Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

This book is divided into two parts.

This textbook provides broad coverage of energy supply and use.

This book reviews the building renovation process by systematizing the phases of analysis and prior knowledge through a project that not only considers energy savings but also thoroughly examines complex issues, such as defining the correct new functions and answers to new needs.

Algae presents a viable biofuel alternative because the production of algae for fuel, unlike other agro-based biofuels, does not compete with food production.

The thermal use of the shallow subsurface is increasingly being promoted and implemented as one of many promising measures for saving energy.

Biomethane Production from Vegetable and Water Hyacinth Waste explores the production of biomethane from vegetable waste and water hyacinth via anaerobic fermentation, focusing on effect factors, control methods and optimization.

This book contains selected papers from the 22nd World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2023) in Kuala Lumpur.

This book highlights scientific achievements in the key areasof sustainable electricity generation and green building technologies, aspresented in the vital bi-annual World Renewable Energy Network s Med Green Forum.

An argument for a major federal program to stimulate innovation in energy technology and a proposal for a policy approach to implement it.

This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and practices on eco-design.

The First Book Centered on Materials Issues of SOFCsAlthough the high operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) creates opportunities for using a variety of fuels, including low-grade hydrogen and those derived from biomass, it also produces difficulties in materials performance and often leads to materials degradation during operatio

Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion - Technologies, Applications and Environmental Impacts features comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge on the photovoltaic solar energy conversion technology and describes its different aspects in the context of most recent scientific and technological advances.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Green Energy, Computing, and Intelligent Technology (GEn-CITy 2023) held at the University of Southampton Malaysia in July 2023.

This book covers the practical application of AI-based methods in modern power systems.

Traditionally, power engineering has been a subfield of energy engineering and electrical engineering which deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power and the electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers.

This textbook is intended for an audience with little or no power engineering or renewable energy background.

This book outlines the global opportunity to increase solar photovoltaic (PV) plant energy yields through modelling and analysis.

This book is the documented result of an expert workshop, Modeling and Management of Emerging Environmental Issues, held at Penn State University.

This book will be a collection of the papers presented in the 2021 International Joint Conference on Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering (CoEEPE'21), covering new and renewable energy, electrical and power engineering.

Present energy systems are undergoing a radical transformation, driven by the urgent need to address the climate change crisis.

This new edition of a bestseller presents updated technology advances that have occurred since publication of the first edition.

Complex and ever changing in its forms and functions, the element mercury follows a convoluted course through the environment and up the food chain.

This resource is the first-ever compilation of industry-authored case studies on how power companies are making strides toward achieving sustainable electricity in North America.

The book provides a broad overview of the challenges and recent developments in the field of smart mobility and transportation, including technical, algorithmic and social aspects of smart mobility and transportation.

This book discusses the basic principles and processes of solar energy conversion in natural photosynthesis.

Contains 69 papers presented at the North Sun conference held in Glasgow from 7-9 September 1994.

ISC 2022 is dedicated to the Niti Aayog policies to promote sustainability through exchange of ideas emerging out of the academia.

The Power of Design offers an introduction and a practical guide to product innovation, integrating the key topics that are necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies.

Energy and environmental security are truly major problems facing our global economy.

Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Advanced Conversion and Utilization Technologies covers fundamentals, advanced conversion technologies, economic feasibility analysis, and future research directions in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization.

This book addresses the emerging trend of smart grids in power systems.

Biological Fuel Cells: Fundamental to Applications offers a comprehensive update on the latest microbial fuel cells technologies and their systems development and implementation.

This book describes the foundations of energy resources and includes most of the important aspects and relevant issues of conventional and non-conventional energy sources.

With energy consumption rising and with it our dependence on crude oil from politically uncertain regions, and faced with the threat to the environment from polluting emissions, it is becoming ever more evident that fuels from renewable resources are an increasingly attractive option to fossil fuels.

This book covers solar energy and the use of solar radiation in connection with lighting.

A hot-button societal issue, sustainability has become a frequently heard term in every industrial segment.

Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Management presents the challenges and solutions to the use of hydrogen as the significant energysource of the future.

Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources evaluates advances made in heat-to-power technologies for conventional combustion heat and nuclear heat, along with natural sources of geothermal, solar, and waste heat generated from the use of different sources.

This book forges a link between residential CO2 emissions and time use, focussing on China as a key case study.

Professionals and students in the field of industrial hygiene need a concise guide that thoroughly covers the practical methods of evaluating health threats in the workplace.

Intrinsic point defects due to high energy particle irradiation are studied in terms of anelastic principles and experimental techniques.

This book provides in-depth information on basic and applied aspects of biohydrogen production.

The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems: Analysis, Measurement, and Assessment offers a unique overview of the information on the state-of-the-art of analysis, measurement, and assessment of the performance of concentrated solar power (CSP) components and systems in a comprehensive, compact, and complete manner.

Climate change is a reality that cannot now be disputed and solutions exist, whether technological or societal.

This book probes the ethical, practical, and sociopolitical implications of leveraging innovative and disruptive means to address the world's various environmental crises.

The book describes the clean coal technology of chemical looping combustion (CLC) for power generation with pure CO2 capture.

This book discusses heat transfer in underground energy systems.

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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted increasing interest from researchers due to their superb power conversion efficiencies.