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Author : Ursula Eicker,Matthias Haase,Francesco Guarino,Genku Kayo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782889760909
Author : John R. Littlewood,Robert J. Howlett,Lakhmi C. Jain
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811662690
Chapter “A Multi-functional Design Approach to Deal with New Urban Challenges” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Author : Edwin Zondervan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110705317
Process systems engineering (PSE) is a discipline that delivers tools for guided decision-making in the development of new processes and products. Proven successful in the pharmaceutical-, food- and water sectors, it has also breached the field of energy systems. The future energy systems aim to be more efficient, cost-effective, environmentally benign, and interconnected. The design and operation is extremely challenging for decision-makers, engineers, and scientists and here lies a crucial role for the process systems engineer.
Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : UN
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211587328
This report identifies modern district energy as the most effective approach for many cities to transition to sustainable heating and cooling, by improving energy efficiency and enabling higher shares of renewables. This publication is one of the first reports to provide concrete policy, finance and technology best-practice recommendations on addressing the heating and cooling sectors in cities through energy efficiency improvements and the integration of renewables, both of which are central to the energy transition. These recommendations have been developed in collaboration with 45 champion cities, all of which use district energy, with 11 of them using it to achieve 100 per cent renewables or carbon-neutral targets.
Author : Antonello Monti,Dirk Pesch,Keith Ellis,Pierluigi Mancarella
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128103982
Energy Positive Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Districts: Methods, Tools, and Experiences from the Field is a comprehensive guide to this highly interdisciplinary topic. Monti et. al’s combined experience make them the most qualified team of editors to explore the processes and tools involved in creating Energy Positive Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Districts in an urban setting. Tools include: A complete simulation library to quickly support the implementation of a model of the scenario A set of possible approaches to neighborhood energy optimization An open, extensible information model for neighbourhood asset description The structure of this book offers different reading paths to appeal to the very varied audience it addresses. It describes the process of adaption and the challenges faced by the decision makers, and also how simulation, optimisation, ICT approaches and business models are combined in a holistic and pragmatic way. It also offers possible business models and a means to quantify them to complete the development process. This book is suitable for students on muti-disciplinary energy engineering courses, energy practitioners, ICT vendors aiming to develop new services to target the building industry, and decision makers aiming to structure an urban renovation program. Delivers a significant amount of exclusive knowledge on the topics of energy positive neighborhoods and smart energy districts Allows readers to grasp the complexity of this interdisciplinary topic by providing access to well-structured processes and tools Includes real life examples of the transformation of two demonstration sites that illustrate the concepts discussed to add context and value to their implementation
Author : Karsten Voss,Eike Musall
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783955530433
"Net zero energy buildings, equilibrium buildings or carbon neutral cities – depending on location and the reasons for making the calculation, the numbers are run differently. The variety of terms in use indicates that a scientific method is still lacking – which is a problem not just in regard to international communication, but also with respect to planning processes as a response to energy challenges. The clarification and meaning of the most important terms in use is extremely important for their implementation. Since October 2008, a panel of experts from an international energy agency has concerned itself with these topics as part of a project entitled “Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings”. The objective is to analyse exemplary buildings that are near a zero-energy balance in order to develop methods and tools for the planning, design and operation of such buildings. The results are documented in this publication: In addition to the presentation of selected projects, it is not just architectural showcase projects that are shown – the focus is on relaying knowledge and experience gained by planners and builders. Even if many questions remain unanswered: Project examples that have already been implemented prove on a practical basis that the objective of a zero energy balance is already possible today."
Author : Frank W. Geels
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 184542459X
This important book addresses how long term and large scale shifts from one socio-technical system to another come about, using insights from evolutionary economics, sociology of technology and innovation studies. These major changes involve not just technological changes, but also changes in markets, regulation, culture, industrial networks and infrastructure. The book develops a multi-level perspective, arguing that transitions take place through the alignment of multiple processes at three levels: niche, regime and landscape. This perspective is illustrated by detailed historical case studies: the transition from sailing ships to steamships, the transition from horse-and-carriage to automobiles and the transition from propeller-piston engine aircraft to turbojets. This book will be of great interest to researchers in innovation studies, evolutionary economics, sociology of technology and environmental studies. It will also be useful for policy makers involved in long-term sustainability and systems transitions issues.
