Energy Systems Evaluation (Volume 1)

Sustainability Assessment
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-67528-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 505 g

Reihe: Green Energy and Technology

This book presents various methods for sustainability assessment of energy systems, under various different conditions and scenarios. It answers the questions of how to measure the sustainability of energy systems by adopting appropriate metrics and methods.

This book provides readers with a comprehensive view of the frontiers of sustainability assessment methods for energy system analysis. It presents various methodologies, allowing readers to understand:

• the complete metrics for sustainability assessment;
• life cycle thinking for sustainability assessment of energy systems; and
• the advanced sustainability assessment methods for energy systems.

This book is of interest to researchers, engineers, decision makers, and postgraduate students within the field of energy systems, sustainability, and decision analysis. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ren, Jingzheng

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview of Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Sustainability Assessment: Concepts and Methods.- Integrated Criteria System for Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems.- Sustainable Energy System in the Largest Archipelagic State. Opportunities and Challenge.- Elements pf Holistic Sustainability Assessments for Energy Systems.- Life Cycle Thinking and Tools for Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems.- Social Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of New Energy Sources for Alternative Vehicles: Indicators, Methods and Case Study.- Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems and Their Comparative Analysis.- Review and Selection of MCDA Method for Sustainability Assessment.- Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Electricity/Water Cogeneration Systems using LCA.- Dynamic Agent-based Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems.- Preparing for the Unpredicted: A Resiliency Approach.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jingzheng Ren is currently Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Southern Denmark, and Associated Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Security & Development Policy (Stockholm, Sweden). He received his Ph.D. degree in 2015 from the University of Padua, He worked as Fulltime Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark before moving to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published more than 200 publications including 150 journal papers, 1 authored book, 11 edited books, and more than 40 book chapters. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer) and Subject Editor of Sustainable Production and Consumption (Elsevier), and he has also served as the session chair, an academic member, and a technical committee member of many international conferences.