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Local Energy—Distributed Generation of Heat and Power

Local Energy: Distributed Generation of Heat and Power

by Janet Wood

2008 (204 pages)

ISBN:9780863417399

In the future the UK's energy supplies, for both heat and power, will come from much more diverse sources. This book explores various power and heat sources, explains the characteristics of each and examines how they can be used.

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Table of Contents

Local Energy—Distributed Generation of Heat and Power
Chapter 1	-	Developing the UK's Energy Infrastructure
Chapter 2	-	The Electricity System
Chapter 3	-	The Heat Connection and Cogeneration
Chapter 4	-	Wind Power
Chapter 5	-	Hydropower
Chapter 6	-	Marine Renewables
Chapter 7	-	Solar Photovoltaics
Chapter 8	-	Combined Heat and Power
Chapter 9	-	Biomass
Chapter 10	-	Energy Storage
Chapter 11	-	Fuel Cells
Chapter 12	-	Interacting with the Electricity Grid
Chapter 13	-	Making Progress on Policy
Chapter 14	-	Embedded Benefits
Chapter 15	-	Connecting and Exporting Power
Chapter 16	-	Finance and Local Generation
Chapter 17	-	Changing the Industry: ESCos and Cooperative Power Ownership
Chapter 18	-	Output and Generation
Chapter 19	-	Putting a Price on Carbon
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