Sustainability Performance Evaluation of Renewable Energy Sources: The Case of Brazil
暫譯: 可再生能源來源的可持續性績效評估：以巴西為例

本書針對各種可再生能源來源的可持續性表現進行了獨特的分析，基於巴西的案例研究。評估還涵蓋了具有多樣社會經濟和環境特徵的地區所擁有的潛力，以及這些特徵如何影響每種能源的發展。考慮到能源對於維持和改善現代社會至關重要，當前能源困境的解決方案在於發展一個包含多種可再生、可靠且可持續的能源來源的系統。

巴西擁有以可再生能源為主的電力網，享有多種不同可持續能源的優勢，儘管其大部分電力來自水力發電廠。考慮到這一點，本書的主要目標是為巴西的重要可再生能源（太陽能、風能和水能）開發一個性能評估系統，並考慮不同的情境和投資者特徵。

該分析基於與所評估能源系統的技術、經濟、社會和環境方面相關的可持續性指標的研究。由於可再生能源的可用性非常依賴於地點，本書的範圍涵蓋了兩個具有不同特徵的巴西州。這使得能夠從可持續性的角度確定哪種可再生能源最為合適，並根據所分析的範圍和投資者特徵進行評估。

João F. G. Oliveira: Prof. João Oliveira graduated (1982) and earned his PhD (1988) in Mechanical Engineering - University of São Paulo, he was visiting scholar (1993 - 1994) and visiting professor (2016) at Mechanical Engineering - University of California at Berkeley. He is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of São Paulo with expertise in Innovation Management, Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Sustainability. From 2008 through 2012 he served as President and CEO of the State of São Paulo Institute for Technological Research - IPT, a state owned research company with more than 1,200 collaborators. In IPT he implemented a large research investment program in order to support the research and development in cooperation with Brazilian companies on new energy projects, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, deep water oil exploration, and others. He has published over 200 papers in journals, conferences, magazines and newspapers and holds five patents registered at Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). He received the major science awards in Brazil, such as the Great-Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit by the Presidency of Brazil; the Conrado Wessel Foundation Award for Science and Culture; the CAPES- Anísio Teixeira Award for his contribution to education and research; the Personality of Technology Award by the São Paulo Association of Engineers; and the SAP Americas Innovation Award. Prof. Oliveira engaged in joint research with the industrial sector (TRW Automotive and Saint-Gobain Abrasives) and acted as a consultant of automotive industry worldwide including BMW, Hyundai, Chrysler, among others. He was co-founder and served as President and CEO of EMBRAPII-National Enterprise for Industrial Innovation and is member of the National Council of Science and Technology of the Brazilian Government and member of the Board for several research institutes and funding organizations. He is also Fellow and Vice-President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).

Tatiana C. G. Trindade: Graduated in Environmental Engineering from the School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC), University of São Paulo. Through the Sciences Without Borders Program, she took part of undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, where she received a broad introduction to renewable energy and sustainability. During the exchange year, she attended the Sustainability Conference at the University of Toronto where she learned about the challenges involving energy storage and the political implications of energy supply and use. She also participated in the Technological Diffusion Course in Introduction to Solar Photovoltaic Energy, offered by the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). In addition, she was part of an on-line training program promoted by the Renewable Energy Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean (UNIDO), in which she enrolled in different modules on solar, wind and biogas energy. She developed her final project in the area of evaluation of sustainability indicators of the main renewable energy sources in Brazil.

喬昂·F·G·奧利維拉（João F. G. Oliveira）：奧利維拉教授於1982年畢業並於1988年獲得聖保羅大學（University of São Paulo）機械工程博士學位。他曾於1993年至1994年擔任加州大學伯克利分校（University of California at Berkeley）機械工程系的訪問學者，並於2016年擔任訪問教授。他是聖保羅大學機械工程系的教授，專長於創新管理、先進製造和工業可持續性。從2008年到2012年，他擔任聖保羅州科技研究所（State of São Paulo Institute for Technological Research，簡稱IPT）的總裁兼執行長，該研究所是一家擁有超過1,200名合作夥伴的國有研究公司。在IPT，他實施了一項大型研究投資計劃，以支持與巴西公司合作的新能源項目的研究與開發，包括太陽能、風能、水力發電、深水石油勘探等。他在期刊、會議、雜誌和報紙上發表了超過200篇論文，並在巴西國家工業財產局（INPI）擁有五項專利。他獲得了巴西的主要科學獎項，如巴西總統頒發的國家科學功績大十字勳章、康拉多·韋塞爾科學與文化獎、CAPES-阿尼西奧·泰謝拉教育與研究貢獻獎、聖保羅工程師協會技術人物獎以及SAP美洲創新獎。奧利維拉教授與工業界（如TRW汽車和聖戈班磨料公司）進行了聯合研究，並擔任全球汽車產業的顧問，包括BMW、現代汽車、克萊斯勒等。他是EMBRAPII（國家工業創新企業）的共同創辦人，並擔任總裁兼執行長，還是巴西政府國家科學與技術委員會的成員，以及多個研究機構和資助組織的董事會成員。他同時也是巴西科學院的院士和副院長，以及國際生產工程學院（CIRP）的院士。

塔蒂亞娜·C·G·特林達德（Tatiana C. G. Trindade）：她畢業於聖保羅大學（University of São Paulo）聖卡洛斯工程學院（School of Engineering of São Carlos，簡稱EESC）的環境工程專業。透過無國界科學計劃（Sciences Without Borders Program），她在加拿大多倫多大學（University of Toronto）進行了本科學習，並接受了有關可再生能源和可持續性的廣泛介紹。在交流學年中，她參加了多倫多大學的可持續性會議，了解了與能源儲存相關的挑戰以及能源供應和使用的政治影響。她還參加了由坎皮納斯州立大學（Unicamp）提供的太陽能光伏能源入門技術擴散課程。此外，她參加了由拉丁美洲和加勒比可再生能源觀測站（UNIDO）推動的線上培訓計劃，報名參加了有關太陽能、風能和生物氣能的不同模組。她在巴西主要可再生能源來源的可持續性指標評估領域完成了最終項目。