• DocumentCode
    2537269
  • Title

    The electric power industry and climate change: U.S. research needs

  • Author

    Cardell, Judith ; Dobson, Ian ; Jewell, Ward ; Kezunovic, Mladen ; Overbye, Tom ; Sen, P.K. ; Tylavsky, Daniel ; Beard, Lisa ; Galvan, Floyd ; Hawkins, David

  • Author_Institution
    Smith Coll., Northampton, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-24 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Research needs for the US electric power industry to address global climate change are summarized. The research addresses both mitigation, how the industry contributes to climate change, and adaptation, how the industry itself is affected by climate change.
  • Keywords
    climate mitigation; electricity supply industry; U.S; climate change; electric power industry; global climate change; Control systems; Hybrid power systems; Photovoltaic systems; Portfolios; Power engineering and energy; Power system analysis computing; Power system planning; Power systems; Production; Weather forecasting; alternative technologies; electric power research; extreme weather; global climate change; government policy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    1932-5517
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1905-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1932-5517
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PES.2008.4596411
  • Filename
    4596411