Energy category: 1670 books

Cover of Analytics and Optimization for Renewable Energy Integration
by Ning Zhang, Chongqing Kang, Ershun Du
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019

The scope of this book covers the modeling and forecast of renewable energy and operation and planning of power system with renewable energy integration.The first part presents mathematical theories of stochastic mathematics; the second presents modeling and analytic techniques for renewable energy...
Cover of Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels, Volume 1

Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels, Volume 1

Biofeedstocks and Their Processing

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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016

Biofuels production is one of the most extensively studied fields in the energy sector that can provide an alternative energy source and bring the energy industry closer to sustainability. Biomass-based fuel production, or renewable fuels, are becoming increasingly important as a potential solution...
Cover of Membrane Reactors for Energy Applications and Basic Chemical Production
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Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015

Membrane Reactors for Energy Applications and Basic Chemical Production presents a discussion of the increasing interest in membrane reactors that has emerged in recent years from both the scientific and industrial communities, in particular their usage for energy applications and basic chemical production. Part...
Cover of China as a Global Clean Energy Champion
by Philip Andrews-Speed, Sufang Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019

This book assesses China’s reputation as a global clean energy champion, and applies institutional and public policy theories to explain how the country has achieved so much and why there continue to be so many unintended consequences and constraints to progress. It considers the extent to which...
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Renewable Energy in the UK

Past, Present and Future

by David Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019

​This book offers a detailed account of how renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream in the UK, and of the battles that have been fought to achieve this, trawling through the often troubled history of government involvement.   The book examines how renewables became...
Cover of Green Photonics and Electronics
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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2017

This books focuses on recent break-throughs in the development of a variety of photonic devices, serving distances ranging from mm to many km, together with their electronic counter-parts, e.g. the drivers for lasers, the amplifiers following the detectors and most important, the relevant advanced...
Cover of Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage
by Weijia Yuan
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011

Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconducting Coils and Their Applications for Energy Storage addresses the practical electric power applications of high-temperature superconductors. It validates the concept of a prototype energy storage system using newly available 2G HTS conductors by investigating...
Cover of Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy

An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

by Raymond Murray, Keith E. Holbert
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019

Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes, Eighth Edition, provides essential information on basic nuclear physics, systems and the applications of nuclear energy. It comprehensively covers Basic Concepts, Radiation and Its Uses, and Nuclear Power,...
Cover of Sustaining Power Resources through Energy Optimization and Engineering
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Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016

As the world continues to evolve technologically, people depend more heavily on energy-dependent systems to fulfill their daily needs. However, as these needs grow, it is important to develop sustainable systems that are reliable, as well as environmentally sound. Sustaining Power Resources through Energy...
Cover of Heat Storage: A Unique Solution For Energy Systems
by Ibrahim Dincer, Mehmet Akif Ezan
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018

This book covers emerging energy storage technologies and material characterization methods along with various systems and applications in building, power generation systems and thermal management. The authors present options available for reducing the net energy consumption for heating/cooling,...
Cover of Pressure Retarded Osmosis

Pressure Retarded Osmosis

Renewable Energy Generation and Recovery

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Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017

Pressure Retarded Osmosis: Renewable Energy Generation and Recovery offers the first comprehensive resource on this method of generating renewable energy. Dr. Khaled Touati and the team of editors combine their expertise with contributions from other leaders in the field to create this well-rounded...
Cover of Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
by Bahman Zohuri
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018

This book highlights Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable alternative to the Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), which have been used as desalination plant energy sources.  SMRs have lower investment costs, inherent safety features, and increased availability compared to NPPs.  The unique and innovative...
Cover of Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer
by Dr. Helen Caldicott
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007

The renowned antinuclear activist delivers a “frighteningly convincing argument” against nuclear energy as a solution to climate change (Publishers Weekly). In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have stepped up their search for alternative energy sources—and their leading...
Cover of CMOS Indoor Light Energy Harvesting System for Wireless Sensing Applications
by Carlos Manuel Ferreira Carvalho, Nuno Filipe Silva Veríssimo Paulino
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015

This book discusses in detail the CMOS implementation of energy harvesting. The authors describe an integrated, indoor light energy harvesting system, based on a controller circuit that dynamically and automatically adjusts its operation to meet the actual light circumstances of the environment where...
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