Energy Generation under the New Environment.

This Chapter reports on the development of new strategies and compares different technologies for electricity generation with environmental and political considerations. This includes decentralised power supplies, renewables, regulatory constraints, new technical challenges and solutions. Different mechanisms, such as the pool and new electricity trading arrangement, have been set up for the operation of the new emerging electrical market. The market should dictate when new generation is needed and where it is located. Case study on the use of induction generator for an autonomous single-phase power system and Genetic Algorithm-based Fuzzy Logic Controller scheme for a solar power plant is included. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]