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Book SynopsisA global energy revolution is unfolding before our eyes: ever-growing numbers of electric vehicles on our roads, laptops that last all day on a single charge and solar panels on our roofs, all reliant on lithium-ion batteries. This revolution is happening at breath-taking speed, with the potential to completely transform key industries and the way we live. For the first time in history, we can now actually store this green energy we talk so much about. Often referred to as ‘the new oil’, lithium allows large amounts of energy to be squeezed into a very small space. Demand is soaring, and the lithium business is full of drama: bitter rivalries, shady deals and exceptionally talented visionaries such as Elon Musk, who is building lithium battery giga-factories across the world. This book travels from the salt lakes of the Tibetan plateau, where Chinese government–linked companies extract lithium, to Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, which hold the world’s biggest resources of the mineral. It reveals superpowers’ struggle to secure strategic supplies, and the astonishing efforts of lone-wolf inventors and entrepreneurs. Lithium also explores the environmental impact of lithium extraction, the limits to battery electrification, and lithium battery recycling as the way forward.Trade Review‘Lukasz Bednarski has captured the zeitgeist of the battery revolution in a deep and visceral manner, by laying out the complex geography of lithium, which will drive the future digital and broader economy. From Kinshasa to Beijing to Western Australia, Bednarski traces the messy and now supercharged race to lock up the energy source that will power the future, Lithium is an accessible and gripping read.’ -- Paul Triolo, Global Technology Policy Lead, Eurasia Group‘Engaging and expertly told, Bednarski’s book ably shuttles the reader from an EV company in China to the salt brines of Chile to discover lithium’s effects on global markets, geopolitical competition, and local economies. This book reveals how the renewable energy economy is being made, from the mine to the manufacturing jungles of Asia.’ -- Damien Ma, Founder and Managing Director of MacroPolo'An indispensable guide to the most critical resource that makes our technology green. Bednarski's insightful narrative illuminates the dark corners of a little understood market for a metal that will increasingly determine the fate of a warming planet. His extensive research from China to Latin America vividly explains how the market for one of the lightest elements developed and how it feeds the critical battery market. It is a great read for anyone looking to understand energy markets for the coming decade.' -- David S. Abraham, author of The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age'With "Lithium", Lukasz Bednarski has embarked on a masterly work that makes the world of batteries interesting to everyone. He deftly brings around the world and shows how lithium--once inconsequential, is reshaping technology as we know it.' -- Geoffrey Cain, author of Samsung Rising: Inside the Secretive Company Conquering Tech'Just in time, Lukasz Bednarski has produced the most up-to-date, globe-trotting survey of a nascent boom economy to which the world is only now awakening. His granular, eye-opening sections on China alone are worth the cover price.' -- Steve Levine, author The Powerhouse: America, China and the Great Battery War

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Book SynopsisEnergy poverty, one of the major challenges facing the global energy system, has drawn wide attention from the international community and academia. As the largest developing country in the world, China faces a number of challenges in understanding and resolving the problem of energy poverty. Energy Economics: Understanding and Interpreting Energy Poverty in China presents a succinct overview of research on China’s Energy Poverty as studied by the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Based on the analytical framework of energy economics, the book summarizes and refines international energy assessment methods, builds China’s energy poverty measurement and comprehensive evaluation criteria, and evaluates China’s energy poverty from the perspective of time and space. It goes on to analyze the impact of solid fuel use on urban and rural residents’ health, and review the relationship between energy poverty and economic development, clean energy development and energy poverty, as well as climate change and energy availability. Finally, it summarizes policies and actions to eliminate energy poverty. This book will provide essential scientific support for researchers and policy makers dealing with energy poverty.Trade ReviewBased on the analytical framework of energy economics, this volume considers energy poverty in China in terms of progress in energy development in the world and in China, measurement and assessment methods and general characteristics of energy poverty in China, the assessment of energy poverty in different regions of China, the impact of energy poverty on the health of urban residents, the use of solid fuels in rural areas and its impact on rural people, the relationship between energy poverty and economic development, the relationship between clean energy development and energy poverty, the relationship between climate change and adaptation strategies and energy poverty, and policies and actions for energy poverty reduction. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Global Energy Development and Energy Poverty Chapter 2. Measurements and General Characteristics of Energy Poverty in China Chapter 3. Energy Poverty in China: A Comprehensive Assessment and Region-specific Chapter 4. Impacts of Energy Poverty on the Health of Urban Residents Chapter 5. Solid Fuels in Rural and Their Impacts on Resident Health Chapter 6. The Interaction of Energy Poverty and Economic Development Chapter 7. Clean Energy Development and Energy Poverty Chapter 8. Climate Change and Associated Policies & Energy Poverty Chapter 9. Energy Poverty Elimination Policies and Actions Chapter 10. Prospects and Challenges of Energy Poverty Mitigation

