Small Scale Power Generation Handbook. Towards Distributed Energy Systems

Table of Contents

1. Millennium change in energy conversion 2. Intermittent Renewable power systems 3. Programmable renewable power systems 4. Fossil fired power plants 5. Integration of small-scale power systems

Authors

Umberto Desideri Professor of Thermal Machines, University of Pisa, Italy. Umberto Desideri is a full-time professor of thermal machines at the University of Pisa, with over 25 years of experience in research and teaching in energy systems, power plant technology, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. Professor Desideri has authored more than 200 scientific publications in Journals, Proceedings of conferences, as book chapters and is Editor of Applied Energy. In his career he has also been guest editors of special issues of scientific journals, editor of books and has an extensive network of contacts. He is also reviewer for several scientific journals, which allow him to be most updated on new findings and research activities. Lorenzo Ferrari Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy. Lorenzo Ferrari has a PhD in Energy Engineering and is currently Assistant professor with tenure at the University of Pisa. He has been active in the research of distributed generation systems also with renewable energy. He is author of 141 papers