Author : Rita Lavikka,Hassam Ur Rehman,Francesco Reda,Abdul Samad Kazi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030877035
This book investigates positive energy buildings (PEBs). It provides and describes them, explains why they are important in the fight against climate change and discusses how they might be implemented. This book begins by contextualizing PEBs, discussing concepts, definitions and how they may be included by planning authorities in development plans. It then thoroughly explains what PEBs are and their impact on a climate-neutral economy. The book discusses technological, economic, societal and regulatory challenges and opportunities in employing PEBs, before concluding with possible scenarios for implementing them. This book is of use to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers interested in local and decentralized energy, as well as plans to achieve carbon neutrality.
Author : International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA
Publisher : International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789292602505
This outlook highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, policies for transition and specific regional challenges. It also explores options to eventually cut emissions to zero.
Author : Patrick Devine-Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136530265
Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or technologies (e.g. offshore wind, tidal, bioenergy or hydrogen energy) and communities face the prospect of unfamiliar, often large-scale energy technologies being sited near to their homes. Policy makers in many countries face tensions between 'streamlining' planning procedures, engaging with diverse publics to address what is commonly conceived as 'NIMBY' (not in my back yard) opposition, and the need to maintain democratic, participatory values in planning systems. This volume provides a timely, international review of research on public engagement, in contexts of diverse, innovative energy technologies. Public engagement is conceived broadly - as the interaction between how developers and other key actors engage with publics about energy technologies (including assumptions held about the methods used, such as the provision of financial benefits or the holding of deliberative events), and how individuals and groups engage with energy policies and projects (including indirectly through the media and directly through emotional and behavioural responses). The book's contributors are leading experts in the UK, Europe, North and South America and Australia drawn from a variety of relevant social science disciplinary perspectives. The book makes a significant contribution to our existing knowledge, as well as providing interested professionals, policymakers and members of the public with a timely overview of the critical issues involved in public engagement with low carbon energy technologies.
Author : Claudia R. Binder,Romano Wyss,Emanuele Massaro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108471794
Provides guidelines for assessing the sustainability of urban systems including theory, methods and case studies.
Author : International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA
Publisher : International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789292602819
Cities have emerged as a key focus of global climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. This report highlights resource potential, targets, technology options and planning priorities.
Author : James Keirstead,Nilay Shah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780415529013
This book analyses the technical and social systems that satisfy these needs and asks how methods can be put into practice to achieve this.
Author : Jo Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429955426
With cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are gaining momentum, especially in Europe. This research-based book defines the circular city and circular development. It explains the shift in focus from a purely economic concept, which promotes circular business models in cities, to one that explores a new approach to urban development. This approach offers huge opportunities and addresses important sustainability issues: resource consumption and waste; climate change; the health of urban populations; social inequalities and the creation of sustainable urban economies. It examines the different approaches to circular development, drawing on research conducted in four European cities: Amsterdam, London, Paris and Stockholm. It explores different development pathways and levers for a circular urban transformation. It highlights the benefits of adopting a circular approach to development in cities, but acknowledges that these benefits are not shared equally across society. Finally, it focuses on the challenges to implementing circular development faced by urban actors. This ground-breaking book will be essential reading to scholars, students, practitioners and policymakers interested in the circular economy, urban sustainability, urban ecology, urban planning, urban regeneration, urban resilience, adaptive cities and regenerative cities.
Author : Sven Teske
Publisher : Springer
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030058432
This open access book presents detailed pathways to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2050, globally and across ten geographical regions. Based on state-of-the-art scenario modelling, it provides the vital missing link between renewable energy targets and the measures needed to achieve them. Bringing together the latest research in climate science, renewable energy technology, employment and resource impacts, the book breaks new ground by covering all the elements essential to achieving the ambitious climate mitigation targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. For example, sectoral implementation pathways, with special emphasis on differences between developed and developing countries and regional conditions, provide tools to implement the scenarios globally and domestically. Non-energy greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios define a sustainable pathway for land-use change and the agricultural sector. Furthermore, results of the impact of the scenarios on employment and mineral and resource requirements provide vital insight on economic and resource management implications. The book clearly demonstrates that the goals of the Paris Agreement are achievable and feasible with current technology and are beneficial in economic and employment terms. It is essential reading for anyone with responsibility for implementing renewable energy or climate targets internationally or domestically, including climate policy negotiators, policy-makers at all levels of government, businesses with renewable energy commitments, researchers and the renewable energy industry.
