| Renewable Energy Systems: Current Status and Prospects Soteris Kalogirou1; 1CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Limassol, Cyprus; PAPER: 177/Chemistry/Regular (Oral) SCHEDULED: 16:20/Fri. 25 Oct. 2019/Aphrodite A (100/Gr. F) ABSTRACT: This presentation examines the current status of renewables in the world. The presentation starts with some facts about the climate change, global warming and the effects of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels on the climate problem. It then examines the current status of conventional resources of energy such as oil, coal, natural gas and their reserves based on current consumption, and known resources. This is followed by a general outline of the status of renewables in the world, which includes the shares with respect to conventional fuel use for electricity and power and jobs created. Then the basic forms of renewables are examined in some detail, which include solar and thermal applications, both for low and high temperatures, photovoltaics, hydro power, onshore and offshore wind energy systems and biomass/biofuels. In all these, the basic technology is presented followed by the current status as well as the prospects of the technology and new research findings. Finally, some basic facts about the Renewable Energy Journal in which the speaker is the Editor in Chief are presented. References: [1] Renewables 2018 – Global Status Report, REN 21. [2] Werner Weiss, Monika Spörk-Dür, Solar Heat Worldwide, Global market development and trends, Solar Heating and Cooling Program, IEA, 2018. [3] Snapshot of Global PV markets 2018. IEA-PVPS – Annual Report 2017. |
