Alternative and renewable energy sources Books

Book SynopsisThis book presents select proceedings of the National Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment (NCRESE 2020) and examines a range of reliable energy-efficient harvesting technologies, their applications and utilization of available alternate energy resources. The topics covered include alternate energy technologies, smart grid topologies and their relevant issues, solar thermal and bio-energy systems, electric vehicles and energy storage systems and its control issues. The book also discusses various properties and performance attributes of advance renewable energy techniques and impact on environmental sustainability. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of energy and sustainable environment and the allied fields.Table of ContentsModelling and Simulation of Grid connected Wind Power Plant for Electric Vehicle Charging Station with Solid-oxide fuel cell.- Parameter Computation and Current Control Loop Tuning of Non-Salient PMSM Motor.- Single Object Detection Hardware Accelerator Using xfOpenCV Library.- Impact assessment of cross subsidy surcharge on electricity demand in Short term power market in India.- An Intelligent control technique based DTC of BLDC Motor Using New Multilevel Inverter.- Adaptive Volterra filtered-x logarithmic cost least mean lp-norm control for grid-tied PV Ultracapacitor Battery Fuel cell system.- Electrical Energy Storage Influencing Shift in Grid Balancing Approach.- A New Modular Multilevel Converter Topologyusing Flying Ultra-Capacitor and Cascaded H-bridges.- A review of solar water heating system with the use of phase change material as thermal storage medium.- Compositional variations of tree species in Aravalli and Vindhya-Malwa regions of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses renewable energy communities, and in particular renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops), in the context of the revised EU Renewables Directive. It provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of the renewable energy community movement in over six different countries of continental Europe. It addresses their visions, strategy, organisation, agency, and more particularly the challenges they encounter. This is of particular importance to gain more understanding into how renewable energy communities fare in domestic energy markets where they are confronted with regime institutions, structures and incumbents’ agency that tend to favour maintaining of the status quo while blocking attempts to empower and institutionalise renewable energy communities as market entrants having a disruptive, radical green and localist agenda. This volume will be an invaluable reference for academics and practitioners with an interest in social innovation in sustainable transitions, the role of community energy in energy markets, their agency, as well as an outlook to the impact that the EU Renewables Directive may have to change national legislation and policy frameworks to create a level playing field that is essentially more fair and beneficial to renewable energy communities. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.Chapter 2: “What are Energy Communities Under the EU’s Clean Energy Package?”.Chapter 3: Community energy on the east side of the Baltic Sea Region: from standstill to first steps.Chapter 4: Clean energy transition in Southeast Europe: The paradigm of Greece from a fossil fuel mediator to a community energy hub.Chapter 5: The community energy sector in Italy; historical perspective and recent evolution.Chapter 6: Community Energy in Germany: From Technology Pioneers to Professionalisation under Uncertainty.Chapter 7: Support structures for renewable energy communities.Chapter 8: Energy Communities promoting Home Energy Savings: Interventions, Theory and Results.Chapter 9: Creating an enabling policy framework for inclusive energy communities: a gender perspective.Chapter 10: Housing communities as low-carbon energy pioneers Experiences from the Netherlands. Chapter 11: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses sustainable waste management technologies for managing end-of-life (EoL) post-consumer and packaging plastic solid waste (PSW) from domestic and commercial waste streams. It does so particularly in the context of providing a way forward for developing economies.Treating recycling and composting of, and energy recovery from, plastics, the book is directed at individuals who are responsible for or have a significant role in solid waste management. Academics and students in solid waste management pursuing research or study in solid waste management with particular interest in plastics will find this book useful. Sustainable options for managing PSW are presented with reference to the scientific, engineering, and management standpoints to enable decision makers and relevant stakeholders in industry arrive at the best decision for achieving sustainable resource management. The book further integrates waste management and technologies so that PSW recycling can be viewed from environmental, economic, and social perspectives. Greener technologies for PSW management are addressed so as to provide drivers that will influence key stakeholders and policy-makers achieve sustainability in this field.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Post-Consumer Plastic Solid Wastes.- Technologies for Managing Plastic Solid Wastes.- Sustainability in Post-Consumer PSW Management Technologies.- Drivers to Sustainable Post-Consumer PSW Management in Developing Economics.- Policy-Makers' Responsibilities.- Contributions.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a state-of-the-art review of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). It offers developers a global perspective on floating offshore wind energy conversion technology, documenting the key challenges and practical solutions that this new industry has found to date. Drawing on a wide network of experts, it reviews the conception, early design stages, load & structural analysis and the construction of FOWT. It also presents and discusses data from pioneering projects. Written by experienced professionals from a mix of academia and industry, the content is both practical and visionary. As one of the first titles dedicated to FOWT, it is a must-have for anyone interested in offshore renewable energy conversion technologies.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The offshore environment.- Overview of floating offshore wind technologies.- Design considerations.- Modelling of FOWTs.- State-of-the-art.

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Book SynopsisThis book approaches the design of functionally superior optoelectronic devices through the use of bio-inspired nanostructures and multiscale material structures through a step-by-step approach. The book combines both the fundamental theoretical concepts involved in understanding and numerically modelling optoelectronic devices and the application of such methods in addressing challenging research problems in nanostructured optoelectronic design and fabrication. The book offers comprehensive content in optoelectronic materials and engineering and can be used as a reference material by researchers in nanostructured optoelectronic design.Table of ContentsNanomaterials in Optoelectronics.- Introduction to Photovoltaic Devices.- Introduction to Photodetectors.- Waves and Electromagnetics.

