Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for other areas.

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This book explains and illustrates how Indonesia as the largest and most populous country in Southeast Asia can become independent of fossil fuels by both reducing its energy needs and using renewable resources.

This book documents the socio-environmental context and early history of Hawaii's attempt to substitute renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures for oil imports.

This book is a concise review of the current status and future prospects of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of Lithium (Li) metal anodes for rechargeable batteries.

This book is part of a two-volume work that offers a unique blend of information on realistic evaluations of catalyst-based synthesis processes using green chemistry principles and the environmental sustainability applications of such processes for biomass conversion, refining, and petrochemical production.

This book presents basic and advanced concepts for energy harvesting and energy efficiency, as well as related technologies, methods, and their applications.

This collection focuses on energy efficient technologies including innovative ore beneficiation, smelting technologies, recycling and waste heat recovery.

This book presents state-of-the-art technologies in wind farm layout optimization and control to improve the current industry/research practice.

This book includes the proceedings of the Responsible Engineering and Living 2022 Symposium and Industry Summit.

This book shows possible solutions to how a profitable energy supply can be implemented with almost no population resistance.

This brief provides a comprehensive introduction on the flow-induced instabilities (e.

The objective of this book is to help readers better understand the links between fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, and climate change in a clear, explanatory format.

Towards Net Zero in the Building Industry looks at the contributions that the building and construction industry can (and must) make to help achieve net zero carbon emissions.

This book evaluates off-grid solar electrification in Africa by examining how political, economic, institutional, and social forces shape the adoption of off-grid solar technologies, including how issues of energy injustice are manifested at different levels and spaces.

This book describes for first time the synthesis and intensified process design in the production of top biofuels.

This contributed volume analyses and discusses how atmospheric carbon emissions can be prevented using carbon capture and removal technology and how renewable energies can be used to reduce carbon emissions.

This book explains forest and woody biomass harvest, harvesting machines, systems, logistics, supply chain management, best management practices, harvest scheduling and carbon sequestration.

This book presents novel research that represents a multidimensional approach to green energy.

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Progress in Sustainable Aviation looks at recent progress and new technological developments in sustainable aviation, presenting readers with engineering solutions and methodologies for efficiency and cost savings, performance improvement, and emission reduction.

This book discusses the microbiology of fermentation for the production of bioethanol from sugarcane.

This book is about environmental and climate legal protection in the energy transition.

This book focuses on understanding biomimetic architecture and its role as a sustainable design tool.

This book explores membrane materials as a means of translating natural and renewable resources into a more flexible, dynamic, and reactive architectural skin.

The book covers practical applications and experimental results of integrating renewable energy technologies, energy storage facilities, and intelligent control and operation techniques into building energy systems.

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This book showcases how EcoMechatronics can increase sustainability within engineering and manufacturing.

This handbook discusses the latest developments in biorefinery technologies for waste-to-energy conversion.

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how national and international efforts to achieve carbon neutrality have been embraced as necessary to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement as well as the needs of the planet.

This book provides a comprehensive overview on the latest developments in the control, operation, and protection of microgrids.

This book brings together important new contributions covering electric vehicle smart charging (EVSC) from a multidisciplinary group of global experts, providing a comprehensive look at EVSC and its role in meeting long-term goals for decarbonization of electricity generation and transportation.

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

This book thoroughly examines the aims of green urbanism, providing a perspective to help responding to the growing environmental challenges posed by the enormous increase in human needs.

This book covers modeling, control and stability aspects of hybrid AC/DC power networks.

This book raises awareness about environmental issues that result from energy production, extraction and conversion, and examines the attitudes people have about these issues.

This book provides the latest research on bioethanol production from first- and second- generation feedstock.

This book is intended to assist in the development of smart and efficient green energy solutions.

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This book covers the present and future of bioethanol biorefinery technologies.

This book deals with sustainable affordable housing in developing countries, providing the main results of the BECOMe research project of the Politecnico di Milano.

This book presents selected, peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Automation and Sustainable Development 2021 (AMAS2021), held in the city of Ha Long, Vietnam, from November 4 to 7, 2021.

This book presents a profile of the majority of hot springs in and around tourist destinations in Nepal.

The 2021 Congress on Research, Development and Innovation in Renewable Energies (CIDiER 2021) aims to promote international collaboration that fosters ideas and dialogue on developing a solution to climate change through research and development that leads to clean energy innovation via renewable energies.

Since nearly 50 % of Europe's energy demand is in the heating and cooling sector, it is expected that geothermal energy will play an important role in the transition to a decarbonized energy system.

This book discusses the importance of transitioning from conventionally fuelled, electric and hydrogen personal vehicles towards low carbon electric and hydrogen public transport.

This book presents novel techniques, current trends, and cutting-edge technologies in energy and biochemical processes.

This book contains high-quality and original research on computational intelligence for green smart cities research.

Modern Optimization Techniques for Smart Grids presents current research and methods for monitoring transmission systems and enhancing distribution system performance using optimization techniques considering the role of different single and multi-objective functions.