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Explains the research advances being made in pivotal renewable energy technologies from solar thermal and photovoltaics, to microgrids and sustainable architecture
Includes case studies and detailed examples to demonstrate how leading-edge research is being applied in practice
Highlights successful sustainability and green energy solutions from regions across the globe
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book provides insights on a broad spectrum of renewable and sustainable energy technologies from the world’s leading experts. It highlights the latest achievements in policy, research and applications, keeping readers up-to-date on progress in this rapidly advancing field. Detailed studies of technological breakthroughs and optimizations are contextualized with in-depth examinations of experimental and industrial installations, connecting lab innovations to success in the field.
The volume contains selected papers presented at technical and plenary sessions at the World Renewable Energy Congress, the world's premier conference on renewable energy and sustainable development. Held every two years, the Congress provides an international forum that attracts hundreds of delegates from more than 60 countries.
The volume contains selected papers presented at technical and plenary sessions at the World Renewable Energy Congress, the world's premier conference on renewable energy and sustainable development. Held every two years, the Congress provides an international forum that attracts hundreds of delegates from more than 60 countries.
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Table of contents (87 chapters)
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Biomass
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Fuel Cells
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Ali Sayigh is Chairman and Founder of the World Renewable Energy Congress and Council; Director General of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN); Chairman and Founder of the Arab Solar Energy Society; and Past Chairman of the UK Solar Energy Society. Dr. Sayigh was recently elected to chair the Iraqi Energy Institute, and he actively consults on renewable and sustainable energy issues for a number of international organizations, including UNESCO, ISESCO, UNDP, ESCWA, & UNIDO. Dr. Sayigh was Director of Solar Seminars at ICTP Trieste, Italy from 1977-1995; Professor of Solar Energy at King Saud, Kuwait, and Reading Universities from 1969 to 1994, and Professor of Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire from 1994 to 2004. He was the founding expert in Renewable Energy at AOPEC. He is Fellow of the Institute of Energy; Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; and Chartered Engineer. He has published more than 400 papers and has contributed to and edited over 30 books. He has been Editor and Editor in Chief of several international journals including Renewable Energy and the International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Major Reference Work, Comprehensive Renewable Energy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol I
Book Subtitle: Selected Topics from the World Renewable Energy Congress WREC 2014
Editors: Ali Sayigh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17777-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-17776-2Published: 22 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36740-8Published: 29 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17777-9Published: 09 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 985
Number of Illustrations: 113 b/w illustrations, 401 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Sustainable Development, Renewable and Green Energy