Alternative and renewable energy sources and techn Books

The use of renewable energy is expanding dramatically, but the energy sources for renewables can be varied and intermittent. Balancing measures will be needed to deal with that variability. Balancing Green Power offers an ideal introduction to this...

Sustainability of environment is an emerging global issue at present. Unsustainable or deteriorating environment is a matter of concern as it has threatened the survival of living creatures. Recently, climate change has been a matter of great concern at...

The book presents a review of research and pilot-scale efforts undertaken by scientists all over the world towards utilization of solar energy for environmental remediation. It gives a complete account of the solar photocatalytic degradation of...

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is among the advanced energy technologies suggested to make the conventional fossil fuel sources environmentally sustainable. It is of particular importance to coal-based economies. This book deals at length...

Unconventional energy sources have gained and will continue to gain an increasing share of energy systems around the world. Today, hydrogen is recognized as a non-polluting energy carrier because it does not contribute to global warming if it is produced...

Energy saving and emission reduction are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. Heat energy storage can save fuel and effectively use renewable sources. Heat energy storage is decisive for many energy saving measures and promises a...

The development of solar energy is becoming increasingly widespread all over the world. One significant way to reduce the cost of energy generated by solar modules, as well as reduce the need for centralized energy supply, is the use of non-tracking...

Earth is rich with both renewable and non-renewable resources. Using this book, your child will not just learn about Earth's resources but also classify them between renewable and non-renewable. How are these resources used? Are there any negative...

In this book, you are going to learn about the effects of used natural energy resources to the environment. These effects could be positive or negative. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to raise your awareness of how actions and decisions affect...

With the help of this educational book, your third grader will learn to correctly identify renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. It's important to know the differences in making informed decisions on energy consumption. Information has been...

This book discusses biomass as a raw material for the production of liquid or gaseous biofuels and valuable chemicals. The authors show how its volume and composition can be predicted, by which form of processing it can be converted into valuable...

This book introduces the technical foundations and tools for estimating the power consumption of internet networks and services, including a detailed description of how these models are constructed and applied. Modeling the Power Consumption and Energy...

Im Zuge von Scheidungen, Todesfällen, Erbschaftsstreitigkeiten oder sonstiger Gründe für die Liquidierung vorhandenen PV-Vermögens stellt sich für immer mehr Interessengruppen die Frage nach dem Verkehrswert von gebrauchten Photovoltaik-Anlagen. In...

Introduction and Overview.- Forestry in the Northeast.- Biomass Availability, Supply and Demand.- Carbon Cycle Implications of Forest Bioenergy Production.- Breeding and Genetics for Future Feedstocks.- Biomass Harvesting Systems and Logistics.-...

The book discusses the modeling of electric drives, taking into account their relationship with the technological process they serve, which significantly affects the composition, layout and characteristics of the electric drive.

The textbook provides a comprehensive overview of smart grids, their role in the development of electricity systems, as well as issues and problems related to smart grid evolution, operation, management, control, protection, entities, and components.

Considering the alarming issue of global climate change and its drastic consequences, there is an urgent need to further develop smart and innovative solutions for the energy sector. The goal of sustainable and smart energy for present and future...

"After Oil"explores the social, cultural and political changes needed to make possible a full-scale transition from fossil fuels to new forms of energy. Written collectively by participants in the first After Oil School, "After Oil"explains why the...

This book aims to develop a framework for the assessment of population 'preferences in climate change mitigation policies by applying a Willingness to Pay (WTP) approach and presents the results from several case studies in Lithuania on renewable energy...

This book analyses the role of renewables in driving the low carbon transition in agriculture, explores the circular bio-based economy, examines policies and strategies designed to facilitate low carbon transition in agriculture, and greenhouse gas...

The book covers fundamental ORR reaction kinetics theories, tools, and techniques. It also explains the nano electrocatalysts for ORR made of noble, non-noble, and nanocarbon materials. Finally, the book explores the applications of PEM fuel cells and...

Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers presents a comprehensive introduction to the latest resources and technologies used in high performance and net zero energy buildings, with a practical focus on the design and integration of these systems...

