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  • Risk Management for Renewable Energy Projects

    • 1st Edition
    • Mohamed El-Reedy
    • English
    Risk Management for Renewable Energy Projects delves into the unique risks involved in managing clean energy projects. The book begins with an introduction to risk management, clean energy, and renewable energy projects, setting the foundation for understanding subsequent chapters. It then covers topics such as project economic risk assessment, project management risk, engineering studies' risks, contracts and procurement risks, cost estimation and schedule planning, and project environment risks. It includes a dedicated chapter on case studies that explore risk management strategies in various renewable energy sources, including solar photovoltaic projects, hydropower, and offshore and onshore wind turbine projects.These case studies provide readers with valuable insights and lessons learned from successful projects. Professionals in renewable energy contracting, offshore and onshore contracting, engineering firms, researchers and regulatory and governance professionals in the energy industry will find this book particularly useful.

  • Mine Tailings

    Fundamental and Engineering Aspects of Colloidal/Fine Mine Wastes
    • 1st Edition
    • Akira Otsuki + 3 more
    • English
    Mine Tailings: Fundamental and Engineering Aspects of Colloidal/Fine Mine Wastes offers an in-depth examination of mine waste and related issues such as storage, safety, environmental impact, water management, and sustainability. The book begins with a review of regulations and global standards for tailings management that is followed by an analysis of common types of tailings storage facilities. The book delves into the behavior of tailings materials, including particle interactions, dispersion/aggregati... and the rheology of mineral suspensions. It covers soil mechanics and toxic substance treatment, as well as managing the closure and safety of mine waste management facilities.Additiona... it addresses the environmental, social, and governance factors essential for sustainable mining operations, making it a valuable resource for those concerned with mine waste management. This comprehensive text is crucial for researchers and engineers aiming to understand and mitigate the impacts of mine waste.

  • Symbiotic Planning for Urban Futures

    A Paradigm for Human-AI Co-Creation
    • 1st Edition
    • Zhong-Ren Peng
    • English
    Symbiotic Planning for Urban Futures: A Paradigm for Human-AI Co-Creation presents a framework for harnessing artificial intelligence in urban planning while preserving democratic control over urban futures. The book establishes symbiotic planning as a falsifiable paradigm grounded in five technology-neutral axioms and operationalized through governed friction, in which AI acts as a governed co-creator across the CORE framework: Collaboration, Options, Refinement, and Execution. It shows how planners can guide AI systems to generate options, support evidence-based refinement, translate values into constraints, and communicate context and equity considerations to decision-makers. By treating equity as a primary design constraint, the book offers a practical foundation for more transparent, accountable, and democratic urban governance in an algorithmic age.This book will be of value to urban planners, civic technologists, policymakers, researchers, and students seeking to understand how AI can support public-sector decision-making without displacing human judgment or public accountability.

  • Integrated Driving Technology for Electric Vehicles

    • 1st Edition
    • Jinyue Tian
    • English
    Integrated Driving Technology for Electric Vehicles reviews and provides analysis of the integrated power transmission technology of electric vehicles. Based on the external characteristics of the motor, the parameters and performance design requirements of the vehicle, the driving form of the motor integrated transmission is selected, and the power, torque, speed of the driving motor and the gear number and speed ratio of the transmission are matched and calculated.The content of this book includes parameter matching between the drive motor and transmission, motor selection and design, transmission design, powertrain coupling control method, braking method for powertrain gear integration control shifting schedule, requirements and optimization techniques for shifting process, etc. The book argues that on the basis of ensuring the power performance requirements of automobiles, the energy utilization efficiency of electric vehicles can be improved through preliminary parameter matching of motors, transmission systems, and power batteries. Integrated control of electric vehicle power transmission system refers to the application of electronic technology, with electronic control unit (ECU) as the core, to achieve automatic operation of vehicle starting and shifting by controlling the actuator and controlling the power transmission system through electronic devices. The book shows readers to understand the basic working principles of integrated transmission control of electric vehicles, together with the basic theories and methods of integrated transmission control of electric vehicles. The concepts of "power system" and "power transmission system" appear in this book, and their connotations need to be explained here. The so-called "powertrain" includes three assemblies: drive motor, controller, and power converter. The 'power transmission system' consists of components such as the drive motor, gearbox, and differential.The book introduces two concepts: the "integrated" drive system for electric vehicles and the "integrated" drive system for electric vehicles. The so-called "integrated" drive system for electric vehicles refers to the integrated electric drive system (IEDS), which assembles the electric motor, gear transmission device, and drive axle together to reduce redundant components in traditional automotive power transmission systems, forming an integrated drive component that completes the power transmission system of electric vehicles for starting, driving, and braking. The highly "integrated" electric vehicle power system constitutes a highly integrated electric drive system (HIEDS), which integrates the controller, power converter, and cooling device of the motor drive system into the integrated power transmission system. By using the reasonable matching technology between the drive motor and the transmission system, the optimal control of the electric vehicle is achieved, making the function of the drive transmission system more excellent and the structure more compact.

