Energy category: 1670 books
by Ajit Kumar Verma, Srividya Ajit, Hari Prasad Muruva
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
This book describes the basic concepts of risk and reliability with detailed descriptions of the different levels of probabilistic safety assessment of nuclear power plants (both internal and external). The book also maximizes readers insights into time dependent risk analysis through several case...
An Indispensable Truth
How Fusion Power Can Save the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Recent books have raised the public consciousness about the dangers of global warming and climate change. This book is intended to convey the message that there is a solution. The solution is the rapid development of hydrogen fusion energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and, although achieving...
Energy Efficient Solvents for CO2 Capture by Gas-Liquid Absorption
Compounds, Blends and Advanced Solvent Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This book reviews and characterises promising single-compound solvents, solvent blends and advanced solvent systems suitable for CO2 capture applications using gas-liquid absorption.
Focusing on energy efficient solvents with minimal adverse environmental impact, the contributions included...
Solar Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump Solutions
Effective Energy Flows Climate Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
This book analyses solar-assisted ground-source heat pump systems, a technology meant for producing heating and cooling energy for buildings. It focuses on ground source heat pump, reversible central heating and cooling system that transfer heat from or to the ground, applications which use solar...
A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems
With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems: With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems, the most advanced and research focused text on all aspects of solar energy engineering, is a must have edition on the present state of solar technology, integration and worldwide distribution. In addition, the...
Energy from Nuclear Fission
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2016
This book provides an overview on nuclear physics and energy production from nuclear fission. It serves as a readable and reliable source of information for anyone who wants to have a well-balanced opinion about exploitation of nuclear fission in power plants.
The text is divided into two...
Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes
Energy, Economic and Ecological Issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
This work presents a comprehensive investigation of the most significant renewable hydrogen production processes. Technical, economic and ecological studies are described for the processes of steam reforming of ethanol, natural gas and biogas; water electrolysis with energy from renewable sources...
Re-Volt!~Our Impending Energy Revolution
Our Impending Energy Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
A book on how to efficiently use two types of energy: one that your body produces and the one that is used to make machines work.
Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Technologies
Recent Trends and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
The proceedings entitled “Concentrated Solar Thermal Technologies: Recent Trends and Applications” includes the peer-reviewed selected papers those are presented during NCSTET 2016. The sub-topics under concentrated solar thermal technologies and applications included in the book are Solar Field;...
Energy Revolution
The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Using full-color visualizations of key concepts and data, Mara Prentiss interprets government reports, technology, and basic physical laws to advance a bold claim: wind and solar power alone could generate 100% of the U.S. average energy demand, without lifestyle sacrifices. And meeting the actual U.S. energy demand with renewables is within reach.
Physical Multiscale Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage
From Theory to Engineering to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
The aim of this book is to review innovative physical multiscale modeling methods which numerically simulate the structure and properties of electrochemical devices for energy storage and conversion. Written by world-class experts in the field, it revisits concepts, methodologies and approaches connecting...
Tidal Power
Harnessing Energy from Water Currents
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
As the global supply of conventional energy sources, such as fossil fuels, dwindles and becomes more and more expensive, unconventional and renewable sources of energy, such as power generation from water sources, is becoming more and more important. Hydropower has been around for decades, but this...
Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting
Modeling & Experiments
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
The electromechanical coupling effect introduced by piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting (PVEH) presents serious modeling challenges. This book provides close-form accurate mathematical modeling and experimental techniques to design and validate dual function PVEH vibration absorbing devices...
Biofuels and Bioenergy (BICE2016)
International Conference, Bhopal, India, 23-25 February 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
These conference proceedings provide a comprehensive overview of and in-depth technical information on all possible bioenergy resources (solid, liquid, and gaseous), including cutting-edge themes such as advanced fuels and biogas. The book includes current state-of-the-art topics ranging from feedstocks...