Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) [Hardcover]

Anne-Marie Borbely (Editor), Jan F. Kreider (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0849300746 | ISBN-13: 978-0849300745 | Edition: 1

As a result of deregulation, the US electric utility industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation with far-reaching technical and social consequences. At the heart of this transformation lies Distributed Generation (DG)-the substitution of centralized electricity production with smaller-scale technologies located in or near facilities and powered by natural gas or renewable resources. The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that 20 percent of all new power generation will use distributed, not centralized technologies.

Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium is the first step to understanding the myriad issues that surround the newest, most significant trend in power production since the steam turbine. Chapters contributed by the top experts in their fields address virtually every aspect of this energy "revolution," from its associated technologies to the regulatory environment and from choosing the right DG system for a given purpose to the novel financial and economic opportunities this paradigm shift presents.

This book gives engineers and energy business developers their first opportunity to explore and gain a broad understanding of the new energy landscape. With its detailed discussion of the near-term technologies that will see application in the next few years, Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium will undoubtedly become the industry's standard reference.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (June 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849300746
• ISBN-13: 978-0849300745
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,477,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars informative, thought provoking, August 17, 2004

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Patrick Hodges "Patrick" (Chico, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Distributed Generation: The Power Paradigm for the New Millennium (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) (Hardcover)

This is a well written book that should be a staple desk reference for energy service firms, utilities, manufacturers, and consultants.

To me, the implications of today's GT&D have never been more apparent. The book's technical content was presented smartly, while the narrative flowed smoothly. I brought the book onto the boat over the weekend, as an afterthought, but found myself powering through it at 3am. The book reinforced my view that development of a robust distributed generation base sufficient to displace portions of the existing system is not necessarily a technology issue--nor necessarily a competitive issue; the businessplace and legislative mindset must change faster to deal with resource obstacles. For me, the book sparked ideas beyond traditional distributed generation and what was presented in the book: will hybrid automobile and emerging microgrids expose currency card transfer vendors, portal providers, and power traders to new opportunities? After traditional standards do their part, will wireless, file sharing, and OS open standards weave into in an emerging or mature DG marketplace? At which point will the internet-telecom folks begin poking and prodding for a way in? Although the book was a dg book, it sparked a lot of adjacent-development concepts for me; this is what I look for.