The global energy scenario is undergoing an unprecedented transition. In the wake of enormous challenges—such as increased population, higher energy demands, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, depleting fossil fuel reserves, volatile energy prices, geopolitical concerns, and energy insecurity issues—the energy sector is experiencing a transition in terms of energy resources and their utilization. This modern transition is historically more dynamic and multidimensional compared to the past considering the vast technological advancements, socioeconomic implications and political responses, and ever-evolving global policies and regulations. Energy insecurity in terms of its critical dimensions—access, affordability, and reliability—remains a major problem hindering the socioeconomic progress in developing countries.
The Handbook of Energy Transitions presents a holistic account of the 21st-century energy transition away from fossil fuels. It provides an overview of the unfolding transition in terms of overall dimensions, drivers, trends, barriers, policies, and geopolitics, and then discusses transition in terms of particular resources or technologies, such as renewable energy systems, solar energy, hydropower, hydrogen and fuel cells, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, batteries, digitalization, smart grids, blockchain, and machine learning. It also discusses the present energy transition in terms of broader policy and developmental perspectives. Further, it examines sustainable development, the economics of energy and green growth, and the role of various technologies and initiatives like renewables, nuclear power, and electrification in promoting energy security and energy transition worldwide.
Key Features
- Includes technical, economic, social, and policy perspectives of energy transitions
- Features practical case studies and comparative assessments
- Examines the latest renewable energy and low-carbon technologies
- Explains the connection between energy transition and global climate change
Section I Introduction to the 21st-Century Energy Transition
Chapter 1 Dynamics of a Sustainable Energy Transition
Muhammad Asif
Chapter 2 Energy Transitions: Trend, Drivers, Barriers, and Policies
Tri Ratna Bajracharya, Shree Raj Shakya, and Anzoo Sharma
Chapter 3 Geopolitics of the Energy Transition
Marco Giuli
Section II Energy Transition: Resources and Technologies
Chapter 4 Renewable Energy Systems
Hafiz Ali Muhammad, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Imran, Zafar Ali Khan, Tabbi Wilberforce, and Young-Jin Baik
Chapter 5 A Global Hydropower Generation, Potentials, and Externalities
Maksud Bekchanov
Chapter 6 A Multigenerational Solar Energy-Driven System for a Residential Building
Khaled H.M. Al-Hamed and Ibrahim Dincer
Chapter 7 Toward Building Sector Energy Transition
Niccolò Aste, Claudio Del Pero, and Fabrizio Leonforte
Chapter 8 Electric Vehicles and Future of Transport Sector
Hüseyin Turan Arat, Mustafa Kaan Baltacioğlu, and Cağlar Conker
Chapter 9 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Saeed-ur-Rehman, Hafiz Ahmad Ishfaq, Zubair Masaud, Muhammad Haseeb Hassan, Hafiz Ali Muhammad, and Muhammad Zubair Khan
Chapter 10 Energy Storage Systems
Ghulam M. Mustafa and Ghulam Ali
Chapter 11 Lithium-Based Battery Systems: Technological and Environmental
Challenges and Opportunities
C. M. Costa, J. C. Barbosa, R. Gonçalves, S. Ferdov, and S. Lanceros-Mendez
Chapter 12 Demand-Side Management in Smart Grids
Intisar Ali Sajjad, Haroon Farooq, Waqas Ali, and Rehan Liaqat
Chapter 13 Digitalization in the Energy Sector
Muhammad Umer, Muhammad Abid, Tahira Nazir, and Zaineb Abid
Chapter 14 Application of Blockchain for Energy Transition Systems
Gijs van Leeuwen, Tarek AlSkaif, and Bedir Tekinerdogan
Chapter 15 Machine Learning Applications in the Petroleum Industry
Ahmed Abdulhamid Mahmoud, Salaheldin Elkatatny, and Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
Section III Energy Transition: Policies and Prospects
Chapter 16 Energy and Sustainable Development
Tri Ratna Bajracharya, Shree Raj Shakya, and Anzoo Sharma
Chapter 17 Economics of Energy and Green Growth: Decoupling Debate
Meltem Ucal
Chapter 18 Investigation into the Effects of Energy Transition in Terms of Economic Growth
Guller Sahin
Chapter 19 Energy Security: Role of Renewable and Low-Carbon Technologies
Liliana N. Proskuryakova
Chapter 20 Promotion of Decarbonization by Private Sector’s Approaches
Nobuhiro Sawamura
Chapter 21 Electrification and Targets in Developing Countries
Tri Ratna Bajracharya, Shree Raj Shakya, and Anzoo Sharma
Chapter 22 Regional Energy Policies, Trade and Energy Security in South Asia: A Quest for Diplomacy
Mabroor Hassan, Manzoor Khan Afridi, and Muhammad Irfan Khan
Chapter 23 Electricity Sector Reforms, Private Sector Participation and Electricity Sector Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chigozie Nweke-Eze, Chinedu Miracle Nevo, and Ewere Evelyn Anyokwu
Chapter 24 Electrification and Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status, Issues and Effects, from a Source-to-Household Perspective
Vikrant Katekar and Sandip Deshmukh
Chapter 25 The Role of Nuclear Power under the Energy Transition: An Unsustainable Approach to Taiwan’s Nuclear-Free Homeland By 2025?
Anton Ming-Zhi Gao
Biography
Dr Muhammad Asif is a Professor at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Certified Energy Manager, and a Member of the Energy Institute. He has 20 years of teaching and research experience at various European and Middle Eastern Universities. His areas of research interests include energy transition, renewable energy, energy policy, energy security, sustainable buildings, and life cycle assessment. He has authored/edited six books and has published more than 100 journal and conference papers.
