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  • 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

  • The Economic Valuation of Green Electricity

    by Simona Bigerna, Paolo Polinori ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between renewable energy sources and citizens, focusing both on demand and supply. Today, the consequences regarding the use of fossil energy are seen from a different perspective because the issues related to climate change are evident worldwide. Thus, climate change and resource depletion are real problems to be addressed for the welfare of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Preparing for Peak Oil in South Africa

    An Integrated Case Study

    by Jeremy J. Wakeford ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial economies. Petroleum powers virtually all motorized transport, which in turn enables most economic activities and provides mobility for citizens. But oil is a finite resource that is steadily depleting. In the past decade, the phenomenon of global peak oil – the fact that annual world oil production must at some point reach a maximum and then decline – has ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy

    Edited by Sanjay Kumar Kar, Atul Sharma ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book shares the latest developments and advances in materials and processes involved in the energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage. Chapters are written by researchers in the energy and materials field.Topics include, but are not limited to, energy from biomass, bio-gas and bio-fuels; solar, wind, geothermal, hydro power, wave energy; energy-transmission, distribution and ... 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

  • Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies

    A Transformational Journey, Volume 2

    Edited by Sudipta De, Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Mohsen Assadi, Deb A Mukherjee ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    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 ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Analysis in Tourism

    A Critical Review of Applications and Implications

    by Viachaslau Filimonau ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Tourism is an activity that anyone can take part in, regardless of their age, gender, nationality or level of income. This makes tourism one of the most rapidly developing industries in the world. Despite the number of benefits which tourism produces, it also has significant negative impacts on the environment. To minimise the scope of these negative impacts, joint efforts combining tourism and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The National Clean Energy Fund of India

    A Framework for Promoting Effective Utilization

    by Rita Pandey, Sanjay Bali, Nandita Mongia ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), announced in the Government of India’s Budget 2010-11, is seen as a major step in India's quest for energy security and reducing the carbon intensity of energy. Funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies, and harnessing renewable energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels constitute the objectives of the NCEF. The NCEF’s ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Smart Grid Applications and Developments

    Edited by Daphne Mah, Peter Hills, Victor O.K. Li, Richard Balme ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Meeting today’s energy and climate challenges require not only technological advancement but also a good understanding of stakeholders’ perceptions, political sensitivity, well-informed policy analyses and innovative interdisciplinary solutions. This book will fill this gap. This is an interdisciplinary informative book to provide a holistic and integrated understanding of the technology ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Energy Transition

    An Overview of the True Challenge of the 21st Century

    by Vincent Petit ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Against the backdrop of rapid advances in the energy sector, this book provides a concise overview of the complex challenges in the energy paradigm today, which revolve around the seemingly unsolvable energy equation.The author, an experienced energy professional, combines the various aspects of the energy transition into a single perspective. While highlighting a number of salient problems, he ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • A Critical Review of Scottish Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Policy

    Edited by Geoffrey Wood, Keith Baker ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers comprehensive coverage of current energy policy in Scotland focussing on non-fossil fuel energy options: renewables, nuclear power and energy efficiency. Covering issues of policy and practice, planning, legislation and regulation of a range of sustainable energy technologies in the context of devolved government, key experts explore these issues in terms of the ongoing Scottish ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects

    Hydroelectricity Versus Other Uses

    by Per-Olov Johansson, Bengt Kriström ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium ... Read more

    $89.09 USD