Scenarios for a Future Electricity Supply: Cost-optimised Variations on Supplying Europe and Its' Neighbours With Electricity from Renewable Energies

Czisch (electrical energy technology and efficient energy conversion, U. of Kassel, Germany) sets out different scenarios to create a broad base that can support decision-making for future policies concerning renewable sources of electrical power. His most important finding, he says, is that electricity can be provided from renewable energy sources alone, and that this can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner. His topics include research on the energy supply of the future, biomass utilization, down-draught energy towers, secondary energy carrier hydrogen for providing backup power, and power plant scheduling and selection planning. Books from the UK's Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), IEE, and Inspec are distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)