Distributed power generation undergoing significant change as disparate pools
of capacity give way to the establishment of integrated local generation.
While distributed generation can reduce network losses and improve network
stability, there are still a number of barriers including network connection
costs, the operation of net metering and in some cases the application of
market liberalisation. Resolution of these issues and efficiency gains in
conventional, advanced fuel cell and renewable technologies will eventually
lead to easier and faster integration of distributed generation and
significant growth in distributed generating capacity. ' The Future of
Distributed Power Generation' is a new report published by Business Insights
that examines key environmental and legislative issues and analyses the
technologies, efficiency and economics of conventional fossil fuel and
advanced distributed generation. This new report analyses how demand for
distributed generation capacity is likely to change as concern over energy
security and network stability grows.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Network issues
Conventional fossil-fuel based distributed generation
Advanced fossil-fuel based distributed generation
Renewable technologies for distributed generation
Environmental and legislative issues
The economics of distributed generation
The outlook for distributed generation
Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction
The history of distributed generation
Definition of distributed generation
Advantages of distributed generation
Types of distributed generation
Rural power
The structure of the report
Chapter 2 Network issues
Introduction
Distribution network requirements
Effects of market liberalization
Distributed generation and the distribution network
DG behind the meter
Active distribution systems
Efficiency and losses
Virtual power plants
System stability
The future
Chapter 3 Conventional fossil-fuel based technologies for distributed generation