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Book SynopsisThe United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least eighty per cent by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time there are anxieties about the security of energy provision in terms of European dependency on natural gas and the reliability of electricity supply. This book explores in detail those factors which could help or hinder the attainment of the UK's climate change targets, and how these factors interact with the parallel objective of maintaining a robust and secure energy system. The book is the result of a major national energy research effort by the UK Energy Research Centre, which includes some of the UK's leading energy experts. The results and recommendations are essential reading for policymakers, professionals, researchers, and anyone concerned with achieving large-scale reductions in carbon emissions, both from the UK and internationally. Energy 2050 begins by exploring the evolution of the UK energy system over recent decades: the trends, technologies and environmental impacts related to energy use, and the structures and institutions of governance that have influenced this evolution. It then moves on to changes in energy policy to emphasise decarbonization and resilience, and introduce the approach to scenarios and modelling used in the rest of the book. Later chapters explore different aspects of the uncertainties that may enable or constrain the creation of a low-carbon, resilient UK energy system, related to accelerated technology development, the creation of an infrastructure to support de-centralized energy and microgeneration, to lifestyle and behaviour change, and to public attitudes to wider environmental impacts associated with energy system change. Trade Review"A very significant book indeed - it ought to have a major impact." – Andy Gouldson, University of Leeds, and Director, ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy"Relevant, reliable, rigorous, robust - this book examines the debate on the prospects for a low carbon, energy secure economy and society from every angle. It points us in the right direction and it gives us grounds for optimism - technologically, economically, politically - that we can indeed make the transition. This is a very significant book indeed - it ought to have a major impact." – Andy Gouldson, Professor of Sustainability Research the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds and Director, ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy "The issues tackled in Energy 2050 are crucial for the UK and other countries to address and I welcome this publication as an important contribution to the energy security and climate change debate. The collaborative approach taken by UKERC has brought together researchers from a range of disciplines and with different perspectives to try and answer some of the key energy policy issues facing the UK." – Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency"The authors should be commended in presenting the challenges and opportunities of energy transformations in this very informative and fascinating collaborative book." – Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Deputy Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna University of Technology, and Director, Global Energy Assessment (GEA) "This book neither offers nor advocates a single pathway to 2050 - by explaining the factors that will shape our future UK energy system and the interaction between them, it invites an informed assessment of our options and should enable better decision making in the face of uncertainty." – Tom Delay, CEO, the Carbon Trust "After a decade or more of previous studies, this important book now provides the authoritative analysis of pathways to a sustainable energy future for the UK. Using new modelling results to investigate the balance between economic, environmental and security objectives, it makes a strong case for urgent and sustained policy intervention." –Nick Hartley, Senior Advisor, Oxera"The coherent, cohesive, and comprehensive structure of the book distinguishes it from many other collaborative works in the field." – Patrick Reynaud, Senior Manager, Centre for International Sustainable Development LawTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. UK Energy in an Era of Globalisation: Trends, Technologies and Environmental Impacts 3. UK Energy Policy and Institutions 4. Energy Futures: the Challenges of Decarbonisation and Security of Supply 5. Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy 6. A Resilient Energy System 7. Accelerating New Technologies: the Role of Research and Innovation 8. A Change of Scale? Prospects for Distributed Energy Resources 9. The Way We Live from Now On: Lifestyle and Energy Consumption 10. Not Just Climate Change: other Social and Environmental Perspectives 11. UK Energy in an Uncertain World 12: Putting it All Together: Implications for Policy and Action

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Renewable energy.- Materials science for sustainable manufacturing.- Smart Manufacturing and sustainability.- Data and sustainable computing.- Advanced material processing and additive manufacturing.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAs computers become faster, use more energy, and older models become obsolete more quickly, the question is often asked: What can the engineering and computer science community do to make computing greener? Roadmap to Greener Computing defines the challenges involved in making computing more environmentally friendly and includes methods and techniques for overcoming them.The book provides a concise, simplified, and easily accessible examination of how computer infrastructure affects the environment. Divided into six stand-alone chapters, the text addresses green computing topics such as power consumption, cooling, manufacturing issues, and computer disposal as well as hot topics such as cloud computing and noise pollution in IT. It also explores the Eco-Design concept and the impact of CAD on the environment as well as potential areas for improvement in the future.Features Details the impact of the computer infrastructure life cycle on thTable of Contents Introduction. Green Software Science. Computer Aided Sustainable Design.

