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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337589603321

Titolo

Advances in Sustainable Energy / / edited by Ahmad Vasel, David S-K. Ting

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-05636-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Energy, , 2195-1284 ; ; 70

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Renewable energy resources

Power electronics

Energy storage

Energy policy

Energy and state

Natural resources

Renewable and Green Energy

Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

Energy Storage

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Sustainable Energy: What, Why, and How? -- Wind Energy, The Way Forward -- Solar Energy, The Future Ahead -- Solar Absorption, Absorption, Bubbling Pump Air Conditioning -- Geothermal, Claiming its Fair Share -- Offshore Renewables, No Longer Remote -- Greenhouses of Tomorrow -- Building Façade, Solar and HVAC -- Energy Storage, The Better Half of Future Energy  -- Offshore Gardening, Floating Greenhouse, Underwater Vegetation with Fishery -- Water, and its Energy Connection -- What Else is Emerging from the Horizon?

Sommario/riassunto

This book reveals key challenges to ensuring the secure and sustainable production and use of energy resources, and provides



corresponding solutions. It discusses the latest advances in renewable energy generation, and includes studies on climate change and social sustainability. In turn, the book goes beyond theory and describes practical challenges and solutions associated with energy and sustainability. In particular, it addresses: · renewable energy conversion technologies; · transmission, storage and consumption; · green buildings and the green economy; and · waste and recycling. The book presents the current state of knowledge on renewable energy and sustainability, supported by detailed examples and case studies, making it not only a cutting-edge source of information for experts and researchers in the field, but also an educational tool for related undergraduate and graduate courses. .