Renewable Energy and the Environment (Renewable Energy Sources & Energy Storage)

This book discusses a number of important topical technical and non-technical issues related to the global energy, environment and socio-economic developments for professionals and students directly and indirectly involved in the relevant fields. It shows how renewable energy offers solutions to mitigate energy demand and helps achieve a clean environment, and also addresses the lack of a clear vision in the development of technology and a policy to reach the mandatory global renewable energy targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stimulate socio-economic development. The book is structured in such a way that it provides a consistent compilation of fundamental theories, a compendium of current research and development activities as well as new directions to overcome critical limitations; future technologies for power grids and their control, stability and reliability are also presented. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxi Prospects of Renewable Energy Sources (Naruttam Kumar Roy, Aparupa Das)....Pages 1-39 Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants: Necessity and Techno-Economical Development (Pejush Chandra Sarker, Md. Rabiul Islam, Alok Kumar Paul, Subarto Kumar Ghosh)....Pages 41-69 Development of HTS Cable-Based Transmission Systems for Renewables (Jian Xun Jin, Md. Rabiul Islam, Abdul Goffar Khan)....Pages 71-114 Advanced Electrical Machines for Oceanic Wave Energy Conversion (Omar Farrok, Md. Rabiul Islam)....Pages 115-141 Wind Energy System with Matrix Converter (Kotb B. Tawfiq, A. F. Abdou, E. E. EL-Kholy)....Pages 143-174 Matrix Converter Switching and Commutation Strategies for Grid Integration of Distributed Generation (Md Sawkat Ali, M. Mejbaul Haque, Peter Wolfs)....Pages 175-206 Control of Renewable Energy Systems (Nasif Mahmud, Ahmad Zahedi, Md. Shamiur Rahman)....Pages 207-231