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Book SynopsisThis handy pocket reference contains a wealth of information on a range of topics including the principles of passive solar building and passive house, a ten-step design and build strategy, calculating solar irradiance, factors affecting the choice of building materials, passive heating and cooling principles and techniques in different climates, the Passivhaus Standard and natural and augmented lighting and notes on technology and building occupation. The book also includes conversion factors, standards, resources and is peppered throughout with helpful illustrations, equations, explanations, and links to further online resources.Ideal for practitioners, architects, designers, consultants, planners, home builders, students and academics, and those working in development contexts, the book is intended to act as an aide memoir, a reference supplement, a resource and an overview of the field. Rich in background detail, the book also includes at-a-glance tables and diagrams, equTable of Contents1. Basic concepts2. Calculating the solar irradiance 3. Factors affecting building materials choice 4. Passive heating principles 5. Passive heating techniques 6. Passive cooling techniques7. Passivhaus8. Natural and augmented lighting 9. Notes on technology and building occupation 10. Resources

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Book SynopsisThe energy crisis in 1973 and 1979 initiated a great number of activities and programs for low and high temperature applica­ tion of solar energy. Synthetic fuels and chemicals produced by solar energy is one of them, where temperatures in the range of 600-1000°C or even higher are needed. In principle such high temperatures can be produced in solar towers. For electricity production, the feasibility and operation of solar tower plants has been examined during the SSPS - project (Small Solar Power System) in Almeria, Spain. The objective of Solar Thermal Energy Utilization is to extend the experience from the former SSPS - program in to the field of solar produced synthetic fuels. New materials and technolo­ gies have to be developed in order to research this goal. Metallic components now in use for solar receivers need to be improved with respect to transient operation or possibly replaced by ceramics. High temperature processes, like steam-methane reforming, coal conversion and hydrogen produc­ tion need to be developed or at least adapted for the unconven­ tional solar operation. Therefore Solar Thermal Energy Utiliza­ tion is a long term program, which needs time for its develop­ ment much more time than the intervals expected in between further energy crisis. The "Studies on Technology and Applica­ tion on Solar Energy Utilization" is a necessary step in the right direction in order to prepare for the energy problems in the future.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the visions, fantasies, frames, discourses, imaginaries, and expectations associated with six state-of-the-art energy systemsânuclear power, hydrogen fuel cells, shale gas, clean coal, smart meters, and electric vehiclesâplaying a key role in current deliberations about low-carbon energy supply and use. Visions of Energy Futures: Imagining and Innovating Low-Carbon Transitions unveils what the future of energy systems could look like, and how their meanings are produced, often alongside moments of contestation. Theoretically, it analyzes these technological case studies with emerging concepts from various disciplines: utopianism (history of technology), symbolic convergence (communication studies), technological frames (social construction of technology), discursive coalitions (discourse analysis and linguistics), sociotechnical imaginaries (science and technology studies), and the sociology of expectations (innovation studies, future studies). It draws from these cases to create a synthetic set of dichotomies and frameworks for energy futures based on original data collected across two global epistemic communitiesâ nuclear physicists and hydrogen engineersâand experts in Eastern Europe and the Nordic region, stakeholders in South Africa, and newspapers in the United Kingdom. This book is motivated by the premise that tackling climate change via low-carbon energy systems and practices is one of the most significant challenges of the twenty-first century, and that success will require not only new energy technologies, but also new ways of understanding language, visions, and discursive politics. The discursive creation of the energy systems of tomorrow are propagated in polity, hoping to be realized as the material fact of the future, but processed in conflicting ways with underlying tensions as to how contemporary societies ought to be ordered. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of energy policy, energy and environment, and technology assessment.Trade Review"Visions, imaginaries, and fictional expectations are central for an understanding of our energy futures, determining what is desirable and undesirable, achievable or impossible. Energy visions should feature centrally in our research and policy mixes, and I welcome Visions of Energy Futures for ambitiously pushing such an agenda forward." -- Maarten Hajer, Professor of Urban Futures, Utrecht University, The Netherlands "Visions, discourses and framings of low-carbon innovations shape meanings and legitimacy that, in turn, influence support from various actors, including policymakers and funders. Contributing to debates about the performative roles of visions, Benjamin Sovacool’s new book draws important lessons from six case studies across various countries and domains, which illuminate how future energy systems are affected by discursive struggles at present. Important reading for students and scholars alike." -- Frank Geels, Professor of System Innovation, University of Manchester, UK"Technology is rooted in the future. Hence, the development and use of low-carbon energy systems requires fundamental changes in how the future is imagined. Benjamin Sovacool elegantly explores and explains how imaginations of the future could feed, guide and inspire technological innovations in six state-of-the-art energy systems. This book provides an important and timely contribution to the quest of energy transitions." -- Harro van Lente, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables About the Author Acknowledgements Introduction: Visions and futures in the study of low-carbon energy systems Technological utopianism: Small modular reactors and the physics community Symbolic convergence: Hydrogen fuel cells and the engineering community Technological frames: The interpretive flexibility of shale gas in Eastern Europe Discursive coalitions: Contesting clean coal in South Africa Sociotechnical imaginaries: Smart meters and the public in the United Kingdom Expectations: Electric mobility and experts in the Nordic region Conclusion: Dimensions, dichotomies and frameworks for energy futures Index

