The transformation process of energy production systems from fossil to predominantly renewable technology is very complex and it will require several decades as well as a high capital investment. This book undertakes a detailed analysis and shows the technical options and possible courses of action based on them. For this purpose, the author uses quarter-hourly time series of the supply or (e.g. in the field of electromobility) detailed time series of the load profiles. The author shows which alternatives are economically feasible according to the current status and how a regenerative full supply up to about 85% could be technically and socially possible. Stakeholders in utilities, local politics as well as in technical operating units of energy supply and energy transmission can find numerous suggestions in this book. Content

• Energy demand, potentials and resources

• Energy economy of efficiency

• Efficiency, sufficiency andaffordability

• Storage and grids

• Buildings and heating

• Mobility

• Sector coupling

• Options for actionAudience

• Decision makers in economy and politics, engineers, industrial engineers

• Lecturers and students in the fields of energy technology, energy economics, electrical engineering, industrial engineering and technology assessment

Author

Prof. Dr. Günther Brauner was head of the technical-scientific department in one of the world's largest electrical corporations, held the professorship for energy systems at the Technical University of Vienna and holds various functions in several professional associations (World Energy Council, VDE, OVE, VDI).

Autorentext
Prof. Dr. Günther Brauner was head of the technical-scientific department of one of the world's largest electrical corporations, held a professorship for energy systems at the Technical University of Vienna and holds various positions in several professional associations (World Energy Council, VDE, OVE, VDI).

Zusammenfassung
In this book, a more detailed analysis is performed on the basis of quarter-hourly time series of the supply of wind energy and photovoltaics. The end use including electromobility is also presented with more detailed time series of the load profiles for summer and winter and thereby for weekdays and weekends in each case. The subsequent analysis clarifies whether the renewable potentials are sufficient, what the optimal generation scenarios and infrastructures of the future could look like, and what the situation is with regard to affordability and environmental compatibility.

Inhalt

Energy demand, potential and resources.-  Energy economy of efficiency.- Efficiency and Sufficiency.- Efficiency of storage technologies.- Efficiency of grids.- Efficiency of the decentralized energy supply.- Efficiency of buildings and heating demand.- Efficiency of Mobility.- Efficiency through sector coupling.- Options for action.