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Book SynopsisEconomical energy supply is vital for a country's financial success, and factors such as price, continuity, environmental pollution and the country's own energy resources are important contributors. Multidimensional Strategic Outlook on Global Competitive Energy Economics and Finance analyses current trends in energy production and use, with a focus on technological developments that contribute to the reduction of price in energy production and renewable energy sources that provide continuity in energy production and do not emit carbon into the atmosphere. Expanding on the current literature, this book focuses purely on current issues that can increase energy efficiency, while proposing strategies to use energy more effectively and efficiently. The strategies presented in this book will be a significant guide to both academics and industry professionals.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Identifying New Perspectives on Geothermal Energy Investments; Zafer Adalı, Hasan Dinçer, Serkan Eti, Alexey Mikhaylov, and Serhat Yüksel Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations of the Relationship between Energy Investment, Monetary Conditions, Financial Development and Economic Growth; Mafura Uandykova Chapter 3. Do Energy Use and Environmental Pollution Cause Income? A Study on the BRICS Nations; Ramesh Chandra Das and Aloka Nayak Chapter 4. Relationship Between Energy Investment and Economic Growth; Fe Amor Parel Gudmundsson Chapter 5. The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Levels on Leadership: An Application in the Energy Sector; Pelin Vardarlıer and Murat Al Chapter 6. Measuring The Nonlinearity of the Relationship between Finance and Energy Investment; Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh Chapter 7. Method for Assessing the Nature of the Relationship between Energy Investment and Finance with the Criteria of Monetary Factor Thresholds; Tomonobu Sengyu Chapter 8. Evaluation of the Hypothesis of Non-Linear Relationship between Finance and Energy Investment; Mir Sayed Shah Danish Chapter 9. The Impacts of Energy Usage and Economic Growth on the Ecological Footprint and CO2 Emissions: The Case of G-7 Countries; Şeyma Bozkaya and Mahmut Sami Duran Chapter 10. Assessment of the Nature of the Relationship between Energy Investment and Finance; Muhammad Safdar Sial Chapter 11. Importance of Renewable Energy Investments for Qualified Workforce; Halim Baş, Serkan Eti, and İrfan Ersin Chapter 12. Is the Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Beneficial for Portfolio Risk Reduction?; Yunus Doğaç Arık and Melik Ertuğrul Chapter 13. Bitcoin Mining with Nuclear Energy; Serhat Yüksel, Hasan Dinçer, Çağatay Çağlayan, Gülsüm Sena Uluer, and Anton Lisin