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Book SynopsisThe growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated. The book recognises that certain energy crops (e.g. oil palm for biodiesel) have generated sustainability concerns, but also asks the question is there a better way? of using energy crops to strategically enhance ecosystem functions. It draws on numerous case studies, including where energy crops have had negative outcomes as well as well as cases where energy crops have produced benefits for ecosystem health, such as soil and water protection from the cropping of willow and poplar in Europe and the use of mallee eucalypts to fight salinity in Western Australia. While exploring this central argument, the volume also provides aTrade Review"Overall, this is a valuable addition to the literature on bioenergy crops; it recognises problems, deals in the reality of ecological protection, and reflects the ever present interplay between politics, economics and environment. ... its approach makes it relevant to a wide audience in environmental science/management at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate stages." - Antoinette Mannion, in Bulletin of the British Ecological Society (October 2016).Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction 1. Bioenergy Crops and Sustainability Part 2: Energy Cropping and Ecosystem Health 2. Bioenergy and Climate Change 3. Deforestation and Land Degradation 4. Ecological Restoration and Enhancement Part 3: Socio-economic Dimensions of Energy Cropping 5. Food Security 6. Land Rights and Community Impacts 7. The Economics of Energy Cropping Part 4: Moving Forward 8. Review of Policy Options 9. Case Studies: Australia and Brazil 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe book presents a review of research and pilot-scale efforts undertaken by scientists all over the world towards utilization of solar energy for environmental remediation. It gives a complete account of the solar photocatalytic degradation of pollutants present in wastewater and atmosphere and also discusses the solid-phase photocatalytic degradation of plastics in the form of composite. The text further describes the hydrogen generation by photocatalytic water splitting.  Various solar collectors and reactors used especially for environmental remediation are also elucidated. Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri LankaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Solar Collectors and Reactors for Environmental Applications 3. Solar Energy for Water and Wastewater Treatmen 4. Solid-phase Photocatalytic Degradation of Plastic Films-Polymers Degraded 5. Photocatalysis for Control of Air Pollution 6. Solar Water Splitting 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCarbon capture and storage (CCS) is among the advanced energy technologies suggested to make the conventional fossil fuel sources environmentally sustainable. It is of particular importance to coal-based economies. This book deals at length with the various aspects of carbon dioxide capture, its utilization and takes a closer look at the earth processes in carbon dioxide storage. It discusses potential of Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization as innovative energy technology towards a sustainable energy future. Various techniques of carbon dioxide recovery from power plants by physical, chemical, and biological means as well as challenges and prospects in biomimetic carbon sequestration are described. Carbon fixation potential in coal mines and in saline aquifers is also discussed.Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, BhTable of ContentsSECTION I: POLICY 1. Carbon, Capture and Storage: Can or Should we be so Indifferent? 2. Policy and Regulatory Interventions in Abatement of CO2 Footprints in India 3. Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization–an Appraisal of Current Situation in Coal-based Economies 4. TERI’S Scoping Study on Carbon Capture and Storage in the Indian Context 5. Capturing CO2 by Physical and Chemical Means SECTION II: CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE 6. CO2 Recovery from Power Plants by Adsorption: R & D and Technology 7. Geological Sequestration of CO2 in Saline Aquifers–an -Indian Perspective 8. Options for CO2 Storage and its Role in Reducing CO2 Emissions 9. CO2 Sequestration Potential of Indian Coalfiels 10. Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forests of North-eastern India SECTION III: CO2 FIXATION AND UTILIZATION 11. Prospects in Biomimetic Carbon Sequestration12. Bio-sequestration of CO2–Potential and Challenges 13. Cyanobacteria in Carbon Dioxide Utilization and as Biosurfactants and Flocculants 14. Production of Multi-purpose Fuels Through Carbon Capture and Sequestration 15. CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery 16. Real-term Implications of Carbon Sequestration in Coal Seams 17. CO2 Storage, Utilization Options, and Ocean Application

