Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
Comparisons and Contrasts of New Approaches
Published on 12. November 2016
630 pages
978-0-12-805424-6 (ISBN)
Description
Clean Energy for Sustainable Development: Comparisons and Contrasts of New Approaches presents information on the fundamental challenge that the energy sector faces with regard to meeting the ever growing demand for sustainable, efficient, and cleaner energy. The book compares recent developments in the field of energy technology, clean and low emission energy, and energy efficiency and environmental sustainability for industry and academia.
Rasul, Azad and Sharma, along with their team of expert contributors, provide high-end research findings on relevant industry themes, including clean and sustainable energy sources and technologies, renewable energy technologies and their applications, biomass and biofuels for sustainable environment, energy system and efficiency improvement, solar thermal applications, and the environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems.
This book uses global institutes and case studies to explore and analyze technological advancements alongside practical applications. This approach helps readers to develop and affirm a better understanding of the relevant concepts and solutions necessary to achieve clean energy and sustainable development in both medium and large-scale industries.
- Compares in-depth research on a wide range of clean technologies, from global institutes in Australia, Europe, and India
- Evaluates the recent developments in clean technologies against the efficiency of tried and tested applications
- Considers case studies on the advancements of sustainable energy into industry from around the world
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Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
Comparisons and Contrasts of New Approaches
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Content
Section One. Clean and Sustainable Energy Resources and Technologies1. Sustainable Energy Resources: Prospects and Policy2. Environmental Impact Assessment of Different Renewable Energy Resources: A Recent Development3. Clean and Sustainable Energy Technologies4. Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): Future Prospects of Carbon-Negative Technologies
Section Two. Solar Energy Applications5. Solar Kilns: A Green Technology for the Australian Agricultural and Forest Industries6. Small-Scale Dish-Mounted Solar Thermal Brayton Cycle7. Heat-Driven Cooling Technologies8. Solar Pyrolysis: Converting Waste Into Asset Using Solar Energy
Section Three. Wind Energy Systems9. Grid Integration of Wind Energy Systems: Control Design, Stability, and Power Quality Issues10. The Hybrid Solar Power/Wind System for Energy Production, Observation, Application, and Simulation11. Study on Wind Energy Potential by Eight Numerical Methods of Weibull Distribution
Section Four. Biodiesel for Sustainable Development12. Prospect of the Legume Tree Pongamia pinnata as a Clean and Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock13. Biodiesel From Queensland Bush Nut (Macadamia integrifolia)14. Assessment of Physical, Chemical, and Tribological Properties of Different Biodiesel Fuels15. Biodiesel Production Through Chemical and Biochemical Transesterification: Trends, Technicalities, and Future Perspectives16. Mesoporous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production: A New Approach17. Edible and Nonedible Biodiesel Feedstocks: Microalgae and Future of Biodiesel18. Potential of Biodiesel as Fuel for Diesel Engine
