Wireless sensor networks and portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, media players, digital cameras and iPods, require local electric power supplies. Although these devices are operational all the time, they consume just a few milli-or micro-watts. This means energy …
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Worldwide energy policies are built on three pillars: ‘cost competitiveness’, ‘security of energy supply’, and ‘environmental responsibility.’ This has brought about the integration of renewable energy sources into national systems with the deployment of policy instruments to ma…
Transition towards low-carbon energy systems requires an increase in the volume of renewable Distributed Generation (DG), particularly wind and photovoltaic, connected to distribution networks. To facilitate the connection of renewable DG without the need for expensive and time-…
This thesis presents a domain-independent approach to dynamic system management using goals and policies. A goal is a general, high-level aim a system must continually work toward achieving. A policy is a statement of how a system should behave for a given set of detectable even…
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the development of new technologies in the energy industry and to explore how it is possible for these technologies to compete with incumbent technologies in a mature market. The pursuit of renewable energy has been at the forefront o…
This thesis describes a new method to evaluate the value of wind power combined with domestic demand response. The thesis gives a brief overview of current domestic demand management programmes, and highlights the demand response and its current application. Such technology has …
Tall buildings are a major component in today's urban fabric in many parts of the world. The amount of energy they consume is extremely high. Architects have been showing an increasing interest in designing highly energy efficient tall buildings to reduce the energy consumption …
As the percentage of wind energy in global energy portfolio rises, the wind turbine control is becoming increasingly important for the integration of wind turbines in power systems. The early control objective of wind turbine control was only to maximize the power output but now…
Wind energy is still developing industry and people who work in this industry working hard to accomplish the difficulties. Problems are not arise only by nature of wind but technological developments, methods and even market pressure itself. Wind turbine theoretical power curves…
Harvesting offshore wind energy has been a primary stimulus for research recently as more shreds of evidence show the highly unexploited potential it carries. As water depth increases, fixed-bottom foundations become impractical and floating solutions must be adopted for offshor…
Artan iklim değişikliği endişeleri, enerji arz güvenliği kaygıları, enerji tüketimindeki artışlar gibi nedenler ile enerji üretiminde yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının kullanımı devletler tarafından benimsenmektedir. Böylece yenilenebilir kaynakların kurulu güce oranı her geçen…
The growing increase in the size and scope of offshore wind farms motivates the need for industry to have access to mathematical tools that reduce costs by efficiently performing daily operations and maintenance activities. Key offshore activities require the transportation of t…
This research has developed a novel sustainability assessment framework for electricity technologies and scenarios, taking into account techno-economic, environmental and social aspects. The methodology uses a life cycle approach and considers relevant sustainability impacts alo…