"Version: 20180301"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Energy and its uses -- 1.1. Our energy needs -- 1.2. Forms of energy -- 1.3. Primary and end-use energy -- 1.4. Renewable energy -- 1.5. Why renewable energy? -- 1.6. Availability of renewable energy -- 1.7. Activities -- 1.8. Summary2. …
"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Background information. 1. General introduction -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Summarypart II. Understanding water treatment techniques. 2. Water treatment techniques -- 2.1. Wastewater treatment and water reuse technology -- 2.2. Desalination : overview, methods, and configurations -- 2.3. Summarypart III. Optimisa…
"Version: 20250401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The future of renewable energy systems--a long and winding transition pathway? / Graham T. Reader -- 2. A methodological framework for modeling passive solar greenhouses / Gurpreet Khanuja, Rajeev Ruparathna and David S-K. Ting -- 3. Technologies for utilizing solar energy in building / Eyup Ko?cak and Ece Ayl? -- 4. M…
"Version: 20250301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The science and technology of renewable energy. 1. Energy and our economy -- 1.1. Energy and our changing world -- 1.2. Our energy needs -- 1.3. Forms of energy -- 1.4. Primary and end-use energy -- 1.5. Renewable energy -- 1.6. Activities -- 1.7. An overview of the rest of the book -- 1.8. Summary2. Bioenergy and…
"Version: 202201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Innovations in vapour and gas power cycles / P.B. Nagaraj and Lokesha -- 2. Vapour cycles for concentrating solar power generation using novel working fluids / K. Ravi Kumar, Naveen Krishnan and K.S. Reddy -- 3. Storage of electricity generated from the renewable sources using electrochemical energy conversion devices / …
"Version: 20230101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. High-temperature electrolysis--general overview / Mogens Bjerg Mogensen, Francesco Mondi and Gurli Mogensen -- 2. Electrolyte materials for solid oxide electrolysis cells / Stephen J. Skinner, Chen-Yu Tsai, Per Hjalmarrson, Robert Leah and Subhasish Mukerjee -- 3. Anode materials for solid oxide electrolysis cells / Ch…
"Version: 20230201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Our current transportation technologies and the need for change -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A breakdown of transportation energy use -- 1.3. Future energy needs -- 1.4. Pollution and global climate change -- 1.5. Future fossil fuel use -- 1.6. Sustainable energy sources for the future -- 1.7. Atmospheric carbon remova…
"Version: 20191001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Renewable energy an overview of the issues and options -- 1.2. Why renewables? -- 1.3. Which sources and technologies will dominate? -- 1.4. What are the problems? -- 1.5. The structure of this book2. Power -- 2.1. Power for machines : hydro, wind, wave and tidal power plants -- 2.2. Hydro -- 2.3. …
"Version: 20200401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to energy efficiency in buildings -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Protocols and legislation -- 1.3. Energy performance standards in the European Union2. Basic principles of energy use in buildings -- 2.1. Basic principles of heat transfer -- 2.2. Energy balance of the building3. Building design and envelope -…
"Version: 20130910"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgments and dedications -- Author biography -- Introduction -- Why renewables? -- Which sources are emerging? -- What are the problems? -- The structure of this bookPower -- Hydro -- Wind power -- Wave power -- Tidal power -- Power in perspectiveHeat -- Bioenergy -- Solar heat -- Geothermal heat and power -- Heat …