DocumentCode :
2204307
Title :
Sustainable electric power systems in the 21st century: requirements, challenges and the role of new technologies
Author :
Kundur, Prabha
Author_Institution :
Power Tech Labs, Surrey, B.C., Canada
fYear :
2004
fDate :
10-10 June 2004
Firstpage :
2297
Abstract :
Electricity has indeed become a basic necessity in modern society. While the industry has done a good job of meeting the energy needs of the 20th Century, generally it has had an adverse impact on the natural environment. The industry is now undergoing a period of major restructuring: a shift from a monopolistic to a competitive structure. It is facing new economic and social pressures to refocus its business so as to meet the energy needs of the society in a way that is "sustainable" in the long run. Sustainability requires balancing economic growth and prosperity with the preservation of the natural environment.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; electricity supply industry; hydrogen economy; sustainable development; distributed generation; hydrogen economy; sustainable electric power systems; Distributed control; Electricity supply industry; Environmental economics; Fuel cells; Green products; Hydrogen; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power systems;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1373295
Filename :
1373295
Link To Document :
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