  • Topological Photonics

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrea Blanco-Redondo + 3 more
    • English
    Topological Photonics: Fundamentals and Applications provides an introduction to the key principles of topological photonics and an overview of the fundamental advances and applications of this field.The first half of the book explores the necessary fundamental concepts to understand the field, starting from background discoveries in condensed matter physics and then describing the underlying concepts and experimental progress in 1D, 2D, and 3D topological photonics systems, as well as in synthetic dimensions. The second half highlights the most promising applications of topological photonics, including the current progress and most important challenges for each of them.Topological Photonics is suitable for those working in academia and research and development in the subject areas of materials science and engineering, particularly researchers and practitioners working in the research fields of topological materials, optics, and photonics.

  • Microplastic Removal from Water and Wastewater

    Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy Approaches
    • 1st Edition
    • Cristina B. Llamero + 1 more
    • English
    Microplastic Removal from Water and Wastewater: Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy Approaches: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes delves into the urgent issue of microplastic pollution, presenting cutting-edge technologies and eco-friendly strategies to combat this environmental crisis. The book synthesizes scientific research with practical applications, offering insights into the sources and impacts of microplastics while exploring innovative solutions for their removal. It is structured into four key sections, beginning with an introduction to microplastic pollution that details its sources and effects and covers advanced technologies such as biotechnological approaches, nanotechnology, and enzymatic solutions for degradation.Subseque... sections emphasize green chemistry and circular economy principles, showcasing sustainable water treatment methods and waste valorization strategies. Finally, it presents global case studies and discusses policies and future innovations aimed at mitigating microplastic pollution. This is an invaluable resource for researchers, environmental professionals, policymakers, and students in fields such as environmental science, chemistry, and sustainability.

  • Independent All-Wheel Drive Technology for Electric Vehicles

    • 1st Edition
    • Jinyue Tian
    • English
    Independent All-wheel Drive Technology for Electric Vehicles provides a detailed review of all-wheel-drive, technology for electric vehicles, including state estimation, stability torque control, motor driven torque control, basic requirements and design methods for implementing electronic differential steering. This includes: the overall design of all-wheel-drive electric vehicles; the structural principles of all-wheel-drive electric vehicles; all-wheel-drive electric vehicle parameters and matching calculation methods; vehicle driving state estimation; all-wheel-drive electric vehicle anti-skid control; stable drive torque control technology; electronic differential control technology; energy-saving drive torque control strategy for all-wheel-drive electric vehicles; all-wheel-drive electric vehicle drive fault compensation control; and thermal analysis of all-wheel-drive electric vehicle wheel hub motors.

  • Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, and Applications of High-Entropy Alloys

    • 1st Edition
    • Muhammad Abubaker Khan + 4 more
    • English
    Mechanics, Additive Manufacturing, and Applications of High-Entropy Alloys provides key insight into the mechanics, additive manufacturing, and application of high entropy alloys (HEAs). The book starts with chapters covering the dynamic mechanical and impact properties of these materials, theoretical models for strengthening HEAs and understanding various modes of failure, their low- and high-velocity impact behaviors, the design of lightweight HEAs, and much more. The book also features chapters outlining additive manufacturing techniques of HEAs, the effect of microstructures on their mechanical properties, and deformation mechanisms. The book concludes with chapters discussing the applications of HEAs, such as in lattice structures, high-energy absorption, nuclear energy, aerospace materials, as well as their recycling and sustainability.

  • Next Generation Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage

    Fundamentals, Engineering, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Kalidasan Balasubramanian + 2 more
    • English
    Next Generation Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage: Fundamentals, Engineering, and Applications provides an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge phase change materials (PCMs), including salt hydrates, ionic liquids, porous-based composites, nanoengineered PCMs, and metal-organic frameworks, highlighting their synthesis, thermophysical properties, and how innovative modifications improve thermal conductivity, stability, and energy storage efficiency. Readers will gain insights into next-generation PCMs including photo-switchable, magnetically multifunctional, and thermo-responsive smart PCMs and how these advanced materials enable adaptive and on-demand thermal management, making them highly relevant for applications in energy storage, electronics, textiles, and biomedical fields.The book emphasizes eco-friendly and bioinspired PCM technologies, including nature-derived materials such as biopolymers and biochar composites. It provides solutions for key challenges in sustainable energy storage, exploring how nature-inspired microcapsules and hierarchical structures improve PCM stability, heat transfer, and environmental sustainability.

  • Power Valorization to Liquid Fuels

    Exploring the Membrane Technology Role
    • 1st Edition
    • Angelo Basile + 1 more
    • English
    Power Valorization to Liquid Fuels: Exploring the Membrane Technology Role presents an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in power valorization, focusing on the conversion of renewable energy into valuable liquid fuels. This comprehensive guide navigates recent developments and emerging technologies, offering a bridge between research and practice. It delves into efficient technologies and environmental control strategies for power valorization to liquid fuels, including the latest developments in power valorization approaches and the analysis of emerging technologies for renewable energy conversion.In addition, the book provides a detailed overview of the underlying principles, processes, and advancements in technologies, highlighting environmental implications and providing insights into carbon footprint and sustainability aspects associated with power valorization to liquid fuels. Furthermore, it explores existing policies, successful regulatory frameworks, and proposes policy recommendations to facilitate the growth of power valorization to liquid fuels.

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