1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910705735903321

Titolo

Afghanistan's terrorist resurgence : Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and beyond : hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, April 27, 2017

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 62 pages) : maps

Soggetti

Internal security - Afghanistan

Military assistance, American - Afghanistan

Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation

Legislative hearings.

United States Armed Forces Afghanistan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

"Serial No. 115-20."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299595403321

Titolo

Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies : A Transformational Journey, Volume 1 / / edited by Sudipta De, Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Mohsen Assadi, Deb A Mukherjee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-10-7188-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 450 p. 178 illus., 110 illus. in color.)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3537

Disciplina

621.042

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Transportation engineering

Traffic engineering

Energy policy

Renewable Energy

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Sustainability of Energy Systems: views from technology perspectives -- 2. Solar Photovoltaic Technology -- 3. MICROGRIDS -- 4. Transition of Power Distribution System Planning from Passive to Active Networks: A state-of-the-art Review and a New Proposal -- 5. Solar dish micro gas turbine technology for distributed power generation -- 6. Distributed energy solution for India: Exploring the possibilities -- 7. Mixed Integer Linear Programing Models for the Optimal Design and Operation of Polygeneration Systems -- 8. Detoxification of Crude Oil -- 9. The Sustainable Option of Power from Fossil Fuels with Carbon Capture and Storage: An Overview of State-of-the-Art Technology -- 10. CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in Coal-fired Power Plants: Prospect of in situ Algal Cultivation -- 11. Sustainability of coal as a source of energy in India -- 12. Gas Hydrates as Potential Energy Resource for Energy Sustainability -- 13. Current Advances in Bio-oil Upgrading: A Brief Discussion -- 14. A Succinct Review on Upgrading of Lignin Derived Bio-Oil Model Components -- 15. Sustainability of



microalgal bio-refinery: Scope, challenges and opportunities -- 16. Indian Agro-wastes for 2G-Biorefineries: Strategic Decision on Conversion Processes -- 17. Utilization of light pipe in Indian buildings - sustainability through passive system -- 18. Thermal performance evaluation of building roofs embedded PCM for multi-climatic zones -- 19. Energy Efficiency at India’s Largest Milk Processing Plant.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a state-of-the-art compilation focusing on both technological and policy aspects of sustainable energy production and consumption, which deals with issues like the need for and planning of smart cities, alternative transport fuel options, sustainable power production, pollution control technologies etc. The book comprises contributions from experts from all over the world, and addresses energy sustainability from different viewpoints. Specifically, the book focuses on energy sustainability in the Indian scenario with a background of the global perspective. Contributions from academia, policy makers and industry are included to address the challenge from different perspectives. The contents of this book will prove useful to researchers, professionals, and policy makers working in the area of green and sustainable energy.