The Modern Energies

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-981-5352-02-3
Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

Reihe: Jenny Stanford Series on Renewable Energy

An energy revolution is going on today that will benefit all of us, as it makes our basic needs in electricity more affordable and the world a cleaner place. PV and wind power are witnessing worldwide growth, be it gigawatt-level central power stations or building-integrated plants installed by millions of individuals. Wind energy has rapidly become a leader of new developments, and PV has achieved dominance in the global energy markets—financial benefits being the main drivers. The current decade has seen wind power and PV eventually reaching the top of the energy markets, with nuclear power’s decline accelerating. The intermittency of PV and wind power is being rapidly overcome through massive integration of battery energy storage systems in various sizes.

This book is not about wishful thinking and speculations, but hard facts and figures. It has been written by international experts who have made this energy revolution possible. It provides an overview of the global development of renewable energy from its beginnings in the mid-1950s all the way to its leadership today. The objective views of experts presented with the global well-being in mind are of general interest, highlight the benefits of renewable energy, and give evidence of the lies and biased and distorted views of the defenders of the old conventional energy, which had its day. The book explains how, thanks to renewable energy, the low-income populations in the developing nations can at last get access to affordable energy. It demonstrates how the world has now understood the benefits provided by our friendly and inexhaustible sun power.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palz, Wolfgang

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Photovoltaic Integration in Architecture (Stefan Behling) 2. The Modern Energies: A Global Overview (Wolfgang Palz) 3. China’s Wind Power, Half a Century of Forging Ahead (Qin Haiyan) 4. On the Path to Solar Power Grids (Jürgen Sachau) 5. The Evolution of Biomass and the Role of EUBCE (Angela Grassi) 6. What Role for Nuclear Power in the Ongoing Energy Revolution (Mycle Schneider)

Über Autor(innen)

Wolfgang Palz is a German physicist and a EU Official (retired). He holds a doctorate in physics and photovoltaics from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. For more than half a century, he has been a global leader of the development of solar energy and other renewables. As an official of the European Commission in Brussels, he managed PV development in Europe for 20 years. From 2000 to 2002, he was a member of an “Enquête Commission” of the German Parliament on the German energy perspective on the horizon 2050. Later, he was a consultant for the EU Commission on PV program for the underprivileged in Latin America. Recognized as one of the fathers of PV and wind power success in today’s global energy markets, he has received several recognitions, including the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Global Leadership Award in Advancing Solar Energy Policy (2011), the 2025 European Solar Prize, and a call to join the Chinese World Wind Energy Academy established in late 2025. He is a bearer of an Order of Merit of the German Republic.