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Book SynopsisWith such a wide range of social and economic uses, energy has become essential to global infrastructure and operations, regardless of economic or environmental cost. Renewable energy sources, where energy is obtained from natural sources such as the sun and wind, currently stand as important alternatives to fossil fuels. Yet their comparatively high installation costs continue to deter investors and further propel the planet towards catastrophic climate change. Conscious of these complexities, Renewable Energy Investments for Sustainable Business Projects identifies multiple solutions for improving the appeal of renewable energy projects. Breaking down myths about their viability and practicality, Hasan Dinçer and Serhat Yüksel take a variety of issues into consideration, including finance, competition, risk management, customer relations, technological factors and learning and growth to formulate a practical rather than theoretical examination of renewable energies and their potential. From tax advantages to hydrogen sourcing, Renewable Energy Investments for Sustainable Business Projects explores a variety of the latest practices and technological developments surrounding renewable energy, offering practical insight and tangible advice to academics and researchers in environmental management.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Sustainable Investments in Biofuel Production Projects; Lyailya Maratovna Mutaliyeva and Ulf Henning Richter Chapter 2. The Relationships between Financial Literacy and Individual Pension System and A Perspective for Renewable Energy Investments; Samet Hacilar, Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, and Nildag Basak Ceylan Chapter 3. Derivative Financial Instruments in the Energy and Aluminum Markets; Khayrilla Abdurasulovich Kurbonov and Gabor Pinter Chapter 4. Environmental Implications of Food Waste: A Study on South-Asian Countries; Buddhadev De, Imran Hussain, and Ramesh Chandra Das Chapter 5. Addressing Renewable Energy Investments with a Strategic Perspective; Ercan Karakeçe Chapter 6. A Historical Perspective on the Benefits Derived from Countries' Newly Found Energy Source; Fatih Baha Aydın Chapter 7. Energy Innovation and Sustainable Development: Are the Nordic Countries more than Bumble Bee?; Halim Baş and Bilal Coşan Chapter 8. Environmental Pollution and Economic Sentiments: Any correlation and Causal Relation so far for World’s Highly Polluting Countries?; Maitree Dey, Somdip Bhukta, and Ramesh Chandra Das Chapter 9. The Investigations for the Causality Connection between Exports and Energy Consumption; Zafer Adalı, Simuzar Sultan Mammadova, and Ofelya Mazanova Chapter 10. The Nonlinear Relationship between Bitcoin Mining and Carbon Emissions in the context of Renewable Energy; Ayyuce Memis Karatas, Emin Karatas, Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, and Nildag Basak Ceylan Chapter 11. Electricity Production and Use from Renewable Energy Resources within the Framework of Turkish Legal Legislation; Ergün Dilaveroğlu Chapter 12. Overview of Investments in the Energy and Aluminum Markets; Raya Hojabaevna Karlibaeva and Anthony Nyangarika Chapter 13. Evaluating the Advantages and Disadvantages of Thorium-Based Nuclear Power Plants; Serhat Yüksel, Hasan Dinçer, Çağatay Çağlayan, Alexey Mikhaylov, and Duygu Yavuz Chapter 14. Methods of Forecasting the Prices of the Underlying Asset in the Energy and Aluminum Markets; David Philippov and Tomonobu Senjyu Chapter 15. An Empirical Study on Consumer Attitudes towards Renewable Energy in Turkey; Ayşen Akyüz and Şifa Elcil Chapter 16. Semiotic Analysis of Public Service Announcement on Energy Efficiency; Başak Gezmen and Merve Yazıcı

