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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “rainer janssen”
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  • Socio-Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Production

    Edited by Dominik Rutz, Rainer Janssen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Around the world, many countries are increasing efforts to promote biomass production for industrial uses including biofuels and bio-products such as chemicals and bio-plastic. Against a backdrop of lively public debate on sustainability, bioenergy wields both positive and negative impacts upon a variety of environmental and socio-economic issues. These include property rights, labor conditions, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Bioenergy for Sustainable Development in Africa

    Edited by Rainer Janssen, Dominik Rutz ...
    The work builds on the results of the COMPETE Bioenergy Competence Platform for Africa, which was supported by the European Commission and coordinated by WIP Renewable Energies, Germany. The five sections cover biomass production and use, biomass technologies and markets in Africa, biomass policies, sustainability, and financial and socio-economic issues. This valuable work is, in effect, a single ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    by Baby Professor ...
    Wave, geothermal and biomass energies are complex sources of renewable energy. They require sophisticated equipment to harvest the energy and generate electricity for homes and industries. In this book, we’re going to learn the basic definitions of these energy sources. We’re also going to study the science and technology that converts them into electricity. Go ahead and secure a copy today! ... Read more

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  • The Internal Energy Market

    Towards a Third Wave of Liberalisation

    by Fabrizio Lala ...
    The energy strategy of European Union is an item of utmost political concern, since it tightly intertwined with controversial commercial relationship with Russia and the US.In spite of the fact that energy had always played a leading role in the European Union, it was not included or since the beginning of the European Community within the common policies in the same.Things began to change in the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution

    The Energy Return on Investment

    by Pedro A. Prieto, Charles A. S. Hall ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy profit” from the exploitation of an energy source, but it is not so easy to determine all of the energy expenditures that should ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids

    Edited by Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Jr., Xinhua Qi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this area, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Intelligence Systems in Environmental Management: Theory and Applications

    Edited by Cengiz Kahraman, İrem Uçal Sari ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive reference guide to intelligence systems in environmental management. It provides readers with all the necessary tools for solving complex environmental problems, where classical techniques cannot be applied. The respective chapters, written by prominent researchers, explain a wealth of both basic and advanced concepts including ant colony, genetic algorithms, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Energy Resources and Systems

    Volume 2: Renewable Resources

    by Tushar K. Ghosh, Mark A. Prelas ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanol and hydrogen. Each of these energy resources is important and growing. For example, high-head hydroelectric energy is a well established energy resource and already contributes about 20% of the world’s ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

    From Fundamentals to Green Applications

    Edited by Yi-Jun Xu, Juan Carlos Colmenares ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book explains the principles and fundamentals of photocatalysis and highlights the current developments and future potential of the green-chemistry-oriented applications of various inorganic, organic, and hybrid photocatalysts. The book consists of eleven chapters, including the principles and fundamentals of heterogeneous photocatalysis; the mechanisms and dynamics of surface photocatalysis; ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Handbook of Energy

    Diagrams, Charts, and Tables

    by Cutler J. Cleveland, Christopher G. Morris ...
    Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables provides comprehensive, organized coverage on all phases of energy and its role in society, including its social, economic, political, historical, and environmental aspects. While there is a wealth of information about energy available, it is spread across many books, journals, and websites and it tends to target either a particular form ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Impact of Climate Change on Small Scale Hydro-turbine Selections

    by Uttam Roy, Mrinmoy Majumder ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Hydropower is found to be one of the most reliable and inexpensive options for renewable energy which was now widely been adopted by many countries to substitute fossil fuel sources. This Brief highlights the impact of climate change on hydropower plants, especially on the turbine design, as turbines are responsible for optimal conversion and regular energy production. The vulnerability of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe

    by Simona Bigerna, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Silvia Micheli ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analysing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national ... Read more

    $89.09 USD