Solar Energy Solutions for Sustainable Urban and Built Environment provides a single comprehensive source of the latest solar energy systems, both solar thermal and electrical, in the built and urban environment. The book is structured in three interconnected sections, with the first focusing on small-scale solar energy systems and technologies and presenting recent research in building-integrated photovoltaics and solar thermal systems, radio interference from PV systems, and sustainability of PV systems. Within the built environment and throughout the book, the goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings through energy efficiency and the use of more solar energy resources.
The second part of the book examines large-scale energy systems with solar resources, exploring the development of flexible energy systems to integrate more solar resources in cities, while improving our planning and design of energy infrastructure to handle the increasing demand for both electricity and heating. Finally, the third section highlights various innovative topics related to solar assisted energy-efficient buildings. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in solar energy, energy systems, built environment, and urban planning, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, scientists, industry professionals, consultants, and policy makers.
- Reveals the principles of the latest solar energy systems and related technologies and components
- Offers systematic guidance on the development of solar energy systems from design/planning to implementation and monitoring, as well as replication at different scales
- Investigates energy efficiency, flexibility, and production in complex systems, covering key domains in built and urban environments, energy supply, and mobility to create added value
- Filters available information to map practical needs for the development of solar energy systems in the built and urban environment
