04937nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-319-02940-5 DE-He213 20210702011404.0 cr nn 008mamaa 131109s2014 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783319029405 978-3-319-02940-5 10.1007/978-3-319-02940-5 doi TJ807-830 TJ807-830 THX bicssc TEC031010 bisacsh THV thema THV thema 621.042 23 621.042 23 Palmer, Graham. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Energy in Australia [electronic resource] : Peak Oil, Solar Power, and Asia’s Economic Growth / by Graham Palmer. 1st ed. 2014. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014. XIII, 91 p. 26 illus., 24 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Energy Analysis, 2191-7876 Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction - One million solar systems -- Chapter 2: Quarry Australia – building Australia on coal -- Chapter 3: Towards optimized complexity – integrating intermittency -- Chapter 4: Electricity networks - managing peak demand -- Chapter 5: EROI of Solar PV -- Chapter 6: Driving down emissions: the role of carbon pricing -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly coal-fired generation. Indeed, even countries that have invested heavily in solar, such as Spain and Germany, have been unable to deflect the trajectory of fossil fuel dependence. The reasons for this apparent paradox are varied, and this book provides a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the practical applications of photovoltaics (PV) in modern electricity systems. While the conventional life-cycle assessment (LCA) boundaries as prescribed by the IEA-PVPS provide a consistent methodology for comparing evolving PV technologies, the narrow boundaries exclude many critical downstream energy costs. Similarly, simple cost comparisons of PV versus conventional power sources overlook the significant economic and energy costs of intermittency and grid integration. Yet distributed storage, which could provide potentially valuable network support, is frequently given a low priority by advocates of solar. Treating PV as an extension of, rather than as a substitute for, the fossil fuel enterprise enables a more productive discussion of PV’s potential role in electricity generation. The sunburnt country of Australia, which has a modern electricity system, is an ideal case study for exploring the potential of solar PV. With a focus on rooftop solar, energy storage, grid integration, and electricity system issues, Energy in Australia offers valuable insights into the practical challenges of solar power. Although many national economies are already confronting a downward trend in energy return on investment (EROI) of oil and gas from both conventional and unconventional sources, the large-scale deployment of low-emission energy sources that lie below a critical minimum EROI threshold may ultimately prove counter-productive. Renewable energy resources. Energy systems. Sustainable development. Energy policy. Energy and state. Environmental economics. Renewable and Green Energy. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/111000 Renewable and Green Energy. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/111000 Energy Systems. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/115000 Sustainable Development. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000 Energy Policy, Economics and Management. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/112000 Environmental Economics. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W48000 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783319029399 Printed edition: 9783319029412 Energy Analysis, 2191-7876 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02940-5 ZDB-2-ENE ZDB-2-SXEN Energy (SpringerNature-40367) Energy (R0) (SpringerNature-43717)