Deepak Kumar, PhD, is a research scientist at the Center of Excellence in Weather and Climate Analytics, Atmospheric Science Research Center, State University of New York, University at Albany, New York, USA, with over ten years of experience. He has published 3 books. He has also published over 45 and reviewed over 190 research articles in various scientific and scholarly journals, and he has completed two research projects sponsored by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

• Preface xiAcknowledgements xixList of Chapters and Affiliations xxiii1 Emerging Trends of Urban Energy Systems and Management 1Deepak Kumar1.1 Introduction 21.2 Research Motivation 41.3 Stand-Alone and Minigrid-Connected Solar Energy Systems 61.4 Conclusion 12References 132 Transitions in the Urban Energy Scenario and Approaches 19Deepak Kumar2.1 Introduction 202.2 Recent Transformation in Energy Sectors 222.3 Research Progressions 242.4 Breaking the Cycle 252.5 Conclusion 272.6 Future Implications 27References 283 Urban Renewable Energy Resource Optimization Systems 31Kalpit Jain and Devendra Kumar Somwanshi3.1 Introduction 323.2 Literature Review 333.2.1 Long-Term Sustainable Solar Power Generation 333.2.1.1 Common Issues of Long-Term Sustainable Solar Power Generation 393.2.1.2 Strengths and Weakness Strength 403.3 Conclusion 43References 444 Approaches for District-Scale Urban Energy Quantification and Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Energy Potential Assessment 47Faiz Ahmed Chundeli and Adinarayanane Ramamurthy4.1 Introduction 484.2 District-Scale Urban Energy Modelling 494.2.1 “Bottom-Up” Modelling Approach – Archetype 494.2.2 The Renewable Energy Modelling Approach 504.2.3 Urban Microclimate 504.3 Evaluation of Energy Performance – The Case in Chennai 524.3.1 Profile of the Case Area 524.3.2 Data Model and Construction Techniques 534.3.3 Archetype Classification 534.3.4 Energy Quantification 554.3.5 Analysis of the Archetype Energy Quantification 574.3.6 Solar PV Potential Calculation 574.3.7 Analysis of Solar PV Potential 584.3.8 Scaling of Archetype Building Energy to District-Scale Urban Energy 584.3.9 Scaling of Archetype PV Potential to District-Scale PV Potential 594.4 Discussions and Conclusions 604.4.1 Discussion 604.5 Conclusions 61References 625 Energy Consumption in Urban India: Usage and Ignorance 65Rajnish Ratna and Vikas Chaudhary5.1 Background 665.2 Introduction 675.3 Energy Outlook for India 685.4 Power Demand and Resources in India 715.5 Energy and Environment 735.6 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Indian Electricity Sector 755.7 Results 785.8 Conclusions 78References 796 Solar Energy from the Urban Areas: A New Direction Towards Indian Power Sector 81Sonal Jain6.1 Introduction 816.2 Renewable Energy Chain in India 836.3 Development of Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Plants 846.4 Solar Photovoltaic Market in India 856.5 Need for Solar Energy 866.6 Government Initiatives 866.7 Challenges for Solar Thermal Systems 876.8 Benefits of Solar PV 886.9 Causes of Delay in Solar PV Implementation and Ways to Quicken the Rate of Installation 896.10 Future Trends of Solar PV 906.11 Conclusion 90References 91Other Works Consulted 927 Energy Management Strategies of a Microgrid: Review, Challenges, Opportunities, Future Scope 93Chiranjit Biswas, Somudeep Bhattacharjee, Uttara Das and Champa Nandi7.1 Introduction 937.2 Methodology 957.2.1 Research Studies Selection Criteria 957.2.2 Section of Literature 957.2.3 Testing Criteria 957.2.4 Extraction of Data 967.2.5 Findings 967.3 Preliminary 977.3.1 Fuzzy Logic–Based Management Strategies 977.3.2 AI-Based Management Strategies 1037.3.3 Other Management Strategies 1067.4 Challenges of Energy Management in Microgrids 1117.5 Opportunities 1127.6 Future Research Direction 1137.7 Conclusion 113References 1148 Urban Solid Waste Management for Energy Generation 119Shikha Patel and Reshmi Manikoth Kollarath8.1 Introduction 1198.1.1 Background 1198.1.2 Study Focus 1218.2 Literature Review 1228.3 Methodology 1258.3.1 Formulating Research Background 1258.3.2 Literature Review 1268.3.3 Analysis 1278.4 Case Study 1278.4.1 Precedent Success 1278.4.2 Precedent Failure 1288.4.3 The Takeaway from Case Studies 1308.5 Research Findings: Challenges of Waste-to-Energy Conversion 1308.5.1 Environmental Challenges 1318.5.2 Technological Challenges 1328.5.3 Social Challenges 1328.5.4 Economic Challenges 1338.6 Recommendations 1348.7 Conclusions and Discussion 135Acknowledgements 136References 1369 Energy from Urban Waste: A Mysterious Opportunity for Energy Generation Potential 141Shivangini Sharma and Ashutosh Tripathi9.1 Introduction 1429.2 Scenario of Solid Waste Management of Various Countries Around the World 1439.3 Waste-to-Energy Processes 1479.4 Challenges to Waste-to-Energy Generation 1539.5 Conclusion 154References 15510 Sustainable Urban Planning and Sprawl Assessment Using Shannon’s Entropy Model for Energy Management 157Pranaya Diwate, Priyanka Patil, Pranali Kathe and Varun Narayan Mishra10.1 Introduction 15810.2 Study Area 15910.3 Materials and Methodology 16010.3.1 Satellite Data Used 16010.3.2 Pre-Processing of Satellite Data 16010.3.3 Accuracy Assessment 16210.3.4 LULC Change Detection 16210.3.5 Shannon Entropy Model 16210.4 Results and Discussion 16310.4.1 LULC Maps 16310.4.2 Accuracy Assessment 16310.4.3 LULC Change Detection 16510.5 Conclusion 168Acknowledgements 169References 16911 Sustainable Natural Spaces for Microclimate Mitigation to Meet Future Urban Energy Challenges 171Richa Manocha and Deepak Kumar11.1 Introduction 17211.2 Nature and Human Connection 17411.3 Urban Gardening 17611.4 Urban Greening and Energy Benefits 17711.5 Nurturing a Connection to Nature in Early Years 17711.6 Conclusion 18011.7 Future Implication 181References 18112 Synthesis and Future Perspective 193Deepak Kumar12.1 Introduction 19312.2 Synthesis of the Research 19512.3 Future Urban Energy Policies, and Initiatives 19912.4 The Challenge Ahead 20112.5 Strategies for Improvement 201References 203About the Editor 205Index 207