Links and Bibliography

 

Bibliography

 

1.     Proposal for the use of renewable energy in the La Rioja autonomous community (LRAC)

Luis Maria Lopez Gonzalez et al

Renewable Energy 20 (2000) 289-304

 

2.     Optimal Sizing of battery storage for hybrid (wind + diesel) power systems

M.A. Elhadidy and S.M. Shaahid

Renewable Energy 18 (1999) 77-86

 

3.     Systematic assessment of the technical and economic viability of small hydroelectric system installations

A.D. Karlis and D.P. Papadopoulos

Renewable Energy 20 (2000) 253-262

 

4.     Computational environment to investigate wind integration into small autonomous systems

J. Kabouris et al

Renewable Energy 18 (1999) 61-75

 

5.     Social Impact of Energy Systems

R. Capata, V. Naso and F. Orrechini

WREC 1996

 

6.     Load Profiling for Energy trading and settlements in the UK electricity markets

S.V. Allera and A.G. Horsborough

DistribuTECH Europe DA/DSM Conference

27-29 October 1998 London

 

7.     Power Generation Operation and Control

Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Woolenberg

Wiley and Sons 1991

 

8.     Optimal Scheduling of Spinning Reserve

H.B Gooi et al

IEE Transactions Power Systems 14 4 Nov 1999 pp1485-1496

 

9.     Power Distribution Planning – a review of models and issues

IEE Transactions Power Systems   Vol 12   No 3  1997   pp1151-1167

 

10. First Experimental results from a prototype plant for the interseasonal storage of solar energy for the winter heating of buildings.

G. Oliveti et al

Solar Energy Vol 62 No 4 1998 pp281-290

 

11. Secure Wind Power Generation in Isolated Systems

Prof. N. Hatziargyriou

Wind Engineering Vol. 23 No 2    1999

 

12. The ‘CARE@ system overview: advanced control advice for power systems with large scale integration of RES

J. Halliday   Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

 

13. Remote Power Systems with advanced storage facilities for Alaskan villages

William Isherwood et al

Energy  25  (2000) pp1005-1020

 

14. Integration of renewable Energy into local and regional power supply

Per Lundsager

WREC 1996

 

15. Valuation of modular generation, storage and targeted DSM

L.R Coles et al

IEE Transactions on energy conversion

Vol. 10 No 1 March 1995

 

16. Ecological Villages, a European reality

Kirster Wiberg

Renewable Energy 15  (1998) pp101-106

 

17. Electricity generation from renewable energy – the French experience

Michel Benard

Renewable Energy   15  (1998) pp264-269

 

18. An advanced control system for the optimal operation and management of medium size power systems with a large penetration of renewable power sources

E. Nogart et al

 

19. Improvement of a district heating network through thermo economic approach

L. Adamo et al

Renewable Energy Vol 10 No 2/3 1997 pp213-216

 

20. Entirely renewable energy based electricity supply system (small scale & large scale)

A. Zahedi

WREC 1996

 

21. Hydro-Geology of Scotland HMSO 1990 Robins N.S

 

22. A Guide to Small Scale Water Power Schemes

Adam Harvey Intermediate Technology 1993

 

23. Solar energy Thermal processes

A Wiley Interscience Publication 1974

 

24. Solar Energy Engineering

Hsieh fui Seng

Prentice Hall Inc. 1986

 

25. Renewable Energy Technologies: Their Applications in Developing Countries

L.A. Kvistoferson and V Bokalders

 

26. Renewable Energy Resources:

John Twidel and Tony Weir

 

27. Micro Hydroelectric Power Stations 

L. Monitoin, M. Le Nir, J. Roux

 

28. Renewable Energy: Power for Sustainable Future

Edited by Godfrey Boyle

 

29. Short-term generation scheduling with transmission and environmental constraints using an augmented Langrangian Relaxation

S.J. Wang et al

IEEE Tr. Po. Sys.  10 3 1995 pp1294-1301

 

Links

 

Details of a 10MW CCGT Project using SRC as fuel can be found at www.arbre.co.uk/

 

Useful information on the UK electricity network available at

www.electricity.org.uk/

 

Information on subsidies available for energy crop production and statistics on straw production in UK available at www.maff.gov.uk/maffhome.htm

 

Details of the esp-r simulation software for carrying out domestic energy use predictions available at www.esru.strath.ac.uk/

 

Information on residential CHP units is available from the Energy Saving Trust at www.est.org.uk

 

UK action plan on Community Heating and much other invaluable information available from the Combined Heat and Power Association at www.chpa.co.uk

 

Survey of jobs created as a result of Biomass fuelled CHP deployment is available from www.etsu.com/biosem/UKCONCS.pdf

 

Grants available from the EU to promote small-scale CHP in rural areas available at www.europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/aides/forms/tren10_en.htm

 

 Many useful reviews of renewable energy projects available from the DTI at

http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable

 

Much useful information on wind technology, manufacturers and many other interesting factors about wind power are found in this site. It is truly a gold mine

http://www.windpower.dk/

 

Other interesting on cost and output figures form existing U.K wind farms can be found at

http://www.natwindpower.co.uk/

 

Current and Future Renewable Energy Policy can be seen at

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/

 

Invaluable information on guidance to assessment small scale hydro and equipment costing can be found, but not limited to, at

http://www.smallhyhropower.com/

 

More information on United Kingdom’s river flows, rainfall data and hydrology at this useful websites

http://www.sepa.gov.uk/ and http://www.ceh.ac.uk

 

The financing spreadsheet was obtained from the DTI at http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/pdf/Financing_Guide.pdf

 

Informed and essential information on CHP and district heating available at  http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/energy/startsaving/tech_chp_CHP_club.htm/

 

Useful information and case study reviews of a wide field of renewable technology are available at www.bre.co.uk/energy/

 

Willow crop production details available at www.sac.ac.uk/management/External/diversification/Energy/shortrotationcoppice.htm

 

Energy data pertaining to all forms of biomass is available at www.ecn.nl/phyllis/

 

Turbines used in the Lochgilphead project were manufactured by Nordex  http://www.nordex.dk/

 

Time to think is available at www.ecv.ch/eleves/javanoid/javanoid.htm or alternatively at www.bitbull.com/demos/gobbler/index.html

 

Hydroelectric Energy of Navarra http://www.ehn.es/

 

Information on the most energy efficient Council in the U.K available at http://www.woking.gov.uk/