Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

This book examines the various interfacial reactions that take place when glass seals come into contact with components of SOFCs in reducing and oxidizing conditions.

A timely overview of the energy landscape in South Africa (RSA) is presented in this Springerbrief.

This book explains the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and its storage.

This book presents the latest advances on the incorporation of sustainability in higher education.

This book presents the latest findings and ongoing research in the field of green information systems and green information and communication technology (ICT).

The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research.

This book critically discusses different aspects of algal production systems and several of the drawbacks related to microalgal biomass production, namely, low biomass yield, and energy-consuming harvesting, dewatering, drying and extraction processes.

A valuable reference presenting many processes that facilitate lipid extraction from micro-organisms.

This book brings together recent research from across the world on enriched methane, and examines the production, distribution and use of this resource in internal combustion engines and gas turbines.

This book reconsiders the basic approaches behind the BEM method and in particular assesses and validates the equations forming the general momentum theory.

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This book presents recent studies on the power electronics used for the next generation wind turbine system.

Energy Storage explains the underlying scientific and engineering fundamentals of all major energy storage methods.

This book analyzes the trends and technologies of green and energy efficient building, identifying strategies for implementing energy savings and enabling the use of renewable resources in residential, commercial, healthcare and educational building sectors.

This book provides important insights into the combustion behavior of novel energy crops and agricultural fuels.

This book provides a detailed examination of how two key concerns in many communities across the globe- power and water- can be simultaneously addressed through the coupling of Concentrating Solar Power and Desalination (CSP+D) plants.

This book reviews the current status of semiconductor materials for conversion of sunlight to electricity, and highlights advances in both basic science and manufacturing.

Algae offer potential to produce renewable chemicals and fuels using solar energy and carbon dioxide from atmosphere or in flue gases while simultaneously reducing the generation of greenhouse gases.

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This volume collects selected papers of the 3rd CESA Automotive Electronics Congress, Paris, 2014.

This book provides an innovative approach to sustainable development, one based on insights gleaned from the Industrial Revolution to the present, and which highlights the importance of aligning economic interests with sustainable development considerations.

This book details first the chemistry of hydrogen production from biomass.

This book presents state-of-the-art research and case studies on new approaches to the design, construction and planning of our cities.

This multi-disciplinary book will cater to students and those who want to have a more critical look behind the scenes of Antarctic science.

This book presents research dedicated to solving scientific and technological problems in many areas of electronics, photonics and renewable energy.

This thesis describes novel strategies for the rational design of several cutting-edge high-efficiency photocatalysts, for applications such as water photooxidation, reduction, and overall splitting using a Z-Scheme system.

This book provides insights on a broad spectrum of renewable and sustainable energy technologies from the world's leading experts.

This book provides insights on a broad spectrum of renewable and sustainable energy technologies from the world's leading experts.

This exciting primer on Solar Racing literally starts from the ground up, describing how the interactions of a vehicle with its environment circumscribe its ultimate success, from aerodynamics to resistance and propulsion.

This expansive reference provides readers with the broadest available single-volume coverage of leading-edge advances in the development and optimization of clean energy technologies.

The proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials include 73 peer-reviewed technical papers, submitted by leading academic and research institutions from over 20 countries and representing some of the most cutting-edge research available.

This book provides an overview of the GLOWA-Danube research project from 2001 to 2011, a transdisciplinary initiative which explores the future of water resources in the Upper Danube Basin.

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This expansive reference on clean energy technologies focuses on tools for system modelling and analysis, and their role in optimizing designs to achieve greater efficiency, minimize environmental impacts and support sustainable development.

This comprehensive book details the most recent advances in the microalgae biological sciences and engineering technologies for biomass and biofuel production in order to meet the ongoing need for new and affordable sources of food, chemicals and energy for future generations.

The book encompasses novel CFD techniques to compute offshore wind and tidal applications.

Biomass is a vital source of renewable energy, because it offers a wide range of established and potential methods for energy generation.

This volume features research and case studies across a variety of industries to showcase technological innovations and policy initiatives designed to promote renewable energy and sustainable economic development.

Readers of this work will find examinations of the current status and future status for energy sources and technologies, their environmental interactions and the relevant global energy policies.

The volume presents innovative approaches to improving energy access in underprivileged communities.

This book presents an overview of the characterization of electronic waste.

Putting forward an up-to-date waste-to-energy approach that combines experience, sophisticated modeling and technical-economic analysis, this book examines the current need for the maximum utilization of energy from waste and the associated environmental impacts.

This book provides the state-of-the-art survey of green techniques in preparation of different classes of nanomaterials, with an emphasis on the use of renewable sources.

This book provides fascinating examples of the ways renewable and sustainable energy can support economic growth, which will be illuminating for academic researchers and students, as well as those interested in green investment opportunities.

The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and engineering of high concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) technology and to elucidate how this complex and emerging technology is applied in power plants.

This book highlights the indispensability of minerals, the vulnerability of humans and issues faced by governments around the world regarding the management of natural resources.

Presenting a complete guide for the planning, design and implementation of solar PV systems for off-grid applications, this book features analysis based on the authors' own laboratory testing as well as their in the field experiences.

The book is devoted to the spatial characterization of solar cells and PV modules.

This book is intended to be used by materials and device physicists and also solar cells researchers.

This volume provides the technical information required for the production of biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass.