Upgrading Urban Power Grids

by Juan M. Gers

Today, more than half the global population lives in cities, and two thirds are expected to do so by 2050. Cities need technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy, transport and heating, which requires distributed renewable electricity, from rooftop solar, small wind and other sources, in order to cleanly generate enough electricity to meet cities' needs. However, most urban electricity grids were not designed to manage distributed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839537841
• ISBN13: 9781839537844
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"