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Book SynopsisThe energy revolution is already underway as people around the world embrace renewable energy in their communities. This groundbreaking book summarises why we must switch to renewables and explains how this can be achieved where you live. It is packed full of success stories from energy pioneers in the UK, America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It shows how we can all play a vital role in the energy revolution and change the world, one community at a time!Drawing on the author's two decades of experience as a renewable energy engineer, community activist, consultant, business leader and government adviser, Energy Revolution gives you the tools to develop projects in your locality. This handbook covers everything needed to structure your community power company - the technology, site assessment, legal and business planning, fundraising and financial modelling - whilst putting people at the heart of your strategy. Change the system from the bottom up and make the next great leap forward to achieving clean, affordable, democratic energy. It's time for us to take control, relocalise, reduce costs and carbon emissions, repower our neighbourhoods and join the energy revolution.Trade ReviewReimagining our energy system offers the potential of a win-win-win future: low carbon energy, more resilient communities, vibrant local economies. What's more, it's possible and it's already happening. In these pages, Howard Johns paints a spellbinding picture of the revolution happening around us, and the part you could play in it. Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement; We must invest in renewable energy now to avert the worst effects of climate change. Howard Johns' Energy Revolution makes a compelling case for repowering our communities, putting an end to dirty power and the monopoly of the Big Six, and easing fuel poverty. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the energy industry and how we can transform it. Caroline Lucas, Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion since 2010 and Britain's first Green MP.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses challenges and opportunities in the Energy-Water-Environment (EWE) nexus, with a particular focus on research and technology development requirements in harsh desert climates. Its chapters include selected contributions presented during the 1st international conference on sustainable Energy-Water-Environment nexus in desert climates (ICSEWEN-19) held at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) in Doha, Qatar in December 2019. This volume is comprised of three main chapters, each describing important case studies and progress on water, energy and environmental questions. A fourth chapter on policies and community outreach on these three areas is also included. This compilation aims to bridge the gap between research and industry to address the socioeconomic impacts of the nexus imbalance as perceived by scientists, industrial partners, and policymakers. The content of this book is of particular importance to graduate students, researchers and decision makers interested in understanding water, energy and environmental challenges in arid areas. Re searchers in environmental and civil engineering, chemistry, hydrology and environmental science can also find unique in-situ observations of the current nexus imbalance in deserts climate to validate their investigations. It is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals working in water, energy, environment and food sectors to understand the rapidly evolving landscape of the EWE nexus in arid areas. The analyses, observations and lessons-learned summarized herein are applicable to other arid areas outside North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as well, such as central Australia, the southwest of the United States and deserts in central Asia.Table of ContentsModelling the effect of the pumping variations’ on the groundwater quality in the semi-arid Aquifers.- Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Re-use of Wastewater in Qatar.- Temporal groundwater level prediction using multivariate geostatistics: a case study from Sfax superficial aquifer (Tunisia).- Integration of electromagnetic method and resistivity depth sounding in the evaluation of groundwater potentials of Araromi phases 1 and 2, Akungba-Akoko, southwestern Nigeria.- Contribution to the Study of Fluoride Ion Concentrations in Groundwater and its Impact on the Desert Areas of South-eastern Algeria.- Groundwater stability assessment with geospatial modeling using GIS: a case study of ILLIZI town, Algeria.- Efficiency assessment of AHP and fuzzy AHP in suitability mapping for artificial recharging (Case study: south of Kashan basin, Isfahan, Iran).- Statistical methods for the evaluation of water quality.- Research on innovative materials and technologies for water treatment and water desalination: A conceptual analysis from 1969 to 2019.- The Microbial and Physicochemical Analysis and Treatment of Groundwater of South Punjab, Pakistan.- Removal of cyanotoxins in drinking water using advanced oxidation processes.- Microplastic detection and analysis in water samples.- Column Adsorption Studies of phenolic compounds on nanoparticles synthesized from Moroccan phosphate rock.- Summary of Field Trial Results of the Treatment of Contaminated Water using Non-fouling Super Hydrophilic Functionalized Ceramic Membranes.- Preliminary study for phosphate recovery from starch factory wastewater using porous aluminum.- Removal of organic compounds from olive mill wastewater by flotation-anaerobic-aerobic processes and lime treatment.- Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Appropriate Agricultural use in Jordan.

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book.The subject of this book is to provide down-to-earth information on what kind of actions are being taken by the Government, Local community, Businesses, Researchers, NGOs on the energy transition in this region. It gives an updated picture of the energy transition in the East Asian countries, where the economic growth, as well as CO2 emission growth, is significant.This book focuses not only on the technological perspective of the energy transition but also on the relationship between democracy and energy transition. Readers of this book can understand what kind of international support and pressure is needed to promote the energy transition in this region.Since energy transition is needed not only for combatting climate change but also for the Green Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing this book is very helpful to promote the Green Recovery and the Green New Deal world-widely.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Challenging the Transition of Civilization – Theory and Practice of “Energy Democracy.- Chapter 2. Global Trend - How to overcome a combination of crises?.- Chapter 3. Energy Democracy for Energy Transition in South Korea?: Focusing on Politicization of Media.- Chapter 4. China’s Energy Transition: How to Overcome Financial, Societal, and Institutional Challenges in the Long Term.- Chapter 5. Energy Democracy and Energy Transition in Taiwan.- Chapter 6. Japanese Green New Deal to Bring Happiness and Prosperity.- Chapter 7. Transboundary cooperative governance toward energy transition in East Asia, A review of historical development and future perspective.

