Renewable Energies: Business Outlook 2050

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of current renewable energy technologies and their basic principles. It also addresses the financial aspects of renewable energy projects and analyzes their profitability, covering the most relevant topics for engineers, economists, managers and scientists who are actively involved in renewable energy research and management. The authors are professionals and researchers who are active in the industry, and supplement the main content with revealing case studies and best-practice examples. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Multiple Criteria Performance Modelling and Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems—A Literature Review (Ting Wu, Dong-Ling Xu, Jian-Bo Yang)....Pages 1-15 Towards Energy Self-sufficiency in Large Metropolitan Areas: Business Opportunities on Renewable Electricity in Madrid (Diego García-Gusano, Diego Iribarren, Javier Dufour)....Pages 17-31 How Do Energy Engineers of the Future Think. Analysis of Master Students’ Proposals (Jordi Olivella, Josep Bordonau, Gema Calleja, Enrique Velo)....Pages 33-49 Concentrated Solar Power: Present and Future (Mayorkinos Papaelias, Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Isaac Segovia Ramirez)....Pages 51-61 Concentrated Solar Plants Management: Big Data and Neural Network (Alfredo Arcos Jiménez, Carlos Q. Gómez, Fausto Pedro García Márquez)....Pages 63-81 Wind Energy Power Prospective (Carlos Quiterio Gómez Muñoz, Fausto Pedro García Márquez)....Pages 83-95 Managing Costs and Review for Icing Problems (Jesús María Pinar-Pérez, Fausto Pedro García Márquez)....Pages 97-109 Big Data and Wind Turbines Maintenance Management (Alberto Pliego, Raúl Ruiz de la Hermosa, Fausto Pedro García Márquez)....Pages 111-125 Societal and Environmental Impact of High Energy Return on Investment (EROI) Energy Access (Reynir Smari Atlason, Runar Unnthorsson)....Pages 127-148 Future Maintenance Management in Renewable Energies (Carlos Quiterio Gómez Muñoz, Fausto Pedro García Márquez)....Pages 149-159