RENEWABLE ENERGY 2002 Celebrating 10 years of the World Renewable Energy Network Edited by Richard Knox C.Eng; MIEE; FRAS

CONTENTS

Foreword

• Feet on the ground
  A realistic view of the problems of developing energy resources, and their solutions. By Richard Knox, Editor

Introduction

• Can renewable energy make a difference?
  A growing contribution to the global economy. By Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman of World Renewable Energy Congress, Director General of WREN & Congress

Progress and problems

• Hydrogen - reality backs optimism in Iceland
  International collaboration facilitates the launch of full-scale demonstration projects. By Maria Hildur Maack and Jon Björn Skulason, Icelandic New Energy
• Progress from big and dirty to small and clean
  The future of energy technology development and the road to sustainability. By Professor Baldur Eliasson, Energy and Global Change, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland
• Financing renewable energy projects in India
  Multi-dimensional challenges in the management and development of the power sector. By Dr. V. Bakthavatsalam, Managing Director, IREDA, New Delhi
• Renewable energy making big gains Down Under
  While 2001 was a landmark year in Australia, 2002 is looking even better. By Martin Walsh, Manager, Renewable Energy Development, Australian Greenhouse Office
• Integrating diversity and optimising energy use
  Information technology has led to new forms of decentralised system control. By Dr.-Ing Rainer Bitsch, Siemens AG, Power Transmission & Distribution Services Division, Germany
• New finance for renewable energy
  Greenhouse gas emissions trading offers flexibility. By Steve Drummond, Chief Executive Officer, CO2e.com

Hydro electricity

• Progress on the Three Gorges Project maintained
  The approved schedule and budget are on track and the project should complete as planned. By Wang Jiazhu, Three Gorges Project Corporation, China
• Hydropower large and small - strengths and weaknesses
  A ready renewable energy supply for isolated communities from small hydro. By Arthur Williams and Nigel Smith, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Refurbishment is an alternative to new hydroelectric plant
  Cost effective solutions and increased life expectancy are key issues. By Dr Ursula Scheidl, VA Tech Hydro, Austria
• Integrated monitoring system for hydroelectric project
  Operating turbines at maximum efficiency. By Sergio Luiz Lamy João Nestor Stenzel, COPEL, Brazil, and Michael M Hastings, Brüel & Kjaer Vibro, Denmark
• New techniques for life extension in hydropower
  Maintaining the reliability reputation of hydro plant. By Hans deMeel, Synexus Global Inc., Canada

Biomass

• Bioenergy technologies: environmentally sound - or not?
  Most biomass technologies are truly environmentally sustainable, judged by life cycle analyses. By Professor Ralph E. H. Sims, Director, Centre for Energy Research, Massey University, New Zealand
• ARBRE experience with biomass fuels
  The potential for energy from biomass in Europe is estimated at about 200Mtoe. By Dr Keith F. Pitcher, First Renewables Ltd, UK
• Exploiting potential for electricity from landfill gas
  Cost reductions needed to boost new energy source. By Hugh Richmond, Natural Power Ltd, UK

Wind energy

• Small turbines not left out of wind boom
  Fortunes have waxed and waned, but are likely to boom. By Paul Gipe, Wind Energy Consultant, USA
• Cables for new applications: Horns Revs offshore wind park
  Getting energy ashore from the world's largest offshore wind-park. By Eberhard Braun and Karlheinz Abel, Nexans, Germany
  Energy from the sea
• Better prospects for wave energy
  As commercial projects begin to operate, the benefits will become apparent. By Dr. Les Duckers, Coventry University, UK
• Will OTEC fulfil its promise?
  Ocean thermal energy conversion must thrive alongside competitive technologies. By Raymond M. Wright, Group Managing Director, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica

Solar Power

• Solar power outshines conventional supplies
  Developing countries can acquire appropriate technology for reliable electricity. By Ian Draisey, Dulas Ltd, UK
• Solar-photovoltaic: a 2001 device overview
  Silicon semiconductor properties might not be ideal, but are amongst the best of PV options. By Lawrence L. Kazmerski, National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
• Embodied energy and the return on investment
  The energy used in the manufacture and operation of a system is part of the cost. By Professor Brian Nortion, Dr Mervyn Smyth and Professor Philip Eames, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, University of Ulster, N. Ireland
• Future energies seen from a German perspective
  Solar PV and fuel cells lead advanced NRW studies. By Dr. Frank-Michael Baumann, and Dr. Inge Wieschenkaemper, Ministry of Economic Affairs Energy and Transport, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• Extending applications of solar thermal energy
  Applications in solar thermal cooling as well as heating. By Barbara Shaw, Solel Solar Systems, Israel

The energy environment

• Understanding the capture and storage of carbon dioxide
  Reduction of atmospheric CO2. By Malcolm Wilson, University of Regina, and Dan McFadyen, Saskatchewan Energy and Mines, Canada
• Sustainable buildings' contribution to the environment
  Energy supplied to buildings is a major area for possible savings. By Hazim B. Awbi, Derek J. Clements-Croome, David T. Shipworth and Abbas A.M. Elmualim, University of Reading, UK
• Towards a sustainable energy supply from the North Sea
  Offshore wind power must meet ecological criteria. By Sven Teske, Renewable Energy Campaign, Greenpeace, Germany

 

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