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the perplexing question of how to increase sustainable energy technology use in the developing world, and specifically focuses on two megacities within Latin America.Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America examines the market and uptake of two sustainable energy technologies (solar water heaters and biogas to produce electricity) in two locations, Mexico City, Mexico and SÃo Paulo, Brazil in the 2000s. Drawing from three systems-based analytical frameworks â including one developed by the author for the purpose of this study â the book examines the varying factors affecting the implementation of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in urban Latin America. These frameworks emphasize the importance of examining socio-political dimensions; rather than conventional explanations that focus on technical and economic aspects only. By doing so, the research improves explanations about renewable energy technology (RET) adoption in the global South. These findings are useful for scholars, policy makers and practitioners working on RET adoption; resulting in a book which helps to inform wider debates regarding innovation, decarbonization, sustainability transitions and energy system change.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy transitions, energy policy, development studies and science and technology studies.Table of Contents1. The Urban Developing World and Energy System Change: More thank Equipment, Skills and Money 2. Assessing RET Uptake through Systems-Based Approaches 3. Energy System Change in Urban Latin America: Solar Water Heaters and Biogas for Electricity Generation in Mexico City 4. Energy System Change in Urban Latin America: Solar Water Heaters and Biogas for Electricity Generation in São Paulo 5. What’s Shaping Our Views About Technologies? The Role of Previous Experiences 6. Urban Technology Cooperation: An Alternative Explanation for RET Adoption in Latin American Cities 7. Broader Policies (Trade and Competitiveness) and their Effects on RET Adoption in Mexico City and São Paulo: A Closer Look 8. Policy Suggestions and Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with a detailed account of the dynamics of energy infrastructure change in Nigeria’s electricity sector. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy transitions, energy technology and infrastructure, and African Studies more generally. Trade Review"A much needed, original, fresh contribution to both the sustainability transitions and energy studies communities. Extensive in its coverage, and impressive in its scope, this book offers an insightful and comprehensive analysis of Nigeria’s past, present, and future energy challenges. Focusing on topics as diverse as governance, politics, consumers, industrial policy, and the future, it offers highly generalizable results that should be relevant—and read—by researchers well beyond West Africa." -- Benjamin K. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex, UK, and author of Energy Security, Equality and Justice as well as Visions of Energy Futures"Every country in the world is faced with the need for massive changes to their energy infrastructure in order to meet the climate emergency that we now face. To do this understanding what has shaped our current energy systems is vital and in Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria the history of energy systems in Nigeria is clearly laid out and discussed within the context of this future challenge." -- Aled Jones, Professor and Director of the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, UK "A keen insight and good read on the role of policy, politics and governance in Nigerian energy supply infrastructure" -- Liz Varga, Professor of Complex Systems Infrastructure, University College London, UK"A look beyond questions of technology and investments is very much needed in order to give direction to the development of the Nigerian electricity market. One cannot deny the fear that population growth will outpace electricity provision for the next few decades, whilst policy making seems slow and profit oriented. Creative disruptions in the decentralized renewable energy sector point to innovations and "made in Nigeria" solutions, which now need to be taken into account by policy makers. Insights into the political dynamics for achieving step change and providing more power to the millions of Nigerians whose productive energies wait to be liberated, are very welcome!" -- Christine K, Director Heinrich Boell Foundation Nigeria Office (2010-2019)"The author is well-informed in energy and its components. The book analyses Nigeria’s energy situation from historical, present and future dimensions. The book highlights the inevitable need to change the energy policies, models of energy distribution and sources of energy supply. Surprisingly the book also highlights possible future models of electricity". -- Sanusi Ohiare, Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF), Rural Electrification Agency of NigeriaTable of Contents1. Introduction PART 1: Energy demand and supply theories 2. Theories underpinning electricity demand and infrastructure supply PART 2: Historical dimensions of the Nigerian energy transition 3 What really happened? The evolution of energy infrastructure provision (1800 – 2018) 4. What triggered change? Influences and drivers of energy systems change PART 3: Political dynamics of energy systems change 5. Governing energy 6. Governance and transitions 7.Politics on the consumer side 8. Energy and industrial policy: How poorly implemented energy policies impacts industrial growth PART 4: The future of energy 9. What should future electricity look like? 10. The quest for cleaner energy production 11. Implications of the on-going transitions and its consequences for the future of energy in West Africa 12. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1985. This volume on household energy conditions considers the energy crisis in the United States and offers an important appraisal of the future of energy consumption by families and the family's adaptations to decreasing energy availability. The chapters in the first section investigate the cultural dimensions of energy use at the household level, looking at attitudes and trends. The second section considers energy policy, especially conservation, with a special chapter on elderly households, while the third presents case studies and projections of the future patterns and changes in energy consumption. This is a fascinating snapshot of thinking on families and the effects of energy use.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Household Energy Use: An Overview John Byrne, David A. Schulz, and Marvin B. Sussman Part 1: Cultural Dimensions of U.S. Household Energy Use 1. Household Energy Use in a Political Context Paul C. Stern 2. Survey Data on Attitudes and Behaviors Relevant to Energy: Implications for Policy Roobina Ohanian Tashchian and Mark E. Slama 3. Clean Homes and Large Utility Bills 1900-1940 Ruth S. Cowan, Mark H. Rose and Marsha S. Rose 4. Self Esteem and Energy Use: Toward the Internalization of a Conservation Ethic David A. Schulz Part 2: Energy Policy and Family Energy Use 5. Rethinking the Household Energy Crisis: The Role of Information in Household Energy Conservation John Byrne, Daniel Rich, Francis X. Tannian and Young-Doo Wang 6. Do Consumers Know "What Works" in Energy Conservation? Willett Kempton, Craig K. Harris, Joanne G. Keith and Jeffrey S. Weihl 7. Information and Energy Conservation Clive Seligman 8. Participation in Household Weatherization Programs Marvin E. Olsen 9. Energy Policy Options to Assist Needy Elderly Households Paul L. Solano and William J. Sparling Part 3: Looking Ahead 10. Community Energy Panning: A Case Study of Marysville, Kansas Gary J. Coates, Steve Ernst and Jim Dubois 11. Energy and Household Mobility James Zucchetto 12. Household Energy Use in the Year 2000: Interpreting a Projection Joseph M. Dukert 13. Idiot or Sage? The Human in Relationship to the Energy Cycle Kris Jeter