Algae are economically important as a source of crude oil, food and feed, and pharmaceutical and industrial products. Algae in the Bioeconomy provides a detailed overview of the chemical composition of algae and shows that an integrated biorefinery...

This book studies developments in India's energy system from a governance perspective. It presents a unique compilation and synthesis of research findings that captures achievements, shortcomings, and persistent and transient challenges of India's...

Solar energy has found its widespread use in direct conversion into electricity either by photovoltaic conversion or through thermal energy, reduction in post-harvest losses, and crop drying. Solar Drying Systems analyzes the fundamentals, principles and...

This book provides comprehensive insight into the fault detection techniques implemented for photovoltaic (PV) panels. It includes studies related to predictive maintenance needed to improve the performance of the solar PV systems using Artificial...

This publication analyzes the use of clean and efficient cooking technologies in the Philippines and identifies opportunities and challenges to fast-track their uptake.In Asia and the Pacific, 1.8 billion people still rely on traditional cooking methods...

This book examines the key technologies being deployed in an effort to tap the potential presented by world's deserts for siting large-scale solar power applications, and surveys the feasibility of such projects given the remoteness and the hostility of...

Sol-Gel Processing for Conventional and Alternative Energy is a comprehensive source of information on the use of sol-gel processing in materials in energy systems, conversion, storage, and generation. The volume editors include numerous applications,...

Part I: Basic Principles: Introduction.- Principles of Photoelectrochemical Cells.- Photoelectrochemical Measurements.- Part II: Materials Properties and Synthesis: Nanostructured α-Fe2O3 Photoanodes.- Mixed Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes and Photocatalysts...

The recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 19 May 2010. For new buildings, the recast fixes 2020 as the deadline for all new buildings to be "nearly...

While most books approach power electronics and renewable energy as two separate subjects, Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems takes an integrative approach; discussing power electronic converters topologies, controls and...

As the annual production of carbon Dioxide (CO2) reaches 30 billion tones, the growing issue of the greenhouse effect has triggered the development of technologies for CO2 sequestration, storage and use as a reactant. Collecting together the reports of...

Fuel cells are one of the most promising clean energy conversion devices that can solve the environmental and energy problems in our society. However, the high platinum loading of fuel cells - and thus their high cost - prevents their commercialization. ...

Since the 1970's, an increasing amount of specialized research has focused on the problems created by instability of internal flow in hydroelectric power plants. However, progress in this field is hampered by the inter­disciplinary nature of the subject,...

Sustainable mobility is a highly complex problem as it is affected by the interactions between socio-economic, environmental, technological and political issues. Energy, Transport, & the Environment: Addressing the Sustainable Mobility Paradigm...

Natural Gas.- Gas Hydrates.- Methane Gas Hydrate: as a Natural Gas Source.- Processes for Methane Production from Gas Hydrates.

Photovoltaic generation is one of the cleanest forms of energy conversion available. One of the advantages offered by solar energy is its potential to provide sustainable electricity in areas not served by the conventional power grid. Optimisation of...

Wind Energy Conversion System covers the technological progress of wind energy conversion systems, along with potential future trends. It includes recently developed wind energy conversion systems such as multi-converter operation of variable-speed wind...

This book is to provide in-depth information on fundamentals of different renewable energy resources. The primary emphasis is on fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transfer aspects of renewable energy gadgets and their actual applications. Various...

As the demand for energy harvesting and storage devices grows, this book will be valuable for young researchers to learn about the most current achievements in this sector.

Preface.- Introduction.- Short historical review of daylight utilisation by living creatures.- Daylight photometry: history, principles and empirical development.- Propagation of light in the atmospheric environment.- Sky luminance characteristics.-...

Energy Efficient Thermal Management of Data Centers examines energy flow in today's data centers. Particular focus is given to the state-of-the-art thermal management and thermal design approaches now being implemented across the multiple length scales...

The use of electric power substations in generation, transmission, and distribution remains one of the most challenging and exciting areas of electric power engineering. Recent technological developments have had a tremendous impact on all aspects of...

Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores...

HAVE YOU been tasked with developing a plan to transition your organisation to 100% renewable energy but need more information to make this project a success?DO YOU want to reduce or eliminate fossil fuels in your organisation but need to build a...