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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299596703321

Titolo

The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment / / edited by Sandro Nižetić, Agis Papadopoulos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-89845-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 906 p. 387 illus., 52 illus. in color.)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3529

Disciplina

621.042

Soggetti

Renewable energy resources

Mechanical engineering

Environmental monitoring

Energy consumption

Environmental economics

Renewable and Green Energy

Mechanical Engineering

Monitoring/Environmental Analysis

Energy Efficiency

Environmental Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Energy Analysis and Energy storage technologies -- Energy Systems, Components & Applications -- Sustainable Energy and the Environment -- Solar Energy Technologies -- Energy efficiency in the building sector -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is devoted to the analysis and applications of energy, exergy, and environmental issues in all sectors of the economy, including industrial processes, transportation, buildings, and services. Energy sources and technologies considered are hydrocarbons, wind and solar energy, fuel cells, as well as thermal and electrical storage. This book provides theoretical insights, along with state-of-the-art case studies and examples and will appeal to the academic community, but also to energy and environmental professionals and decision makers.