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Solar cooling is most effective where it is most needed - in the tropics. Most developing countries lie in the hotter climatic regions, where cooling facilities are essential to promote the well-being, productivity and comfort of the population. Paradoxically, solar...
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Pergamon
Parution :
2012-12-02
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The cane plant is probably the most efficient utilizer of sun energy for food production, and at the same time provides an equivalent quantity of biomass.The purpose of this book is to set down the unique position of sugar cane in the cogeneration field. Simultaneous...
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Elsevier Science
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2012-12-02
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As the governments and peoples of the world come to face the global impact of the technological revolution, it is appropriate to consider the future of world energy supplies. This conference approached the task not only of developing the means of tapping renewable...
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Pergamon
Parution :
2012-12-02
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The three-volume Proceedings include: (a) national and international hydrogen energy programs; (b) various hydrogen production methods; (c) transmission, storage and distribution of hydrogen; (d) hydrogen-hydride technology; (e) utilization of hydrogen by...
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Pergamon
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2012-12-02
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In their book Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani and Nick Serpone uncover the background details associated with a transition to sustainable energy production that are routinely swept under the table in public discussions. They are not only concerned with the (alleged)...
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Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-11-28
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In the past decade, there has been a substantial increase of grid-feeding photovoltaic applications, thus raising the importance of solar electricity in the energy mix. This trend is expected to continue and may even increase. Apart from the high initial investment...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-11-05
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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This book provides the recent advances on green manufacturing processes and systems for modern industry. Chapter 1 provides information on sustainable manufacturing through environmentally-friendly machining. Chapter 2 is dedicated to environmentally-friendly machining:...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-10-30
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Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology
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Was ist Kernenergie? Wie funktionieren Kernkraftwerke? Welchen Beitrag zur Energieversorgung liefern sie, und was sind dabei die Risiken? Antworten auf diese und weitere Fragen geben die Autorinnen und Autoren in dem kompakten und gut verständlichen Buch. Neben der...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-10-28
Collection :
Technik im Fokus
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Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is poised to take its place as one of the major contributors to the future clean energy mix. Using straightforward manufacturing processes, CSP technology capitalises on conventional power generation cycles, whilst cost...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2012-10-19
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Global populations have grown rapidly in recent decades, leading to ever increasing demands for shelter, resources, energy and utilities. Coupled with the worldwide need to achieve lower impact buildings and conservation of resources, the need to achieve sustainability...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2012-09-11
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Now in its third edition, this single resource covers all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation using fundamental scientific and engineering principles. Its practical emphasis is enhanced by the use of case studies from real plants that...
Editeur :
Butterworth-Heinemann
Parution :
2012-05-29
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This book explains how society will face an energy crisis in the coming decades owing to increasing scarcity of fossil fuels and climate change impacts. It carefully explores this coming crisis and concisely examines all of the major technologies related to energy...
Editeur :
Copernicus
Parution :
2012-05-16
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Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Eight Volume Set, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the only work of its type at a time when renewable energy sources are seen increasingly as realistic...
Editeur :
Elsevier
Parution :
2012-05-06
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It is just a matter of time when fossil fuels will become unavailable or uneconomical to retrieve. On top of that, their environmental impact is already too severe. Renewable energy sources can be considered as the most important substitute to fossil energy, since they...
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Springer
Parution :
2012-03-15
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Biodiesel is one of the main biofuels capable of substituting fossil fuel usage in compression ignition vehicles, and is used in a variety of fuel blends worldwide. First-generation biodiesel has been used in national markets for some time, with fuel quality standards...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2012-02-22
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Many modern energy systems are reliant on the production, transportation, storage, and use of gaseous hydrogen. The safety, durability, performance and economic operation of these systems is challenged by operating-cycle dependent degradation by hydrogen of otherwise...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2012-01-19
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Many modern energy systems are reliant on the production, transportation, storage, and use of gaseous hydrogen. The safety, durability, performance and economic operation of these systems is challenged by operating-cycle dependent degradation by hydrogen of otherwise...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2012-01-16
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Offshore wind energy is one of the most promising and fastest growing alternative energy sources in the world.Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling provides a methodological framework to assess installation and decommissioning costs, and using examples from the European...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-12
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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A hydrogen economy, in which this one gas provides the source of all energy needs, is often touted as the long-term solution to the environmental and security problems associated with fossil fuels. However, before hydrogen can be used as fuel on a global scale we must...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2011-11-12
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In recent years, the importance of biogas energy has risen manifold and has become universal. This is due to the realization that biogas capture and utilization has great potential in controlling global warming. By capturing biogas wherever it is formed, we not only tap...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-11-03
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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