A review of renewable energy infrastructure : a technology and cost comparison
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- With the global share of renewable energy generation increasing every year and renew- ables accounting for over 40% of new electricity generation in 2013, the construction of renewable energy infrastructure is and will be offering a lot of opportunities in the construction industry. This thesis presents a review of the renewable energy infrastruc- ture from a construction management perspective. In a first part, the energy conversion mechanism of solar photovoltaic, solar concentrated, wind, geothermal and biomass is offered. We present the product breakdown structure for a power plant for each gener- ation and the main construction steps. In the second part of the thesis, we present a comparison of the different renewable energy generations according to different frame- works: installed and predicted capacity, environmental impact, and impact of natural disasters on infrastructure. We also compare the capital, operational and levelized cost for each generation. Finally we offer a summary of the strength and weaknesses of each generation. The goal of this review is to offer a condensed source of information for con- struction students and practitioners, interested in understanding the renewable energy infrastructure.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Cuvilliez, Anne-Laure |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| Advisor | Fischer, Martin, 1960 July 11- |
| Thesis advisor | Fischer, Martin, 1960 July 11- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Anne-Laure Cuvilliez. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Engineering)--Stanford University, 2014. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2014 by Anne-Laure Cuvilliez
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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