Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

The increase of renewable electricity production and the resulting surplus lead us to ask: how to improve energy efficiency through the use of hydrogen?

Applications of nanotechnology are the remarkable sizes dependent on physiochemical properties of nanomaterials that have led to the developed protocols for synthesizing nanomaterials over a range of size, shapes and chemical compositions.

The author of this book has identified the seven key emerging Internet-related technologies: Internet of things, smart everything, big data, cloud computing, cybersecurity, software-defined networking, and online education.

Written by one of the leading experts in the field, Paul Ekins, Stopping Climate Change provides a comprehensive overview of what is required to achieve 'real zero' carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, and negative emissions thereafter, which is the only way to stop human- induced climate change.

This book explores the perplexing question of how to increase sustainable energy technology use in the developing world, and specifically focuses on two megacities within Latin America.

How Americans make energy choices, why they think locally (not globally), and how this can shape U.

Operation of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Distribution Networks defines the barriers and challenges of smart distribution networks, ultimately proposing optimal solutions for addressing them.

This book is aimed at providing a concise discussion on the use of glycerol as a renewable raw material for the chemical industry.

Biodiesel is one of the main biofuels capable of substituting fossil fuel usage in compression ignition vehicles, and is used in a variety of fuel blends worldwide.

An essential addition to the Earthscan Planning & Installing series, Planning and Installing Micro-Hydro Systems provides vital diagrams, pictures and tables detailing the planning and installing of a micro-hydro system, including information on the maintenance and economics once an installation is running.

This book discusses the architecture, design and implementation of critical components of Sustainable Smart Cities to support governance, transportation, energy, healthcare, factories, technologies, securities, agriculture and education.

This report evaluates strategies to improve the efficiency with which environmental resources are used to meet human needs.

This SpringerBrief presents spatio-temporal data analytics for wind energy integration using stochastic modeling and optimization methods.

Sparen Sie Energie - und schonen Sie die UmweltWer ein Stück weit unabhängig von den Preiskapriolen der Energieversorger werden will, kümmert sich um die Anschaffung einer Photovoltaikanlage.

This book addresses the underexposed political dimensions of bioeconomy promotion.

This book explains the engineering required to bring geothermal resources into use.

This revised and updated 3rd edition of the book allows readers to develop a practical understanding of the major aspects of energy.

Solid biofuels, in different trading forms, constitute an integral component of the energy mix of almost all developed and developing countries.

The efficiency of solar energy farms requires detailed analytics and information on each panel regarding voltage, current, temperature, and irradiance.

This book is the work of three specialists from the field of Economics (B.

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

Bioreactors: Sustainable Design and Industrial Applications in Mitigation of GHG Emissions presents and compares the foundational concepts, state-of-the-art design and fabrication of bioreactors.

High Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Design and Applications provides a comprehensive discussion of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).

This book presents a number of research papers that discuss how green urbanism is connected to promoting healthier living conditions.

Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a major alternative energy source in transportation and other applications.

Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations with a comprehensive account of the multiple benefits and conflicts arising from the uniquely structured ecosystems of arid and semi-arid regions.

AI-Powered IoT in the Energy Industry: Digital Technology and Sustainable Energy Systems looks at opportunities to employ cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Machine Learning (ML) in designing and modeling energy and renewable energy systems.

This book focuses on the technologies developed for the conversion of all three biomass components, i.

This book offers a theoretical model of feed-in tariffs and provides different investigations into the promotion of renewable energy.

Modern lifestyle demands consistent supply of energy for our daily need and comfort.

The International Symposium on Energy Management and Sustainability (ISEMAS) is a multi-disciplinary symposium that presents research on current issues in energy efficiency, social awareness, and global climate change.

Since the very beginning of European integration, electricity has been within the legal sphere of the EU.

Bhuvan Unhelkar takes you on an all-encompassing voyage of environmental sustainability and Green IT.

This textbook introduces energy utilisation.

Principles of Solar Engineering, Fourth Edition addresses the need for solar resource assessment and highlights improvements and advancements involving photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies, grid power, and energy storage.

Waste to Renewable Biohydrogen: Volume 1: Advances in Theory and Experiments provides a comprehensive overview of the advances, processes and technologies for waste treatment to hydrogen production.

Droughts and their management are a serious challenge to water resource professionals.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of effective methods of calculation, resource-saving technologies, and advanced materials in civil and environmental engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the XVIII International Scientific Conference Current Issues of Civil and Environmental Engineering "e;Lviv- Kosice - Rzeszow"e;, held in Rzeszow, Poland, on September 6-8, 2023.

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Materials for Energy Storage and Conservation (MESC 2022).

This book gathers together innovative research and practical findings relating to urban mobility transformation.

Data-driven analytics is enjoying unprecedented popularity among oil and gas professionals.

Energy: The Basics offers a concise and engaging introduction to energy, answering critical questions and providing accessible definitions of essential concepts and developments in the field.

'Essential for any serious technical library' PROFESSOR MARTIN GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTHWALES, AUSTRALIA 'Valuable, detailed information that helps me plan for the future' DON OSBORN, FORMERLY OF SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy.

The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural resources are exacerbated as the world population continues to increase together with the expectations of economic growth.

This textbook integrates green design and manufacturing within the framework of sustainability, emphasizing cost, recyclables, and reuse.

Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation pares the theory and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for classroom learning and real-world applications.

This book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive framework for connecting wind farms to weak power grids using High Voltage DC technology.

Renewable energy sources such as solar energy were advocated even before the energy crisis in 1973.

NATO Advanced Research Workshop "e;The Black Sea: Strategy for Addressing its Energy Resource Development and Hydrogen Energy Problems"e; was held in order to evaluate the Black Sea Region's environment, discuss the ways and means of protecting it, and to evaluate the methods of production of the energy carrier, hydrogen.