The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry - 34: Environment, Energy and Climate Change II - Energies from New Resources and the Climate Change

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of advanced research in the field of efficient, clean and renewable energy production, conversion and storage. The ten chapters, written by internationally respected experts, address the following topics: (1) solar and wind energy; (2) energy storage in batteries; (3) biomass; and (4) socio-economic aspects of energy.
Given its multidisciplinary approach, which combines environmental analysis and an engineering perspective, the book offers a valuable resource for all researchers and students interested in environmentally sustainable energy production, conversion, storage and its engineering.

Sommario

Recursive Estimation Methods to Forecast Short-Term Solar Irradiation.- Technical and environmental analysis of parabolic trough Concentrating Solar Power (CSP).- Wind power forecast error probabilistic model using Markov Chains.- Energy Storage Integration with Renewable Energies: the Case of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems.- Batteries and Ultracapacitors based Energy Storage in Renewable Multi-Sources Systems.- Different Phase Change Materials Implementations for Thermal Energy Storage.- Bio-refineries: an Overview on Bio-Ethanol Production.- Effects of External Resistance on Microbial Fuel Cell's Performance.- The avocado and its waste: an approach of fuel potential/application.- Agency and Learning Relationships Against Energy Efficiency Barriers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Beatriz Cabañas (Editore), Elena Jimenez (Editore), Elen Jiménez (Editore), Elena Jiménez (Editore), Gilles Lefebvre (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319170992
• ISBN: 978-3-31-917099-2
• Pagine: 263
• Dimensioni: 161 mm x 22 mm x 242 mm
• Peso: 532 g
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 263 p.
• Collane: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
• Serie: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura e società: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Chimica > Altro