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1985. This book gives the views of both oil producers and oil consumers, detailing in a systematic manner the problems that they have encountered in the energy field and the solutions that they have devised to deal with them. The book makes clear that producers and consumers have common purpose in the conservation and judicious management of the dwindling and non-renewable world oil resources. It also makes clear that they share a consistent vision of the industryâs future development. The contributions to the book explore a range of important themes in the development of the energy sector. The future of OPEC is discussed in the context of the state of the world oil market. Other chapters consider the lessons that have been drawn by the Arab Gulf oil producers and throughout the book there is comparison with the experience of Canada providing a number of important insights into the operation of the world oil industry. Table of ContentsIntroduction Atif A. Kubursi and Thomas Naylor 1. OPEC and the Changing Structure of the World Oil Market Abbas Al-Nasrawi 2. The World Oil Market for the Balance of the 1980s: Stability or Turmoil? Lloyd C. Atkinson 3. The Future of Oil Prices Abdullah El-Kuwaiz 4. The Social Impact of Higher Oil Revenues on the Gulf Region Mohammed Al-Rumaihi 5. Petroleum Policies of the Arab Countries and Their Relations with the Industrialised Countries Abdelkader Maachou 6. Canada’s National Energy Policy P. M. Tellier 7. The National Energy Program After Three Years: An Economic Perspective Brian L. Scarfe

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1977. This annotated guide to sources of information on the social science aspects of energy and energy alternatives describes materials and sources of interest to users at all levels.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Instructional Aids 2. Reference 3. Published Sources, Texts, Readers, Manuals, Etc. 4. Periodicals 5. Non-Government Organizations, Associations and Companies 6. Government Services 7. Education, Courses, Workshops, Conferences 8. Programs, Centers and Research Projects 9. Energy Alternatives and Self-Sufficiency 10. Sources for the Visually Handicapped 11. Recent Social Science Energy Studies: An Annotated Bibliography (compiled and annotated by Frederick Frankena, Frederick H. Buttel and Denton E. Morrison)

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1982. This book describes a comprehensive and integrated model of the UK energy sector which focuses on decision-making and optimisation rather than on forecasting or simulation. It incorporates the production and investment policy of all the major fuels over a fifty-year horizon and analyses strategy under a variety of different assumptions about costs, demands, technology and future decisions. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of energy problems and policy, including scenarios of rising oil and gas prices, and there are striking calculations of the costs of a non-nuclear plus conservation strategy. Interesting reading for those concerned with energy policy.Table of ContentsPreface 1. UK Energy Sector: Past, Present and Future 2. Survey of Energy Models 3. The Birmingham Energy Model: General Description 4. The Birmingham Energy Model: Mathematical Formulation and Data 5. Base Case Results 6. Base Case Sensitivity Analyses 7. International Trade Policy 8. Conservation 9. Non-nuclear Futures 10. Variable Demand 11. Summary, Updating and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1977. This annotated guide to sources of information on the social science aspects of energy and energy alternatives describes materials and sources of interest to users at all levels. The chapters separate information according to the type of material or the issuing organization. The index classifies according to type of energy, or energy issue. The final chapter is a special section of listings of empirical social science studies on energy and the energy crisis which contain detailed annotation on the methods, variables and findings. Those research projects cover attitudes, behavior, costs, policy and other energy-related matters.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Instructional Aids 2. Reference 3. Published Sources, Texts, Readers, Manuals, Etc. 4. Periodicals 5. Non-Government Organizations, Associations and Companies 6. Government Services 7. Education, Courses, Workshops, Conferences 8. Programs, Centers and Research Projects 9. Energy Alternatives and Self-Sufficiency 10. Sources for the Visually Handicapped 11. Recent Social Science Energy Studies: An Annotated Bibliography (compiled and annotated by Frederick Frankena, Frederick H. Buttel and Denton E. Morrison)

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1985. This book gives the views of both oil producers and oil consumers, detailing in a systematic manner the problems that they have encountered in the energy field and the solutions that they have devised to deal with them. The book makes clear that producers and consumers have common purpose in the conservation and judicious management of the dwindling and non-renewable world oil resources. It also makes clear that they share a consistent vision of the industryâs future development. The contributions to the book explore a range of important themes in the development of the energy sector. The future of OPEC is discussed in the context of the state of the world oil market. Other chapters consider the lessons that have been drawn by the Arab Gulf oil producers and throughout the book there is comparison with the experience of Canada providing a number of important insights into the operation of the world oil industry. Table of ContentsIntroduction Atif A. Kubursi and Thomas Naylor 1. OPEC and the Changing Structure of the World Oil Market Abbas Al-Nasrawi 2. The World Oil Market for the Balance of the 1980s: Stability or Turmoil? Lloyd C. Atkinson 3. The Future of Oil Prices Abdullah El-Kuwaiz 4. The Social Impact of Higher Oil Revenues on the Gulf Region Mohammed Al-Rumaihi 5. Petroleum Policies of the Arab Countries and Their Relations with the Industrialised Countries Abdelkader Maachou 6. Canada’s National Energy Policy P. M. Tellier 7. The National Energy Program After Three Years: An Economic Perspective Brian L. Scarfe