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Book SynopsisThe fossil fuel industry and many environmental groups tout hydraulic fracturing -- "fracking" -- as a panacea, with slick promises of energy independence, greenhouse gas reductions, and benefits to local economies. Yet the controversial technology, which blasts massive volumes of fluids, sand, and chemicals into rock and coal formations, has sparked huge public protests. Slick Water tells the shocking, inspiring story of one woman's stand to hold government and industry accountable for the damage fracking leaves in its wake. After energy giant Encana secretly fracked hundreds of gas wells around her home and her well water turned to a flammable broth, Jessica Ernst started asking questions. When she put forward evidence that Encana had violated laws by fracturing the community's drinking water aquifer, Ernst was falsely tagged as a bomb-making terrorist and visited by the government's anti-terrorism squad. Frightened but undaunted, she uncovered a startling history of liability, fraud, and intimidation, along with a willful denial of widespread groundwater contamination. Jessica Ernst's remarkable story raises dramatic questions about the role of Big Oil in government, society's obsession with rapidly depleting supplies of unconventional oil and gas, and the future of civil society.Trade Review"meticulously researched...a deft history of fracking from the 1850s (when torpedoes and nitroglycerin were used) through the 1960s (nuclear explosions) to modern hydraulic fracturing."--Nature Magazine "Slick Water is a true-life noir filled with corruption, incompetence, and, ultimately, courage. It is a deeply informative, disturbing, and important book. --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction "Andrew Nikiforuk crafts a stunning picture of fossil fuel industry and government abuse"-- Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine "In this balanced and meticulously researched page-turner, Andrew Nikiforuk follows Alberta whistleblower Jessica Ernst's quest for justice with a passion, verve, and level of damning detail reminiscent of A Civil Action. ...Jessica Ernst is Canada's Erin Brockovich, and this is an heroic book--Nikiforuk's best one yet."-- John Vaillant Praise for The Energy of Slaves: "...shocking and deeply enlightening. ...required reading for everyone who uses oil" --Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, and author of The End of Growth and The Party's Over "A startling critique that should rouse us from our pipe dream of endless plenty." --Ronald Wright Praise for Tar Sands: "Andrew Nikiforuk reveals the true costs of America's oil addiction. Tar Sands tells an important story with passion and wit." --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change "a slashing indictment of politicians in the back pockets of energy megacorporations, of regulators cowed into acquiescence, and of all of us who look the other way as we fill our gas tanks." --Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Upside of Down

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Book SynopsisBilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) Half of mankind lives in cities and the tendency is on the increase. These people use the greater part of our energy and yet also produce the most pollutants – with far-reaching consequences for the world climate. The other way around, climate change has an impact on urban life, influencing living conditions in the city. These tremendous changes herald the departure into a new age. The International Building Exhibition Hamburg focuses on this theme, taking a detailed look at "The City in Climate Change". Volume 2 of the series "Metropolis" illuminates causes and examines previous efforts in architecture, town planning and urban development planning with the intention of reflecting on strategies and visions for a new, appropriate form of urban living.

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Book SynopsisRenewable Resources and Global Challenges brings to focus of the readers the various challenges that are being faced by the resources of energy and other important things in the current world and how even the use of renewable resources is experiencing some difficulties. It gives a deep insight to the readers on the various aspects related to renewable energy resources and how they can be used to produce energy in the future. This book also discusses about the meaning of renewable resources, the various biotic and abiotic resources, the sources instrumental in renewable energy, generation of electricity from renewable energy resources, the issues related to non-renewable energy resources and the technical innovations in renewable resources sector.

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