This expansive reference provides readers with the broadest available single-volume coverage of leading-edge advances in the development and optimization of clean energy technologies. From innovative biofuel feed stocks and processing techniques, to novel solar materials with record-breaking efficiencies, remote-sensing for offshore wind turbines to breakthroughs in high performance PEM fuel cell electrode manufacturing, phase change materials in green buildings to bio sorption of pharmaceutical pollutants, the myriad exciting developments in green technology described in this book will provide inspiration and information to researchers, engineers and students working in sustainability around the world.
Part
1. Battery Technology.- Electrochemical Study of the
Cobalt-Containing and Non-Cobalt Containing AB5 Alloys Used as Negative
Electrodes in NiMH Batteries.- Nanocomposite Based on Li4Ti5O12 Structures
for High Rate Li-Ion Battery Applications.- A Novel Battery System for
Electric Vehicles.- Cr and V Substituted LiMn2O4 Cathode Electrode Materials
For High Rate Battery Applications.- Part.
2. Biomass & Biofuels.- An
Overview of Science Teachers Knowledge of Bioenergy and the Need for Future
Research A Case From India.- Advances in Algae Harvesting and Extracting
Technologies for Biodiesel Production.- Investigation of Photobioreactor
Design for Biomass Production by Green Microalgae.- Bioethanol Production
from Molasses by Pervaporation Membrane Bioreactor.- Biofuel Production from
Sunflower Oil and Determination of Fuel Properties.- Biodiesel Production
from Non-Comestible Oils.- Development of a Bi-fuel SI Engine Model.- Biomass
Gasification for Hydrogen and Power Production: Efficiency and Environmental
Impact Assessment.- Part
3. Clean Coal Technologies.- Influence of Oxygen
Concentration and Equivalence Ratio on MSW Oxygen-Enriched Gasification
Syngas Compositions.- Oxy-fuel Combustion for Carbon Capture and
Sequestration (CCS) from a Coal/Biomass Power Plant: Experimental and
Simulation Studies.- Part
4. Energy Storage.- Numerical Simulation of
Wallboards Constructive Incorporated with Different PCMs Content Solutions
for Passive Cooling in Southern of Algeria.- The Energy Conservation
Potential of Using Phase Change Materials as Thermal Mass Material for Air
Source Heat Pump Driven Underfloor Heating System in a Building.-
Micro-Macrocapsulation of Phase Change Materials by Emulsion
co-polymerization Method.- Investigation of Heat Storage Performance of a
Solar Pond with Potassium Chloride.- Performance Comparison of the Sodium and
Magnesium Chloride Saturated Solar Ponds.- Investigation of Effect of Using
Evacuated Tube SolarCollector on Solar Pond Performance.- Part
5. Geothermal
Energy.- Numerical Modelling of Vertical Earth Pipe Cooling System for Hot
and Humid Subtropical Climate.- Determination of Geothermal Fields at
Kzlcahamam (Ankara) Using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) and
Spontaneous Potential (SP) Methods.- Part
6. Green Buildings.- The
Sustainable Potential of Digital Fabrication Process and De-standardization
of Architectural Products.- A Building Energy Performance Model and Advisor
System.- Shading Performance on Terraced House Façade Designs in Malaysia.-
Employing Second Matter from Agricultural Sector in Architecture: A
Comparison Between the Italian and Romanian Situation.- Comparison of Energy
Reduction Potential of an Adobe House under Different Climatic Conditions in
India.- The Proper Utilization of Passive Solar Energy in Residential
Buildings, Northern Cyprus.- A Study on Thermo-Physical Properties of
Building Materials: Concrete of Vegetable Fiber.- Theoretical Investigation
on a Building-Integrated PV/T (BiPVT) System for Electrical and Thermal
Energy Saving Case Study: Integrated Solar Village of Bou-Saada.- Part
7.
Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells.- Water is the Ultimate Source of Hydrogen
Energy: Scientific Citations and Quotations.- Twin-Head Platform.- Coke
Resistant Catalysts for Methane Steam Reforming in the Presence of Higher
Hydrocarbons.- Ultrasonic Spray Coating Technique for High Performance PEM
Fuel Cell Electrode Manufacturing.- Role of Sulfur to Acquire Hydrogen from
the Black Sea.- Hydrogen Generation and Storage from Sodium Borohydride.-
System Design and Optimal Management Strategy for Photovoltaic Energy and
Hydrogen Production.- Production of Synthesis Gases from Catalytic Steam
Reforming of Ethanol and Propane Processes.- Clean Energy Technology
Development: Hydrogen Production by Escherichia coli during Glycerol
Fermentation.- Safety Rules and Measures to be Taken Where Hydrogen Gas is
Stored.- Inlet Methane Temperature Effectat a Planar SOFC Thermal Field under
Direct Internal Reforming Condition.- Prospects and Analysis of Hydrogen
Production from Renewable Electricity Sources in Algeria.- Electrochemical
Evaluation of High Rate Cu/LiCr2/3V1/6Mn1/6O2 Nanocomposites Structures as
Cathode Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries.- Hydrogen Production from Nuclear
Power Energy: Comparative Cost Assessment.- Activity of Yttrium Strontium
Titanate Based Catalyst over Steam Reforming of Dodecane.- Part
8. Power
Generation.- Cost Optimization of a Hybrid Off-Grid Power System for Remote
Localities - A Statistical Model.- Electricity Trade Patterns in a Network.-
Optimal Sizing of PV Lighting System Using Genetic Algorithms: Application to
a Site in South Algeria.- Performance of Induction Motor under the Effect of
Voltage Unbalance with Loading Consideration.- A Simple and Accurate Maximum
Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems.- Energetic and
Exergetic Performance Evaluations of an Experimental BETA Stirling Machine.-
Control of Single Stage Grid Connected PV-Inverter Based On Direct Space
Vector PWM.- Part
9. Renewable Energy.- Determining the Optimal Capacities of
Renewable-Energy-Based Energy Conversion Systems for Meeting the Demands of
Low-Energy District Heating, Electricity and District CoolingCase Studies in
Copenhagen and Toronto.- Thermal Modeling of a Modified Basin Type Solar
Still.- Potentials and Prospects of Renewable in Libya.- Synthesis of
Titanium Decorated Graphene for Renewable Energy Applications.- Maximisation
and Optimisation of the Total Solar Radiation Reaching the Solar Collector
Surfaces.- Technical Study of a Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Power Plant and its
Application to a Thermal Design Course.- Technical Analysis of a Hybrid
Desiccant Cooling in a Mediterranean Climate.- Certification Issue of Solar
Photovoltaic Modules for Local Production, Problems and Solutions in Turkey.-
Statistical Analysis of Short TermSolar Radiation Data over Aligarh (India).-
Characterization and Simulation of Silicon Oxynitride Films Deposited by ECR-
PECVD: For Solar Applications.- Shape Effects of Alumina Nanofluid on
Flat-plate Solar Collector Efficiency.- Effective Manufacture a Free-Standing
TiO2 Nanotube Arrays without Bottom Barrier Layer for Dye-Sensitized Solar
Cell.- Effect of Different Parameters on the Solar Drying of Henna;
Experimental Investigation in the Region of Biskra (Algeria).- Parametric
Study of a Tower Power Plant Performances for its Implementation in Algeria.-
Experimental and Theoretical Modeling of 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine with TLP
Platform.- Wind Resource Assessment and Micrositting: A Case Study for
Turkey.- Investigation of the Long Term Resource Variation in Western Coast
(Aegean Sea) of Turkey through use of MERRA Reanalysis Data.- Using Remote
Sensing Technologies for Wind Turbine/Farm Health Monitoring.- Dynamic
Stability Analysis of Wind Turbines through In-Field Vibration Tests.- PV-
Wind Installation - Powered Rural Zone Family House in Bechar (Algeria).-
Prospects of a Settlement in Southern Georgia Based on Green Energy.-
Modeling and Transient Simulations of 30 MW Solar Thermal Electric Power
Plants in the Northeast Mediterranean Region.- An Experimental Study on the
Drying of Peanuts Using Indirect Solar Dryer.- Comparative Study of
Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources for HVAC Systems.
Ibrahim Dincer is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering and programs director in the faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Renowned for his pioneering works, he has authored and co-authored many books and book chapters, over 1000 refereed journal and conference papers, and numerous technical reports. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He is the founding chair/co-chair of various well-established international conferences, including the International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium. He has delivered over 300 keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientic organizations and societies, and serves as Editor-In-Chief for International Journal of Energy Research, International Journal of Exergy, and International Journal of Global Warming, as well as associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member on various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching, and service awards, including the Premiers Research Excellence award in Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He has made innovative contributions to the understanding and development of exergy analysis of advanced energy systems for his so-called ve main pillars: (1) better efficiency, (2) better cost-effectiveness, (3) better environment, (4) better sustainability, and (5) better energy security. He was the chair of a new technical group in ASHRAE named Exergy Analysis for Sustainable Buildings.
C. Ozgur Colpan is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. His research topics include thermodynamic analysis, renewable energy, multiphysics modeling and experimental characterization of fuel cells. He has co-authored 4 books and book chapters. He has contributed as technical chair in several international conferences. Onder Kizilkan isAssociate Professor at Energy Systems Engineering Department and Chair of the Department at Suleyman Demirel University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the fields of thermodynamics and heat transfer and related areas. His research interests are sustainable energy systems, energy and exergy analysis, refrigeration systems and energy storage applications. He serves as referee for international prestigious journals. He has participated in national and international research projects as a researcher. He has contributed as technical co-chair in the 13th International Conference on Clean Energy 2014.
M. Akif Ezan works Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. He got his PhD degree at the same university in 2011. His research interests are thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
