Renewable-Energy-Driven Future Technologies, Modelling, Applications, Sustainability and Policies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Ren, Jingzheng
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2020.
Subjects
Renewable energy sources.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780128205402
0128205407
Physical Description1 online resource (648 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Renewable-Energy-Driven Future
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • I. Technologies
  • 1 Solar energy technologies: principles and applications
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Photovoltaic technologies
  • 1.2.1 Solar photovoltaic principles
  • 1.2.1.1 Power of a solar cell
  • 1.2.1.2 Fill factor
  • 1.2.1.3 Conversion efficiency
  • 1.2.2 Recent advancements in solar photovoltaic technologies
  • 1.2.2.1 Perovskite solar cells
  • 1.2.2.2 Other emerging photovoltaic technologies
  • 1.2.2.3 Cadmium telluride
  • 1.2.2.4 Copper indium gallium selenide
  • 1.2.2.5 Dye-sensitized solar cells
  • 1.2.2.6 Quantum dot solar cells
  • 1.2.3 Applications of solar cells
  • 1.3 Solar thermal collectors
  • 1.3.1 Stationary collectors
  • 1.3.2 Tracking concentrating collectors
  • 1.4 Solar cooling technologies
  • 1.4.1 Solar photovoltaic powered cooling system
  • 1.4.1.1 Solar vapour compression cooling system
  • 1.4.1.2 Solar thermoelectric cooling system
  • 1.4.1.3 Solar ground source heat pump system
  • 1.4.2 Solar thermal powered cooling system
  • 1.4.2.1 Solar sorption cooling system
  • 1.4.2.2 Solar desiccant cooling system
  • 1.4.2.3 Solar ejector cooling system
  • 1.5 Solar pond
  • 1.6 Solar cooking
  • 1.7 Solar desalination
  • 1.7.1 Indirect type desalination
  • 1.7.1.1 Humidification and dehumidification desalination
  • 1.7.1.2 Multistage flash desalination
  • 1.7.1.3 Vapour compression desalination
  • 1.7.1.4 Osmotic desalination driven by solar energy
  • 1.7.2 Direct type desalination
  • Nomenclature
  • References
  • 2 Bioenergy for better sustainability: technologies, challenges and prospect
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Technologies
  • 2.2.1 Microorganisms
  • 2.2.2 Feedstocks
  • 2.2.3 Fermentation technologies
  • 2.3 Challenges
  • 2.4 Future prospects
  • References
  • 3 Organic Rankine cycle driven by geothermal heat source: life cycle techno-economic-environmental analysis
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Organic Rankine cycle system description and working fluid selection
  • 3.3 Methods and models
  • 3.3.1 Thermodynamic and technical analysis
  • 3.3.2 Heat exchanger model
  • 3.3.3 Economic and exergoeconomc analysis
  • 3.3.4 Life-cycle environmental analysis
  • 3.3.4.1 Life-cycle boundary
  • 3.3.4.2 Carbon footprint analysis
  • 3.3.4.3 Data sources
  • 3.3.5 Multicriteria integrated assessment and decision-making
  • 3.4 Thermodynamic and economic results
  • 3.4.1 Effects of design parameters on thermodynamic performance
  • 3.4.2 Effects of design parameters on economic performance
  • 3.4.3 Effects of design parameters on exergoeconomic performance
  • 3.4.4 Sensitivity analysis on the economic performance and inlet temperature of geothermal source
  • 3.5 Life-cycle and carbon footprint analysis of the organic Rankine cycle
  • 3.5.1 Environmental evaluation of life cycle
  • 3.5.2 Environmental evaluation of components

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