects; assessing wind loads for urban photovoltaic installations; design optimisation of multi-energy hubs for community energy projects; battery based storage for communities; power-to-gas and power-to-power for storage and ancillary services in urban areas; smart multi-energy microgrids; and conservation and demand management in community energy systems.Wind and Solar Based Energy Systems for Communities is essential reading for researchers and engineers working to develop community energy systems and advance the transition to a clean energy future. Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Data-driven methods for prediction of small-to-medium wind turbines performanceChapter 3: Optimization of wind farms for communitiesChapter 4: Financing for community wind and solar project developmentChapter 5: Community-level solar thermal systemsChapter 6: Solar-water desalination for small communitiesChapter 7: Community solar PV projectsChapter 8: Assessing wind loads for urban photovoltaic installationsChapter 9: Design optimization of multi-energy hubs for community energy projectsChapter 10: Battery-based storage for communitiesChapter 11: Power-to-gas and power-to-power for storage and ancillary services in urban areasChapter 12: Smart multi-energy microgridsChapter 13: Conservation and demand management in community energy systems