TY - GEN
T1 - Beyond traditional power systems
T2 - 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012
AU - O'Neill-Carrillo, Efraín
AU - Zamot, Héctor R.
AU - Hernández, Michelle
AU - Irizarry-Rivera, Agustín A.
AU - Jiménez-Rodríguez, Luis O.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Existing electric power infrastructures were based on the continuous availability of non-renewable fuels that can be stored close to the point of generation. Nevertheless, an increased use of renewable energy in electric power generation requires a paradigm shift in order to create new energy infrastructures and practices better suited for renewable sources. The decisions needed to create this new energy paradigm must go beyond the traditional economic perspective to include broader and complex social and environmental issues. This paper presents the integration of technical, economical, environmental and social aspects in power systems research guided by sustainability principles. The framework used was developed at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, and is based and informed by ethics.
AB - Existing electric power infrastructures were based on the continuous availability of non-renewable fuels that can be stored close to the point of generation. Nevertheless, an increased use of renewable energy in electric power generation requires a paradigm shift in order to create new energy infrastructures and practices better suited for renewable sources. The decisions needed to create this new energy paradigm must go beyond the traditional economic perspective to include broader and complex social and environmental issues. This paper presents the integration of technical, economical, environmental and social aspects in power systems research guided by sustainability principles. The framework used was developed at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, and is based and informed by ethics.
KW - Sustainable energy
KW - distributed generation
KW - ethics
KW - public policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866246669&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISSST.2012.6228003
DO - 10.1109/ISSST.2012.6228003
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84866246669
SN - 9781467320047
T3 - IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology
BT - 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012
Y2 - 16 May 2012 through 18 May 2012
ER -