RENEWABLE ENERGY 2003 Celebrating 11 years of the World Renewable Energy Network Edited by Richard Knox C.Eng; MIEE; FRAS

CONTENTS

Foreword

• Energy matters
  Some steps forward, and some back
  Introduction
• Spotlight on pv energy: as commercialisation grows, solar needs attention
  By Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman of World Renewable Energy Congress and Director General of WREN

Progress and problems

• Climate change and global energy needs: a 21st Century perspective
  Two-way interaction of renewables and weather.
  By Michel Jarraud, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organisation
• A business opportunity in the clean development mechanism
  The business community is now emerging as one of the major players in climate change.
  By Ritu Kumar, Commonwealth Science Council, UK
• The Global Village Energy Partnership
  Initiative for energy service delivery.
  By Dominique Lallement, Program Manager UNDP/World Bank ESMAP, and Katharine Gratwick, Energy Consultant, World Bank
• Environmental auditing for small companies
  Many small enterprises pose a large environmental problem.
  By Dr. Les J. Duckers, Coventry University, UK

Wind energy

• Large-scale opportunities for offshore wind
  A quarter of the UK’s electricity needs can be met by offshore wind energy.
  By Richard Boud, Senior Consultant, Future Energy Solutions from AEA Technology, UK
• Financial considerations of small-scale wind power installations
  Using financial evaluation models for investment decisions on small windpower projects.
  By Lorenz Pichler AG, Italy

Solar power

• Progress in PV leads to bright future
  New roles for PV in renewable energy contribution.
  By Professor Yoshihiro Hamakawa, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
• Two years’ experience with a domestic PV system
  Everyone could sell electricity to their supply utility.
  By Fred Treble, PV Consultant, UK
• The environmental cost of building integrated PV
  A study based on problems in Greece and the UK.
  By Ioannis Spanos and Dr. L.J. Duckers, Coventry University, UK
• It is finally time for solar thermal energy
  Advantages being recognised for wider application.
  By Bill Guiney, Manager Water Heating Group, Solargenix Energy, USA

Water energy

• Electricity generation from marine currents
  Energy from submarine sources offer improved predictability and higher power densities.
  By Dr. AbuBakr S. Bahaj, University of Southampton, UK

• New life for ageing hydropower plants
  Refurbishments produce major benefits.
  By Per Simonsson, Regional Sales Manager - Europe, and Nicholas Whyte, Project Engineer, GE Hydro, USA

Energy and buildings

• Passive ventilation in urban buildings
  Technology exists to deliver substantial energy savings but what are the market potential and capital costs?
  By Dr Maria Kolokotroni, Brunel University, UK
• Low energy architecture through passive curtain walls
  Solar evaluation of passive curtain wall technology in hot summer climates
  By Alfredo Esteves and Carolina Ganem, LAHV-CONICET, Argentina

Hydrogen

• Hydrogen: partner for the growth of renewable energy
  Hydrogen offers environmental advantages as a storage medium.
  By Dr Ulrich Schmidtchen, Secretary General, German Hydrogen Association
• Environmental impact of hydrogen energy use Environmental, efficiency, and economic aspects of hydrogen energy utilisation
  by Dr. Ahmet Z. Sahin and Dr. Ahmed Z. Al-Garni, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
• Fuel-cells for mobile and stationary applications
  Reduction of costs to compete with conventional technologies.
  By Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Höhlein, Th. Grube, and Dr.-Ing Ahmet Lokurlu. Institute for Materials and Processes in Energy Systems, Germany

Energy and enviroment

• Experience with landfill gas recovery plants
  A worldwide overview.
  By Hans Willumsen, Director of Landfill Gas Consult, Denmark.

Engineering challenges

• Integrating distributed power into a supply network
  Experience with multiple PV systems.
  By Johan Enslin, Walter Hulshorst, and Ali Atmadji, KEMA; Peter Heskes, Energy Research Centre; Andrew Kotsopoulos, Technical University of Eindhoven; Sjef Cobben and P. Van der Sluijs, Nuon, Netherlands
• Design for silence: a critical aspect for wind turbine drives
  By Dr. Peter Flamang, Hansen Transmissions International, Belgium
• Variable speed generators for wind and hydro applications
  Modern power electronics provide steady frequencies from small power sources.
  By Dr Patrick Chi Kwong Luk, Cranfield University, UK

National reviews

• New Zealand is back on track for a sustainable energy future
  By Professor Ralph E H Sims, Director, Centre for Energy Research, Massey University, New Zealand
• Technology and innovation networking in Australia
  Completing the commercialisation cycle.
  By Alix Rhodes, Manager, RETINA, Australia

 

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