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1982. This book describes a comprehensive and integrated model of the UK energy sector which focuses on decision-making and optimisation rather than on forecasting or simulation. It incorporates the production and investment policy of all the major fuels over a fifty-year horizon and analyses strategy under a variety of different assumptions about costs, demands, technology and future decisions. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of energy problems and policy, including scenarios of rising oil and gas prices, and there are striking calculations of the costs of a non-nuclear plus conservation strategy. Interesting reading for those concerned with energy policy.Table of ContentsPreface 1. UK Energy Sector: Past, Present and Future 2. Survey of Energy Models 3. The Birmingham Energy Model: General Description 4. The Birmingham Energy Model: Mathematical Formulation and Data 5. Base Case Results 6. Base Case Sensitivity Analyses 7. International Trade Policy 8. Conservation 9. Non-nuclear Futures 10. Variable Demand 11. Summary, Updating and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book will discuss the legal tools offered by international law that can support foreign direct investment (FDI) in the renewable energy sector in the Global South.Promoting and increasing investment in the renewable energy sector is crucial for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C and addressing energy poverty in the Global South. In this volume, Avidan Kent explores the various home-country measures (HCMs) offered by international law that support FDI in the renewable energy sector. This book provides a bird's eye evaluation of HCMs from fields such as trade law, investment law, environmental law, development law and more. It reveals that while international law indeed offers many legal tools to support investors' needs, the current legal framework is fragmented; most legal instruments were designed in isolation and the potential for mutually supportive, synergetic policies has been explored only to a limited extent. This fragmented reality is in contradictioTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector in the Global South 2. The Tools: Home Country Measures and Policy Integration 3. International Investment Law: Looking Beyond the Controversies 4. International Insurance Law: De-Risking Sustainable Investments 5. International Trade Law: A Swiss Army Knife with Not Enough (Political) Edge 6. International Development Law: Tackling Trade-offs through Policy Coherence 7. International Environmental Law (and Human Right Law, too) Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1987. The Chernobyl disaster intensified the whole debate on the nuclear power industry. There was great public concern about the industry regulation, about the siting of nuclear facilities, including the dumping of nuclear waste, and about the alleged secretiveness of the industry. This book examines these and many other important aspects of the industry worldwide and provides much important original research. It focuses in particular on the political processes which control the industry, on waste disposal and on the social impact.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Nuclear State: From Consensus to Conflict Andrew Blowers and David Pepper. Part 1: The Political and Planning Context 2. Inter-Regional Factors in the Location of New Nuclear Power Stations in England and Wales John Bradbeer 3. Nuclear Energy in France: A Foretaste of the Future Miriam Boyle and Mike Robinson 4. Democracy and the Sizewell Inquiry Jennifer Armstrong 5. A Corporate Analysis of Nuclear Plant Regulation in the US and UK John Fernie Part 2: Nuclear Waste: The Achilles Heel 6. Out of Sight: Out of Mind Andrew Blowers and David Lowry 7. Institutional Aspects of Siting Nuclear Waste Facilities in the United States John Cameron Stewart and W. Clark Prichard 8. Buried for Ever? The US Experience of Radioactive Waste Disposal Marvin Resnikoff 9. Decommissioning as a Neglected Element in Nuclear Power Plant Siting Policy in the US and UK Mike Pasqualetti Part 3: Risk and Impact: The Social Dimension 10. The Sellafield Controversy: the State of Local Attitudes Sally Macgill 11. Children, Radiation, Cancer and the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant Alan Craft and Stan Openshaw 12. Evacuation Decision Making at Three Mile Island Donald J. Zeigler and James H. Johnson Jnr. Part 4: Future Directions 13. Prospects for the Nuclear Debate in the UK Tim O'Riordan

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1987. The Chernobyl disaster intensified the whole debate on the nuclear power industry. There was great public concern about the industry regulation, about the siting of nuclear facilities, including the dumping of nuclear waste, and about the alleged secretiveness of the industry. This book examines these and many other important aspects of the industry worldwide and provides much important original research. It focuses in particular on the political processes which control the industry, on waste disposal and on the social impact.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Nuclear State: From Consensus to Conflict Andrew Blowers and David Pepper. Part 1: The Political and Planning Context 2. Inter-Regional Factors in the Location of New Nuclear Power Stations in England and Wales John Bradbeer 3. Nuclear Energy in France: A Foretaste of the Future Miriam Boyle and Mike Robinson 4. Democracy and the Sizewell Inquiry Jennifer Armstrong 5. A Corporate Analysis of Nuclear Plant Regulation in the US and UK John Fernie Part 2: Nuclear Waste: The Achilles Heel 6. Out of Sight: Out of Mind Andrew Blowers and David Lowry 7. Institutional Aspects of Siting Nuclear Waste Facilities in the United States John Cameron Stewart and W. Clark Prichard 8. Buried for Ever? The US Experience of Radioactive Waste Disposal Marvin Resnikoff 9. Decommissioning as a Neglected Element in Nuclear Power Plant Siting Policy in the US and UK Mike Pasqualetti Part 3: Risk and Impact: The Social Dimension 10. The Sellafield Controversy: the State of Local Attitudes Sally Macgill 11. Children, Radiation, Cancer and the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant Alan Craft and Stan Openshaw 12. Evacuation Decision Making at Three Mile Island Donald J. Zeigler and James H. Johnson Jnr. Part 4: Future Directions 13. Prospects for the Nuclear Debate in the UK Tim O'Riordan

