Overview
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems: Independent Electricity for Community, Business, and Home explores the ongoing revolution in small-scale energy solutions that enable environmental sustainability, supply resilience, and energy independence. It introduces readers to diverse renewable energy sources, energy storage technologies, and smart consumption strategies – with particular focus on designing systems that operate independently from the conventional power grid. Readers will discover how to effectively combine multiple energy sources into hybrid systems, optimize system architecture for different scales of implementation, and apply smart controls – including open-source solutions – to maximize efficiency. This book serves as an essential resource for students in renewable energy programs at both bachelor's and master's levels, as well as for companies and individuals looking to develop or expand sustainable energy initiatives in an increasingly electrified world. Updated throughout and offers new practical case studies. Presents a broad overview of the development of renewable energy technologies and the associated challenges, and focuses on small-scale applications. Features detailed real-world case studies of homes, businesses, and communities that have achieved significant energy independence or are progressing toward this goal. Provides detailed guidance on integrating multiple renewable energy sources, storage solutions, and smart controls to create resilient off-grid systems tailored to specific needs and environments.
Full Product Details
Author: Sven Ruin (TEROC AB, Köping, Sweden) ,
Göran Sidén (Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN: 9781041211822
ISBN 10: 1041211821
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 05 May 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Sven Ruin is an experienced engineer and consultant who has worked with renewable energy in Sweden and several other countries. One of his specialties is hybrid systems, in which different generation technologies are combined, for example for off-grid power supply. Göran Sidén is a retired Associate Professor in Power Engineering. He has been responsible for developing an energy engineering program focused on Renewable Energy at Halmstad University. Already in 1994, he developed a course in Wind Power Technology, which was followed by many courses in the area, including Solar Energy and Renewable Energy. He has also served as CEO and as a board member of companies that built and operated wind turbines.
