To some extent the wave and tidal generation industry is following in the wake of the wind industry, learning from the growing experience of offshore wind farm deployment. This book combines wind industry lessons with wave and tidal field knowledge to explore the main reliability and availability issues facing this growing industry.

This Guide aims to provide clear and concise information that can be developed and applied to a number of different installations. This Guide should be used by all those with specific or delegated responsibility for managing the procurement, consumption and control of energy.

This book describes the supporting technologies that can turn conventional passive electricity delivery networks into the active networks of the future, with a focus on electricity utilization in the industrial environment.

Vehicle-to-Grid: Linking Electric Vehicles to the Smart Grid provides an overview and considers the salient topics of the connection between the stationary grid and electric vehicle (EV) storage.

This reference on smart grids for residential areas covers algorithms for sizing, economic dispatch, assessment of configuration of renewable energy systems, EV, optimization and sizing of hybrid systems for residential areas, as well as 100% green hybrid energy systems.

Key reading on optimization algorithms for the design of smart grids. After summarizing smart grid concepts and strategies, chapters cover demand response, power quality parameters, frequency and voltage control, fault identification and protection, as well as smart communication.

The energy efficiency paradigm is a major bottleneck for the development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and Internet of Things (IoT) architectures and technologies. This edited book presents comprehensive coverage of energy harvesting sources and techniques that can be used for WSN and IoT systems.

This book identifies and discusses the tools required to ensure the interoperability among the various digitally-based components of the Smart Grid.