Low Carbon Energy Technologies in Sustainable Energy Systems

Low Carbon Energy Technologies in Sustainable Energy Systems examines and integrates current research aimed at operationalizing low carbon technologies within complex transitioning energy economies. Scholarly research has traditionally focused on the technical aspects of exploitation, R&D, operation, infrastructure and decommissioning, while approaches which can realistically inform their reception and scale-up across real societies and real markets are piecemeal and isolated in separate literatures. Addressing both the technical foundations of each technology together with the sociotechnical ways in which they are spread in markets and societies, this work integrates the technoeconomic assessment of low carbon technologies with directed discussion on legislative and regulatory policies in energy markets. Chapters address such issues as social acceptance, consumer awareness, environmental valuation systems and the circular economy as low carbon technologies expand into energy systems sustainability, sensitivity and stability. The work is relevant to both researchers and practitioners working in sustainable energy systems research and public policy.