Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting

In recent years, several projects and studies have been launched towards the development and use of new methodologies, in order to assess, monitor, and support clean forms of energy. Accurate estimation of the available energy potential is of primary importance, but is not always easy to achieve. The present Special Issue on ‘Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting’ aims to provide a holistic approach to the above issues, by presenting multidisciplinary methodologies and tools that are able to support research projects and meet today’s technical, socio-economic, and decision-making needs. In particular, research papers, reviews, and case studies on the following subjects are presented: wind, wave and solar energy; biofuels; resource assessment of combined renewable energy forms; numerical models for renewable energy forecasting; integrated forecasted systems; energy for buildings; sustainable development; resource analysis tools and statistical models; extreme value analysis and forecasting for renewable energy resources

The doctoral research abstracts. Vol:8 2015 / Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM

Foreword: THIRTY FIRST October 2015 marks the celebration of 47 PhD doctorates receiving their scroll during UiTM 83rd Convocation Ceremony. This date is significant to UiTM since it is an official indication of 47 more scholarly contributions to the world of knowledge and innovation through the novelty of their research. To date UiTM has contributed 471 producers of knowledge through their doctoral research ranging from the field of Science and Technology, Business and Administration, and Social Science and Humanities. This Doctoral Abstracts epitomizes knowledge par excellence and a form of tribute to the 47 doctorates whose achievement we proudly celebrate. To the graduands, your success in achieving the highest academic qualification has demonstrated that you have indeed engineered your destiny well. The action of registering for a PhD program was not by chance but by choice. It was a choice made to realise your self-actualization level that is the highest level in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, while at the same time unleashing your potential in the scholarly research. Do not forget that life is a treasure and that its contents continue to be a mystery, thus, your journey of discovery through research has not come to an end but rather, is just the beginning. Enjoy life through your continuous discovery of knowledge, and spearhead innovation while you are at it. Make your alma mater proud through this continuous discovery as alumni of UiTM. As you soar upwards in your career, my advice will be to continuously be humble and ‘plant’ your feet firmly on the ground. Congratulations once again and may you carry UiTM as ‘Sentiasa di Hatiku’. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Prof Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, FASc, PEng Vice Chancellor Universiti Teknologi MAR

COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY PROGRAMS: A BRIGHT SPOT FOR JUST ENERGY POLICY?

Energy systems are complex, and this complexity requires diverse regulatory forms and strategies of management. Michigan’s energy system is situated within a multi-scalar governance structure reaching from national to local levels. As a result, the process of energy system decision-making can leave out smaller, remote communities and those without the economic, political, and knowledge capital necessary to engage in complex bureaucratic processes. These communities can become subject to high electricity prices and unreliable electrical service from long transmission and distribution lines, raising energy justice concerns. Additionally, resulting from utility regulatory practices, small remote communities are often not afforded the opportunity to explore alternative, local, and environmentally friendly energy generation sources. This dissertation utilizes data collected from two case study sites in Michigan to examine how decisions are made regarding energy system management, who participates in what forms of decision-making, what implications community solar can have for improving energy justice, and the role of energy policy. Specifically, the research attempts to examine how community solar may create more just energy systems and the particular policy and governance dimensions that shape the use of community solar for the pursuit of energy justice. Chapter 2 explores how Michigan investor-owned utilities interpret and implement energy laws to hinder distributed generation proliferation in Michigan. Chapter 3 reflects on the community engaged research process used to determine the viability of a community solar program. It argues for incorporating collaborative governance principles to further improve the community engaged research process to help insert local control and affordability into energy systems. Finally, chapter 4 utilizes and analyzes interview, focus group discussion, and survey data to understand from a community perspective what factors are important for community solar viability. It situates this data within the community social context as it recognizes that perceptions alone do not explain program viability. Energy justice does not apply to just one level of policy making. The subsequent implementation and decision-making process of these existing policies can be determined through collaborative governance strategies, such as community solar, that align with energy justice values

Dynamic simulation of polygeneration systems for buildings

This thesis aims at investigating the polygeneration systems for buildings by dynamic simulation models. In particular, different polygeneration systems, supplied both by the solar renewable energy source and natural gas, were examined from the energy, exergy, economic and environmental point of view

Posters-at-the-Capitol 2017 Program Booklet

Posters-at-the-Capitol 2017 Program Booklet Contents: Welcoming Remarks Posters-at-the-Capitol Organizing Committee Welcome Letter from Mr. Robert King Schedule of Activities Mezzanine Map Participant Listings Eastern Kentucky University Kentucky State University Kentucky Community & Technical College System Morehead State University Murray State University Northern Kentucky University University of Louisville University of Kentucky Western Kentucky University Programs of Distinction Student Abstract

Desertification

IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3: Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystem

7th Annual Research Week- Event Proceedings

7th Annual Research Wee

Intelligent Circuits and Systems

ICICS-2020 is the third conference initiated by the School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Lovely Professional University that explored recent innovations of researchers working for the development of smart and green technologies in the fields of Energy, Electronics, Communications, Computers, and Control. ICICS provides innovators to identify new opportunities for the social and economic benefits of society.　 This conference bridges the gap between academics and R&D institutions, social visionaries, and experts from all strata of society to present their ongoing research activities and foster research relations between them. It provides opportunities for the exchange of new ideas, applications, and experiences in the field of smart technologies and finding global partners for future collaboration. The ICICS-2020 was conducted in two broad categories, Intelligent Circuits & Intelligent Systems and Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering