Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology

Shale energy development is an issue of global importance.

Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor.

Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor.

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy.

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy.

Access to new sources of energy and their efficient conversion to provide useful work have been key drivers of economic growth since the industrial revolution.

Access to new sources of energy and their efficient conversion to provide useful work have been key drivers of economic growth since the industrial revolution.

The second edition of Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure continues to provide students with an introduction to the principles and practices of sustainability as they apply to the construction sector, including both buildings and infrastructure systems.

The second edition of Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure continues to provide students with an introduction to the principles and practices of sustainability as they apply to the construction sector, including both buildings and infrastructure systems.

This book provides an in-depth overview of marine greens and their environmental and biotechnological applications.

An understanding of the role of energy-related governance systems and the conditions required for a shift towards renewables in developing countries is urgently needed in order to tap into the global potential of low-carbon development.

An understanding of the role of energy-related governance systems and the conditions required for a shift towards renewables in developing countries is urgently needed in order to tap into the global potential of low-carbon development.

This book provides an in-depth overview of marine greens and their environmental and biotechnological applications.

Provides the first scholarly and comprehensive book on the national renewable energy laws of every country that has them (113 countries).

This book provides a quantitative yet accessible overview of renewable energy engineering practice including wind, hydro, solar, ocean and bioenergy.

This book provides a quantitative yet accessible overview of renewable energy engineering practice including wind, hydro, solar, ocean and bioenergy.

This book addresses the case for a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (SETA) and the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

This book addresses the case for a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (SETA) and the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

For researchers and practitioners, an accessible and integrated treatment of hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices.

For researchers and practitioners, an accessible and integrated treatment of hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices.

A graduate text and professional reference covering all aspects of microgrid design and applications.

A graduate text and professional reference covering all aspects of microgrid design and applications.

Build high-performance, energy-efficient circuits with this cutting-edge guide to designing, modeling, analysing, implementing and testing new mm-wave systems.

Build high-performance, energy-efficient circuits with this cutting-edge guide to designing, modeling, analysing, implementing and testing new mm-wave systems.

The book investigates various MPPT algorithms, and the optimization of solar energy using machine learning and deep learning.

An accessible, nontechnical introduction to Earth resources and energy systems, for a broad audience ranging from undergraduate students to lifelong learners.

A mathematically rigorous guide to convex optimization for power systems engineering.

A mathematically rigorous guide to convex optimization for power systems engineering.

An accessible, nontechnical introduction to Earth resources and energy systems, for a broad audience ranging from undergraduate students to lifelong learners.

This is a book that tackles the most important issue of our age in a highly informative, accessible and engaging way.

This is a book that tackles the most important issue of our age in a highly informative, accessible and engaging way.

Master the principles of thermodynamics, and understand their practical real-world applications, with this deep and intuitive undergraduate textbook.

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

Master the principles of thermodynamics, and understand their practical real-world applications, with this deep and intuitive undergraduate textbook.

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

Green Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes includes essential research in the field of sustainable intelligent manufacturing and related topics, containing reviewed papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing 2013.

This book covers innovative technologies and approaches for improvement of technical and economic parameters of functional geotechnical systems.

A comprehensive mathematical and computational modeling of CO2 Geosequestration and Compressed Air Energy StorageEnergy and environment are two interrelated issues of great concern to modern civilization.

Advanced Oxidation Technologies (AOTs) or Processes (AOPs) are relatively new and innovative technologies to remove harmful and toxic pollutants.

In the region comprising Turkey and Greece, people have been using water from geothermal sources for bathing and washing of clothes since ancient times.

Landfilling has been and still remains an important means of municipal solid waste management but it poses a threat to the purity of the environment, especially air.

The 2014 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICEEE 2014) was held September 21-22, 2014 in Hong Kong.

This proceedings volume contains selected papers presented at the 2014 International Conference on Energy, Environment and Green Building Materials, held in Guilin-Guangxi, China.

This book contains the papers presented at the International Conference on Current Issues of Science and Research in the Global World, held at the premises of the Vienna University of Technology from May 27 to May 28, 2014.

Efficient and rational use of energy is one of the main challenges at present to develop a sustainable society.

This conference series is a forum for enhancing mutual understanding between Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering field.

Power and Energy contains 86 selected papers from the International Conference on Power and Energy (CPE 2014, Shanghai, China, 29-30 November 2014), and presents a wide range of topics:- Energy management, planning and policy-making- Energy technologies and environment- Energy prospects- Conventional and renewable power generation- Power system man

A growing number of urban inhabitants are aware of pressing environmental concerns.

Energy Science and Applied Technology includes contributions on a wide range of topics:- Technologies in geology, mining, oil and gas exploration and exploitation of deposits- Energy transfer and conversion, materials and chemical technologies- Environmental engineering and sustainable development- Electrical and electronic technology, power system

Energy and power are playing pivotal roles in social and economic developments of the modern world.