Introduction and Overview

Daphne Ngar-yin Mah; Peter Hills; Victor O.K. Li; Richard Balme

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6281-0_1

Introduction and Overview

Daphne Ngar-yin Mah^*
, Peter Hills
, Victor O.K. Li
, Richard Balme

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The policy challenges associated with global warming the prospect of increasingly expensive fossil fuels, and the recent re-emergence of serious concerns about the safety of nuclear power after the Fukushima accident in Japan are encouraging many western and Asian economies to develop smart grids (SGs) as a component of their energy policy portfolios. This introductory chapter first discusses the evolving definitions of SGs, and the five major applications of these technologies. We will then provide an energy sector outlook, highlighting the major energy developments in the near future that may affect SG deployment. We will conclude with an overview of the objectives and structure of the book.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Smart Grid Applications and Developments
Editors	Daphne Mah, Peter Hills, Victor O.K. Li, Richard Balme
Publisher	Springer London
Pages	3-20
Number of pages	18
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447162810
ISBN (Print)	9781447162803, 9781447170723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6281-0_1
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	Green Energy and Technology
ISSN (Print)	1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-3537

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Coherence
Europe
Meso
OECD

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