Alternative & Renewable Energy Sources & Technology

Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon elec...

This new book, Advances in Energy Materials and Environment Engineering, covers the timely issue of green applications of materials. It covers the ...

International maritime transport is the backbone of the world globalized economy. It is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions but also ...

This book examines the history of creative applications of photovoltaic (PV) solar power, including sound art, wearable technology, public art, ind...

This book provides a critical understanding of the challenges that exist in protecting the local and global environment through compliance efforts ...

This edited collection gathers contributions from a diverse range of renowned scholars and professionals to uncover the unique relationship between...

The book provides a systematic and profound account of scientific challenges in fuel cell research. The introductory chapters bring readers up to d...

Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking ...

Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pes...

A strong sustainability program requires leadership to draw on a solid knowledge base, manage resources wisely, identify sustainability opportuniti...

This book presents an overview of the technology that allows millions and millions of tons of municipal solid waste generated globally to be percei...

This book explores how cultural considerations can improve policymaking to achieve mainstream solar energy in small, tropical islands. Focusing on ...

Energy as a Sociotechnical Problem offers an innovative approach to equip interdisciplinary research on sociotechnical transitions with coherence a...

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the growing of crops for use in bioenergy production rather than for food. This has been parti...

Sustainability has become a driver of innovation in the built environment, but the affordability of sustainable building remains a significant chal...

This volume focuses on the social, cultural, and ecological consequences of a political economy of energy.A political economy of energy holds that ...

Luminescent materials with advanced performance are in the research hot spot with the recent technical developments of the display, lighting, and f...

This text highlights the role that renewable energy can play in achieving sustainable development. It focuses on rural areas of developing countrie...

This book covers innovative technologies and approaches for improvement of technical and economic parameters of functional geotechnical systems. Th...

Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers presents a comprehensive introduction to the latest resources and technologies used in high perform...

To best serve current and future generations, infrastructure needs to be resilient to the changing world while using limited resources in a sustain...

Natural resources management has two principal dimensions : Science-illuminated (earth, space, hydrological, pedological, information, etc. sci...

This book presents a comprehensive analysis and modelling of demand, capacity, quality of services, economics, and sustainability of the air transp...

Marine Bioenergy: Trends and Developments features the latest findings of leading scientists from around the world. Addressing the key aspects of m...