Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Goswami, D. Yogi; Kreith, Frank

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book has been a bestselling reference in its first edition; the new second edition represents a thorough updating of the contents to reflect the major trends and technologies in energy engineering. There is added coverage of nuclear energy and its place in energy systems, a chapter on natural gas, and extensive coverage of energy storage for various types of energy generation and a new section on sustainability management. Existing chapters have been updated, and the newest data is supplied for reference.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 1846
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466585096
• Artikelnr.: 43840480

Autorenporträt

Dr. D. Yogi Goswami is a university distinguished professor, and director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. He has served as an advisor and given testimonies on energy policy and the transition to renewable energy to the U.S. Congress and the Government of India, as well as provided consultant expertise to the U.S. Department of Energy, USAID, World Bank, and NIST, among others. Professor Goswami is the editor-in-chief of the Solar Energy and Progress in Solar Energy journals. He has published 16 books, six conference proceedings, and nearly 400 refereed technical papers. Frank Kreith is professor emeritus of engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He received his MS in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA and his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1964. From 1953 to 1959, he was associate professor of mechanical engineering at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1959, he joined the University of Colorado, where he held appointments as professor of mechanical and chemical engineering. He was senior research fellow at the Solar Energy Research Institute, and has consulted for NATO, the U.S. Agency of International Development, and the United Nations.

Inhaltsangabe

GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS. Global Energy Systems. Sound
Finance Policies for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. State and
Federal Policies for Renewable Energy. Strategies and Instruments for
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Internationally, in Europe, and in
Germany. Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Policies in China.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in India. Renewable Energy Policies
in Brazil: Bioenergy, Photovoltaic Generation, and Transportation. Energy
in Israel: A Case for Renewables. Renewable Energy in Australia. Japan's
Post-Fukushima Energy Policy. Policies for Distributed Energy Generation.
Economics Methods. Environmental Impacts and Costs of Energy. ENERGY
GENERATION THROUGH 2025. Distributed Generation Technologies through 2025.
Demand-Side Management. Fossil Fuels. Nuclear Power Technologies through
Year 2035. Outlook for U.S. Energy Consumption and Prices, 2011-2040.
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND STORAGE. Transportation. Infrastructure Risk
Analysis and Security. Electricity Infrastructure Resilience and Security.
Electrical Energy Management in Buildings. Heating, Ventilating, and Air
Conditioning Control Systems. Stirling Engines. Energy-Efficient Lighting
Technologies and Their Applications in the Residential and Commercial
Sectors. Energy-Efficient Technologies: Major Appliances and Space
Conditioning Equipment. Heat Pumps. Electric Motor Systems Efficiency.
Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Management. Process Energy
Efficiency: Pinch Technology. Analysis Methods for Building Energy Auditing
. Cogeneration. Energy Storage Technologies. Advanced Concepts in
Transmission and Distribution. Smart Grid Technology. RENEWABLE
TECHNOLOGIES. Solar Energy Resources. Wind Energy Resource. Municipal Solid
Waste. Biomass Properties and Resources. Active Solar Heating Systems.
Passive Solar Heating, Cooling, and Daylighting. Concentrating Solar
Thermal Power. Wind Energy Conversion. Photovoltaics. Thin-Film PV
Technology. Concentrating PV Technologies. Waste-to-Energy Combustion.
Energy Recovery by Anaerobic Digestion Process. BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS.
Biomass Conversion to Heat and Power. Biomass Conversion to Fuels.
Geothermal Power Generation. Hydrogen Energy Technologies. Fuel Cells.