Energy category: 1670 books
by Yun Zheng, Bo Yu, Jianchen Wang
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Advanced Conversion and Utilization Technologies covers fundamentals, advanced conversion technologies, economic feasibility analysis, and future research directions in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization.
This book emphasizes principles of various conversion...
Wood Pellet as a Renewable Source of Energy
From Production to Consumption
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This book takes the reader on a journey from the moment that raw wood material enters the factory to the final pellet consumption. It starts by reviewing biomass application and its role for the future development of renewable energies, discussing different biomass conversion methods as alternatives...
by David E. Newton Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells—known commonly as "fracking"—has been in use in the United States for more than half a century. In recent years, however, massive expansion of shale gas fracturing across the nation has put fracking in the public eye. Is fracking a "win...
Nanoenergy
Nanotechnology Applied for Energy Production
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
This book discuss the recent advances and future trends of nanoscience in solar energy conversion and storage. This second edition revisits and updates all the previous book chapters, adding the latest advances in the field of Nanoenergy. Four new chapters are included on the principles and fundamentals...
Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source for the Future
Fundamentals of Conversion Processes
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels the book covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemical and biochemical conversion technologies
• Details the latest biomass characterization techniques
• Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversion processes
•...
by Fabio Nocentini
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
This book addresses in detail the subject of vibrational waters: waters that flow in locations of high energy and that can be used in a similar way to homeopathic and Bach flower remedies to promote mental and physical wellbeing. Some of them are also called "Marian Waters" or "Holy...
Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Principles, Materials and Systems
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
This book provides a review of the latest advances in anion exchange membrane fuel cells. Starting with an introduction to the field, it then examines the chemistry and catalysis involved in this energy technology. It also includes an introduction to the mathematical modelling of these fuel cells...
Towards a Sustainable Economy
Paradoxes and Trends in Energy and Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
This book provides an interdisciplinary account of how technological advances – mainly in the domains of energy and transportation – contribute to the transformation towards a more sustainable economic system. Drawing on methods from engineering, the management sciences and economics, which it...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
The book presents high-quality papers from the Third International Conference on Microelectronics, Computing & Communication Systems (MCCS 2018). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in MEMS and nanoelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, instrumentation,...
Erneuerbare Energie
Konzepte für die Energiewende
Language: German
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Leading scientists explain photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar air-conditioning, wind and hydroelectric power, fuel cells, energy-efficient buildings, and hydrogen storage for stabilizing networks. Contains about 20% more information than the second edition.
by Robert Murray-Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
This book is best used in conjunction with the youtube videos found at youtube.com/user/RobertMurraySmith where I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. The electrochemical supercapacitor is an emerging technology that promises to play an important role in meeting the demands of electronic...
by Nikola Tesla
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future. In this fully illustrated volume we have collected fifteen of his essays having to do with wireless. These include the "True Wireless," "Tesla's Wireless Light," "The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires," "The...
Atomic Accidents
A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
A “delightfully astute” and “entertaining” history of the mishaps and meltdowns that have marked the path of scientific progress (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Radiation: What could go wrong? In short, plenty. From Marie Curie carrying around a vial of radium salt because she liked...
Bottled Lightning
Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
Lithium batteries may hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil-independent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually store electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and the wind and use them when we need them, lithium—a metal half as dense...