Table Of ContentRenewable Energy
Utilisation and System Integration
Edited by Wenping Cao and Yihua Hu
Renewable Energy: Utilisation and System Integration
Edited by Wenping Cao and Yihua Hu
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Preface
Chapter 1 Wind Power Development and Landscape – Social
Participation, Opportunities and Challenges
by Karin Hammarlund, Marina Frolova and Anna Brånhult
Chapter 2 Study of Novel Power Electronic Converters for
Small Scale Wind Energy Conversion Systems
by Mostafa Abarzadeh, Hossein Madadi Kojabadi and Liuchen Chang
Chapter 3 Modelling and Control of Grid-connected Solar
Photovoltaic Systems
by Marcelo Gustavo Molina
Chapter 4 Method for Aligning Facets in Large Concentrators
That Have Segmented Mirrors for Solar Thermal Applications
by Sergio Vázquez y Montiel, Fermín Granados Agustín and Lizbeth
Castañeda Escobar
Chapter 5 Theoretical Analysis and Implementation of
Photovoltaic Fault Diagnosis
by Yihua Hu and Wenping Cao
Chapter 6 Genset Optimization for Biomass Syngas Operation
by Horizon Walker Gitano-Briggs and Koay Loke Kean
Chapter 7 Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting - Sources and
Techniques
by M. Pareja Aparicio, A. Bakkali, J. Pelegri-Sebastia, T. Sogorb, V.
Llario and A. Bou
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Chapter 8 Renewable Energy, Emissions, and Health
by María del P. Pablo-Romero, Rocío Román, Antonio Sánchez-Braza
and Rocío Yñiguez
Chapter 9 Distributed Renewable Power Sources in Weak Grids
— Analysis and Control
by Everton Luiz de Aguiar, Rafael Cardoso, Carlos Marcelo de Oliveira
Stein, Jean Patric da Costa and Emerson Giovani Carati
Chapter 10 Planning Tools for the Integration of Renewable
Energy Sources Into Low- and Medium-Voltage Distribution Grids
by Jean-François Toubeau, Vasiliki Klonari, Jacques Lobry, Zacharie De
Grève and François Vallée
Chapter 11 Simulation Methods for the Transient Analysis of
Synchronous Alternators
by Jérôme Cros, Stéphanie Rakotovololona, Maxim Bergeron, Jessy
Mathault, Bouali Rouached, Mathieu Kirouac and Philippe Viarouge
Chapter 12 Photovoltaic Power Plant Grid Integration in the
Romanian System–Technical Approaches
by Dorin Bică, Mircea Dulău, Marius Muji and Lucian Ioan Dulău
Preface
The development of renewable energy technologies (such as wind,
solar, and biomass) has accelerated the establishment of a low-
carbon society.
This book provides a glimpse of some recent advancements in
modelling, control, electrical generators and power converters, and
social and political aspects of utilising these renewable sources of
energy.
It is aimed to provide some latest references for the readers who
are interested in research work, energy policies, and social
dimensions of renewable energy.
Chapter 1
Wind Power Development and Landscape – Social
Participation, Opportunities and Challenges
Karin Hammarlund, Marina Frolova and Anna Brånhult
Additional information is available at the end of the chapter
http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/63424
Abstract
This chapter describes and exemplifies how different methods for landscape analysis
have been applied for wind farm development and planning in Sweden and Spain. In our
case studies from Sweden and Spain we discuss the possibilities, strengths and shortcom‐
ings of use of different methods of landscape assessment for wind power development in
relation with the definition of landscape by the European Landscape Convention (ELC).
The Swedish case study is an example of how the proposed guidelines for wind develop‐
ment in the master plan of Uddevalla has been contested and how dialogue-based land‐
scape analysis has redirected wind energy planning. This has been possible through
disentangling and illuminating social values in the description of landscape characters as
a basis for new planning guidelines. The Spanish case of the Valle de Lecrín and Alpujar‐
ra demonstrates limitation of a study based only on expert analysis of visual impact of
wind farms. By complementing these expert methods with dialogue, local stakeholder’s
perspective was revealed and the role of wind turbines in the construction of a local land‐
scape was understood. We show that the role of the landscape planner should be under‐
stood as an interpreter and mediator, rather than that of an expert and prescriber.
Keywords: Energy landscapes, ELC, landscape assessment methods, public participation,
wind power planning
1. Introduction
The European Landscape Convention (ELC) [1] definition of landscape as “an area, as
perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/
or human factors” highlights the importance of developing landscape policies dedicated to the
management and creation of landscapes. This includes planning procedures that allows the
general public and other stakeholders to participate in policy creation and implementation.
Identification and assessment of landscapes thus constitute a central element of the ELC.