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1990. This book argues that a better understanding of the social impact of decommissioning - in areas such as jobs, waste, economics, opinion, law, public policy, land-use and legacies - is vital to the successful application of any technical solution. The issues raised are divided into three areas which deal with those problems that have already been recognized, the questions that decommissioning itself will raise and those that may result from likely future developments. The book aims to initiate a process of appraisal by examining several of the more obvious social ties to decommissioning.Table of ContentsPart 1 1. Introducing the Decommissioning Links: Public Links to a Technical Task Martin J. Pasqualetti 2. Decommissioning from Ground Level - Sizewell and the Uncertainties of Faith Martin J. Pasqualetti Part 2 3. The Recognized Links: The Economics of Decommissioning Stephen Fothergill and Gordon Mackerron 4. The Management and Regulation of Decommissioning Wastes Frans Berkhout Part 3 5. The Emerging Links: Decommissioning and Jobs Brian S. John 6. Closing Responsibilities - Decommissioning and the Law Richard Macroy 7. Decommissioning - A Normal Public Controversy? Sally Macgill 8. Nuclear Archaeology - The Influence of Decommissioning on Future Reactor Siting in the UK Stan Openshaw Part 4 9. The Policy Links: Generations of Decay - The Political Geography of Decommissioning Andrew Blowers 10. Decommissioning and Nuclear Energy Policy Timothy O'Riordan 11. The Wider Perspective of Decommissioning Susan Owens and David Cope 12. On Links and Legacies Martin J. Pasqualetti

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1990. This book argues that a better understanding of the social impact of decommissioning - in areas such as jobs, waste, economics, opinion, law, public policy, land-use and legacies - is vital to the successful application of any technical solution. The issues raised are divided into three areas which deal with those problems that have already been recognized, the questions that decommissioning itself will raise and those that may result from likely future developments. The book aims to initiate a process of appraisal by examining several of the more obvious social ties to decommissioning.Table of ContentsPart 1 1. Introducing the Decommissioning Links: Public Links to a Technical Task Martin J. Pasqualetti 2. Decommissioning from Ground Level - Sizewell and the Uncertainties of Faith Martin J. Pasqualetti Part 2 3. The Recognized Links: The Economics of Decommissioning Stephen Fothergill and Gordon Mackerron 4. The Management and Regulation of Decommissioning Wastes Frans Berkhout Part 3 5. The Emerging Links: Decommissioning and Jobs Brian S. John 6. Closing Responsibilities - Decommissioning and the Law Richard Macroy 7. Decommissioning - A Normal Public Controversy? Sally Macgill 8. Nuclear Archaeology - The Influence of Decommissioning on Future Reactor Siting in the UK Stan Openshaw Part 4 9. The Policy Links: Generations of Decay - The Political Geography of Decommissioning Andrew Blowers 10. Decommissioning and Nuclear Energy Policy Timothy O'Riordan 11. The Wider Perspective of Decommissioning Susan Owens and David Cope 12. On Links and Legacies Martin J. Pasqualetti

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the technical foundations and tools for estimating the power consumption of internet networks and services, including a detailed description of how these models are constructed and applied. Modeling the Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Telecommunications Networks can be used to gain insight into the construction of mathematical models that provide realistic estimates of the power consumption of internet networks and services. This knowledge enables forecasting the energy footprint of future networks and services to integrate sustainability and environmental considerations into network planning and design.FEATURES Provides the motivation for developing mathematical models for telecommunications network and service power consumption and energy efficiency modeling Presents factors impacting overall network and service power consumption Discusses the types of network equipTable of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Why Model Power and Energy Efficiency 3. Network Segments and Wireline Equipment Power Models 4. Mobile Wireless 5. Advanced Modelling of Mobile Networks 6. Heterogeneous Mobile Network 7. Traffic Models for Networks and Services 8. Network Power Consumption Modelling 9. Data Centres 10. Service Transport Power Consumption Models 11. Energy Efficiency

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to elaborate the basics and recent advances of membrane distillation (MD) as the same shows promise for seawater desalination and wastewater treatment. Starting with fundamentals of MD processes, including the heat and mass transfer analysis, energy evaluation and mathematical modelling, text includes engineering and molecular design of MD membranes. Various types of hybrid systems, including freeze desalination (FD)-MD, MD-crystallization (MDC), pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)-MD and forward osmosis (FO)-MD, will be discussed in this book. Further, it summarizes the future of MD from both industrial and academic perspectives along with energy sources and economic analysis.Table of ContentsA: Fundamentals. 1.Introduction to Membrane Distillation. 2.Theoretical Background and Mathematical Modelling of Membrane Distillation. 3.Fundamental Principles of Membrane Distillation Membrane Fabrication. 4.Design and Fabrication of PVDF Membranes for Membrane Distillation from Industrial Perspectives. 5.Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation. 6.Dual-Layer and Multibore Membranes for Membrane Distillation. 7.Hydrophobic Modifications of Membranes with Improved Anti-Wetting Resistance. 8.Design of Omniphobic Interfaces for Membrane Distillation. 9.Using Green Solvents to Fabricate Membrane Distillation Membranes. B: Hybrid systems. 10.Membrane Distillation Crystallizer. 11.Freeze Desalination-Membrane Distillation Hybrid Systems. 12.Pressure Retarded Osmosis-Membrane Distillation. 13.Hybrid Forward Osmosis (FO) – MD Processes. 14.Freeze Desalination-Membrane Distillation-Crystallization (FD-MD-C). C. Pilots & Economic Studies. 15.Economic Evaluation of Membrane Distillation Systems. 16.Membrane Distillation for Industrial Water Treatment: Experiences from Pilot Trials.

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