Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

A reduction in the energy demand of buildings can make a major contribution to achieving national and international carbon reduction goals, in addition to addressing the interlinked issues of sustainable development, fuel poverty and fuel security.

The search for cleaner, cheaper, smaller and more efficient energy technologies has to a large extent been motivated by the development of new materials.

This book develops a method for economic-technological forecasting of the optimal functioning and parameters of the energy system.

Originally published in 1982.

A practical and highly popular guide for electrical contractors of small installations, now fully revised in accordance with the latest wiring regulations The book is a clearly written practical guide on how to design and complete a range of electrical installation projects in a competitive manner, while ensuring full compliance with the new Wiring Regulations (updated late 2008).

Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE MagazineEncyclopedia of Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions.

This book contains the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering (ICEEEE2023) that was held on August 6-8 2023 in Singapore.

This book presents an original investigation into alternative photovoltaic absorbers.

This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers.

Maximizing reader insights into the strategic value of mass retrofits in the residential property sector through a detailed case study analysis of the 'Hackbridge project', this book uses this development to broaden understanding of how planners may perform urban regeneration in accordance with a centralized plan.

"e;Today, over two billion people in developing countries live without any electricity.

This book elucidates what it means to transition to alternative sources of energy and discusses the potential for this energy transition to be a more democratic process.

This book focuses on the processes and materials behind energy technologies.

Electronic device usage has increased considerably in the past two decades.

The concern about using organic waste as a renewable energy source is a critical worldwide issue.

This book presents new concepts for a next generation of PV.

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt die Berechnung von Tragwerken unter dynamischen Lasten.

The integration of new sources of energy like wind power, solar-power, small-scale generation, or combined heat and power in the power grid is something that impacts a lot of stakeholders: network companies (both distribution and transmission), the owners and operators of the DG units, other end-users of the power grid (including normal consumers like you and me) and not in the least policy makers and regulators.

Hydrogen Economy: Supply Chain, Life Cycle Analysis and Energy Transition for Sustainability explores the challenges for the transition into a sustainable hydrogen economy.

Volume II presents the latest advances in catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and other transformations of some cellulosic platform chemicals to high value-added products.

Converter driven applications are applied in more and more processes.

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A number of driving forces, including the soaring global crude oil prices and environmental concerns in both developed and developing nations has triggered a renewed interest in the recent years on the R&D of biofuel crops.

This book comprehensively describes the fundamentals of electrochemical water electrolysis as well as the latest materials and technological developments.

The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between renewable energy sources and citizens, focusing both on demand and supply.

This book challenges the view that Run- of-River hydropower dams are green, clean and renewable.

This book develops and applies an integrated socio-economic assessment of multi-use offshore platforms in European marine locations.

The 2022 Congress on Research, Development, and Innovation in Renewable Energies (CIDiER 2022) promotes international collaboration on ideas and dialogue around climate change solutions through research and development that leads to clean energy innovation via renewable energies.

What role will biofuels play in the scientific portfolio that might bring energy independence and security, revitalize rural infrastructures, and wean us off of our addiction to oil?

This book offers an essential compendium on theanalysis and design of synchronous motors for variable-speed applications.

Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops.

Unlock the transformative potential of deep learning in your professional and academic endeavors with Deep Learning in Engineering, Energy and Finance: Principals and Applications.

Process Integration Approaches to Planning Carbon Management Networks provides a comprehensive treatment of carbon emissions pinch analysis (CEPA), covering the fundamentals as well as more advanced variants based on mathematical programming.

This book explores the role of renewable energy sources in driving sustainable development, with a focus on their circular use in achieving environmental efficiency and an energy balance.

A Detailed, Up-to-Date Treatment of Key Developments in PEMFC MaterialsThe potential to revolutionize the way we power our worldBecause of its lower temperature and special polymer electrolyte membrane, the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is well-suited for transportation, portable, and micro fuel cell applications.

This book is intended to be an introductory reference to green technology and design for the environment (GTDFE) for working professionals as well as a basic text for graduate course work in engineering, covering all facets of GTDFE.

Energy and environmental issues have caused a marked increase in electricity production from renewable energy sources since the beginning of the 21st Century.

This book provides in-depth information about the latest trends in transformer insulation design.

'Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels' is a stylized text that is rich in both the basic and applied sciences.

Magnetic Bearings are bearings where the suspension forces are generated magnetically without any contact.

This book highlights selected papers presented during the bi-annual World Renewable Energy Network's 2019 Med Green Forum.

This book focuses on biodiesel combustion, including biodiesel performance, emissions and control.

This book presents both the importance of energy transition and its associated difficulties.

This book reports on cutting-edge research and technical achievements in the field of hydraulic drives.

The exploration of new-family desalination techniques has become increasingly important in recent decades.

This book covers the various advanced reciprocating combustion engine technologies that utilize natural gas and alternative fuels for transportation and power generation applications.

World Energy Handbook presents an overview of the energy systems of selected countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

The book describes in detail the authors' current understanding of the models that incorporate the concepts andtechniques of synthetic chemistry, chemical engineering, synthetic biology andbioengineering.

Compendium of Hydrogen Energy: Hydrogen Production and Purification, the first text in a four-volume series, focuses on the production of hydrogen.

Photovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummies (9781119544357) was previously published as Photovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummies (9780470598931).