Towards energy sustainability
By: editors, C.A. Brebbia, J.J. Sendra
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Southampton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781784663209; 9781784663193
Subjects: Renewable energy sources; Sustainable engineering; Renewable Energy; Énergies renouvelables; Ingénierie durable; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Real Estate; General
Description: The use of fossil fuels has generated an increasing amount of interest in renewable energy resources. This volume includes collaborative research between different disciplines, including materials, energy networks, new energy resources, storage solutions, waste to energy systems, smart grids and many other related subjects.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Towards Energy Sustainability; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Smart dual thermal network; Wind assessment for micro wind turbines in an urban environment; Solar walls for high-performance buildings; Efficient energy management system at Kuwait oil company, Kuwait, a case study; Sustainable management model based on renewable energies for the first capital of the Californias, Loreto, Mexico; Energy comparison between different parallel hybrid vehicles architectures; Optimising car life for minimum CO2 emission; title: Exploring the integration of the power to gas technologies and the sustainable transport3D shape optimisation of a low-pressure turbine stage; Energy and exergy efficiencies of different configurations of the ejector-based CO2 refrigeration systems; Pyrolysis behaviors of waste coconut shell and husk biomasses; Is dry reforming the solution to reduce natural gas carbon footprint?; DGNB building certification companion: sustainability tool for assessment, planning, learning, and engaging (STAPLE)