Energy Transformation Technologies for Electricity

Should Indians Pay more for Renewable Energy Based Electricity? - The Need for Evidence Based Consumer Tariffs for Electricity in India

India seeks to achieve 175 Giga-Watt (GW) of Renewable power by 2022. As of December 2017, out of 333 GW of total installed capacity of electricity, close to 62GW come from renewable sources. Meeting the set targets calls for augmentation of renewable energy based capacities as expeditiously as possible. However, the sick financial health of the distribution companies/utilities, who act a...

Wind Energy Estimation for Production of Electricity in Iran

This paper covers the estimation of the average yearly production of an appropriate wind turbine for different locations in Iran. The effects of topography, the influence of obstacles such as buildings and shelters, the collective effects of the surrounding terrain, roughness classifications, and orographic elements such as hills, cliffs, etc., all have been included in the calculations. A full...

New Electricity Technologies for a Sustainable Future

There is a growing concern over continuous reliance of our economic and energy systems on conventional electricity sources and their long-term environmental, climate change, and security of supply implications. At the same time, much hope and belief is vested in the ability of future technological progress to tackles these issues. However, informed academic analysis and policy debates on the fu...

Description of electricity generation technologies

This chapter describes the eight electricity generation technologies considered in this publication by illustrating the basic principles behind each form of electricity generation, the conventional sub-types for each technology, as well as their common application and specific technological characteristics. Lastly, it will outline certain characteristics of power plants for each technology, whi...

Clean Energy Technologies A Preliminary Inventory of the Potential for Electricity Generation