{"product_id":"energy-transition-hardback-9781786302113","title":"Energy Transition (Hardback) 9781786302113","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnergy Transition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBernard Lachal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781786302113, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough most people are aware of the value of developing new energy technologies, the importance of assessing such technologies is only just beginning to be recognized in full.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book, illustrated by real-life examples, fulfils two main objectives. Firstly, it provides an in-depth summary of energy system evaluation methods, the result of decades of work in this area, for the use of researchers, engineers and anybody else interested in the energy sector. Secondly, the vicious cycle of neglect towards in situ evaluation is broken. This neglect is due to its unjust reputation for being “thankless work”: longwinded, expensive, difficult to exploit and undervalued.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By scientifically organizing experience acquired over more than 30 years, Energy Transition highlights the considerable usefulness of the approach, not only economically, but also from a human standpoint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. The Context of Case Study Feedback (CSF) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Energy Transition \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. The global energy system and its evolution 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. The necessary transformation of the global energy system 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. Fossil fuels: planned scarcity upstream and environmental problem downstream 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Nuclear energy: environmental and accessibility issues 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. An overall inefficient system 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4. A productive and simple-energy vision 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.5. Energy transition 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. The three concordances 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1. Form concordance 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2. Place concordance 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3. Time concordance 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.4. Economic, social and environmental constraints 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Energy Systems and Technological Systems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Transformers and concordances 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1. Form converters 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2. Storage 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3. Transport 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. From the transformer to the energy system 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Effectiveness of resources and effectiveness of results 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. The Innovation Process \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. A well-defined process 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Limit of these curves in the context of energy systems 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Operation and use 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Case Study Feedback, the Basis of Learning by Using \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Innovation in energy systems 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Case study feedback 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. CSF classification test 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. CSF content 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. CSF Tools: Operation and Envisaged Uses \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. The Human Context \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Why the human aspects? 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1. \u003ci\u003eIn vivo \u003c\/i\u003erather than \u003ci\u003ein vitro \u003c\/i\u003e49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2. The importance of objective information in the field of innovative energy systems 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Who are the actors involved and how are they involved? 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. Actors involved in the innovation process 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. Actors related to the particular energy system 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3. Actors involved in the implementation of CSF 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. How to take into account human aspects in CSF 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. The perimeter 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. The objectives of the CSF 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3. The resources 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4. The team’s experience 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.5. The follow-up group 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. The Energy Context and the Sankey Diagram \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. A drawing is better than a long speech 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Design, development and operation 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1. The importance of precise terminology 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2. Balance failure 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3. To avoid having a chilling effect 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4. Shape: graphic rules 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Uses 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. From System to Experimental Concept \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. The importance and difficulties of a quantitative quality assessment 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. From the energy system to be evaluated to the measurement concept 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1. From objectives to a breakdown into subsystems and components 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2. Developing the measurement system 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3. Some properties of the sensors and their use 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.4. Some remarks on the measurement of primary energies 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. Link to other phases of the evaluation 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Data Observation and Global Indicators \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1. Observing and feeling 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2. Energy indicators 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Input\/Output and Signature Relationships: the Operation in Use \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1. Convenient visualization of an expected relationship 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2. Search for a global relationship 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3. Signatures as simple management tools 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4. The signature as the basis for adjustment 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5. The signature as the basis for a standard 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Modeling \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1. Why model? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2. Analytical and systemic approaches 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3. Modeling and approximate knowledge 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4. Modeling in the context of approximate knowledge of CSF 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5. The steps of the modeling and the necessary validation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6. Some component modeling carried out in CSF 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.1. Integrating dynamic aspects to check the proper functioning of a component 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.2. Developing a more explicit but simple model 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7. Simulation of energy systems 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Conducting the Evaluation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1. Publication 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2. Summary of the CSF process 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3. The Practice of CSF \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Challenges of Innovation: Summer Overheating in an Administrative Building \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1. Background information 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2. Description of the building 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3. The measurement concept and initial findings 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4. Overheating indicators: strict application of the standard 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1. Proof of need according to standards 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2. Use of the standard by the design office when defining the concept 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3. Comparison with the real situation 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5. Building consensus 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.1. Is the indoor humidity in the offices too high? 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.2. Is the ventilation through the windows as predicted? 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.3. Is the ventilation, even in accordance with predictions and properly used, sufficient? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.4. Do occupants use night cooling as intended? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.5. Is the false ceiling an inconvenience? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6. Conclusions 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. Audits or Implementation of Knowledge: Transformation of Valère Castle to a Museum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1. The context of the study 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2. The Aymon CSF 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.1. Measures and preliminary findings 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.2. System modeling 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3. Return to Valère 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.1. The building 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.2. The building’s relationship with the weather 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.3. The building’s relationship with the operation of the future museum 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.4. The building’s relationship with the technical installations 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3.5. The resulting indoor climate 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4. Modeling and scenarios: proposal of the concept based on the “Aymon system” 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.1. Real \u003ci\u003ein situ \u003c\/i\u003esimulation of the new use 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.2. Virtual simulation of the new use 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.3. Results of scenarios and proposals 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5. Implementation of the concept and commissioning by the Valais engineering school (now HES-SO Valais) 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6. Conclusion 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14. CSF to Evaluate and Improve the Appropriation of Innovation: the Case of Buildings \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1. Context: from the catalogue of solutions to real practice 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2. Increased complexity of construction and systems techniques well-highlighted by the Sankey diagram 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3. The importance of use and human aspects that are difficult to quantify 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4. The problem of the “performance gap”: modeling to account for the difference in performance 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5. A surprising invariant in the functioning of the “building” system: the relevance of I\/O relationships and signatures 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.1. Modeling the thermal demand of buildings 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5.2. Investment for infrastructure development and reimbursement from the energy used 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4. Towards Involved Research? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. CSF and Learning Through Use \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1. Expertise or contested innovation 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2. Auditing or putting innovation into practice 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3. Feedback: \u003ci\u003ein situ \u003c\/i\u003eevaluation of the appropriation of an innovation 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4. Big Data and CSF 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5. The different learning experiences 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6. CSF and learning by use 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16. CSF, Energy Transition and Involved Research \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1. Current limitations and potential of CSF 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.1. The impact of CSF 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.2. An evolution over time 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.3. Supporting the trial-and-error approach 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.4. The exemplarity of the objects studied 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1.5. Energy context and opportunism 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2. Feedback and energy transition: towards involved research? 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52446436262168,"sku":"9781786302113","price":100.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781786302113.jpg?v=1785111632","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/energy-transition-hardback-9781786302113","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}