Advances in Clean Energy Systems and Technologies

Part I -Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology and Solar Energy Applications.- Chapter 1. Cloud Effects on Photovoltaic Power Forecasting: Initial Analysis of a Single Power Plant Based on Satellite Images and Weather Forecasts.- Chapter 2. Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic Panels by Evaporative Cooling in Hot and Arid Climates.- Chapter 3. Influence of Absorber Layer Thickness and Band Gap Tuning on the Optical and Electrical Properties of Semi-Transparent Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells.- Chapter 4. Evaluation of Energy Payback Time (EPBT) and Carbon Emission by a Medium-Sized PV Power Plant in Burkina Faso.- Chapter 5. Conceptual Design for Active Solar Still with an Adsorption Unit.- Chapter 6. Heat Transfer and Collector Thermal Efficiency of Magnesium Oxide/Water Nanofluids in Solar Flat Plate Collector under Thermosyphon Conditions.- Part II -Wind Power Generation and Marine Energy Development. .- Chapter 7. Long-Term Wind Speed Evaluation for Romanian Wind Farms .- Chapter 8. User-Defined Pitch Controller and Variable Wind Speed Turbine Aero-Dynamics Model in PSS/E.- Chapter 9. Expected Performances of WEC Systems Operating Near the European Offshore Wind Sites.- Chapter 10. Design and Performance Analysis of a Bio-Inspired Small Wind Turbine with Maple Seed Aerodynamics.- Chapter 11. Wind Climate Analysis at the Future Wind Farm Positions in the Mediterranean Sea.- Chapter 12. A Computational Platform to Assess the Coastal Impact of the Marine Energy Farms.- Part III -New Power System Analysis and Power Grid Control Technology. .- Chapter 13. Directional Relay for Outlet Ground Faults Based on Zero Sequence Voltage Comparison.- Chapter 14. Power Outages Quota Decomposition Method Based on Power Supply Mesh Reliability Comprehensive Evaluation.- Chapter 15. A Harmonic Impact Assessment Method for Multiple Harmonic Sources Connected to Distribution Network.- Chapter 16. Optimal Scheduling of An Islanded Multi-Energy Microgrid Considering Power-to-Gas and Carbon Capture Technologies.- Chapter 17. The Coordination Control Strategy of Clustering PCS and Its Application.- Chapter 18. Types of Grid Scale Energy Storage Batteries.- Part IV -Advanced Hydrogen Production System and Fuel Cell Technology. .- Chapter 19. Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar and Wind Energy Systems for Power and Hydrogen Production.- Chapter 20. Construction of a Prototype System for Hydrogen Production from Water Electrolysis with Homemade Materials.- Chapter 21. Facile Electro-Oxidation of Methanol at Pd-Au/C Nanocatalyst.- Part V - Renewable Energy Transformation and Energy Market Analysis. .- Chapter 22. Renewable Energy and Economic Growth in ‘Next Eleven’ Emerging Markets.- Chapter 23. Energy Configuration to the Ever-Changing Upheaval in Health Sector within Our Era: Industry Revolutions Embracement.- Chapter 24. Europe's Post Pandemic Electricity Price Evolution.- Chapter 25. Can Community Energy Meet DistributionNetwork Operators’ Expectations to Deliver Consumer Flexibility?.- Part VI -Clean Energy Combustion and Thermal Engineering. .- Chapter 26. Increasing Flow Rates of Air and Coconut Shell Producer Gas Mixed with PME20 for a Diesel Engine Generator.- Chapter 27. Investigation on Combustion Processes of Gasoline Blended with Dissociated Methanol Gas.- Chapter 28. Lee's Model and Determination of the Thermal Effect Zones of an LNG Bleve Fireball.- Chapter 29. Design Comparison for Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle with Recompression and Thermal Regeneration: Numerical Results .- Part VII -Building-Integrated Renewable Energy, Building Energy-Saving Design and Energy Efficiency. .- Chapter 30. An Optimized Setpoint Framework for Energy Flexible Buildings in Hot Desert Climates.- Chapter 31. A State-of-the-Art Approach for Assessing the Environmental Sustainability of Multi-renewable Energy Systems in the Built Environment.- Chapter 32. Realizing Visual Comfort Parameters and Adaptive Thermal Comfort Models for Hot Climates.- Chapter 33. Assessment of the Potential of Commercial Buildings for Energy Management in Energy Performance Contracts .- Chapter 34. The Incidence of Lighting System on Thermal Comfort Sensation: Experimental Evaluation.- Chapter 35. Investigating the Effect of Distance between Windows and Floor on Energy Losses in Residential Building Façades by Using Design Builder.- Chapter 36. Optimization of Window-to-Wall Ratio in a Transfer Hall of an Urban Integrated Transportation Hub.- Chapter 37. Forecasting Future Climate with a Neural Network Trained on Monitored Data: An Analysis of the Energy Demand of a Detached House.- Part VIII -Environmental Impact Assessment and Management of Different Power Generation Technologies. .- Chapter 38. Solar Photovoltaic End-of-Life Waste Management Policies in Leading Countries and the Lessons Learned for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- Chapter 39. Electrification of the Portuguese Railway — Life CycleAnalysis of Current Scenario and Future Decarbonization Goals.- Chapter 40. Environmental Impacts of Power Plants and Energy Conversion Systems .- Chapter 41. Hydrokinetic Turbine Impact Assessment on Fish .- Chapter 42. Repurposing of the Industrial Hydrated Lime in Storing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Calcium Carbonate.