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Fundamentals and Advances in Sustainable Energy Processes and Applications

  • 1st Edition - July 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Lina María Grajales Agudelo, Hailei Wang
  • Language: English

Fundamentals and Advances in Sustainable Energy Processes and Applications offers a holistic approach to sustainable energy, covering the fundamentals of production, storag… Read more

Description

Fundamentals and Advances in Sustainable Energy Processes and Applications offers a holistic approach to sustainable energy, covering the fundamentals of production, storage, and deployment, as well as new technologies and innovations, environmental issues, economic factors, energy transition, non-conventional energy resources, new opportunities, and future perspectives. The book begins by providing an overview of sustainable energy resources, introducing solar, wave, wind, nuclear, and geothermal power. The second part of the book focuses on emerging bioenergy and agroenergy production technologies, discussing biofuels, biorefinery, agroenergy, bioenergy production technologies, bioenergy via fermentation, and biogas.

A final section addresses cross-cutting technologies and energy resources, with information on AI for sustainable energy, carbon capture, synfuels, carbon-free hydrogen, techno-economic analysis, and opportunities in rural areas. Part of the Elsevier Renewable Energy Fundamentals Book Series, this volume supports all those looking to gain a basic understanding of sustainable energy processes and systems, including students, graduates, junior engineers, technicians, R&D personnel, scientists, policy makers, and other professionals with an interest in clean energy and the energy sector.

Key features

  • Teaches readers about sustainable energy processes and systems
  • Offers a highly structured and pedagogical approach, including case studies
  • Analyzes technological advances and the deployment of renewable energy
  • Addresses challenges and opportunities in renewable energy
  • Supports further research, policy creation, and investment in sustainable energy projects

Readership

Students and graduates who are interested in learning about clean energy processes and systems, and in working in clean energy industry and research & development

Table of contents

1. Overview of sustainable energy resources

SECTION I: PILLARS OF CURRENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

2. Solar energy: The fastest growth in renewable energy

3. Harnessing water power: Hydropower and marine energy technologies and applications

4. Wind: Recent developments in wind energy

5. Nuclear energy: Advanced nuclear reactors and integrated nuclear-renewable energy systems

6. Application of geothermal systems for energy efficiency in industry

SECTION II: EMERGING BIOENERGY AND AGROENERGY

7. Biofuels: Ethanol production

8. Biorefinery: Obtaining biofuels from photosynthetic aquatic organisms

9. Agroenergy: Biotechnological applications in the study and development of agroenergy crops

10. Bioenergy production technologies

11. Bioenergy via fermentation: Fermentation, gas for energy

12. Biogas: Design, operation, and production of biogas

SECTION III: CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY RESOURCES

13. AI for sustainable energy

14. Carbon capture, storage, and utilization

15. Carbon-free hydrogen: Green hydrogen and synthetic fuels

16. Synfuels: Production processes of renewable aviation fuel

17. Integrating renewable energy: Electrical impact on distribution and transmission grids

18. Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy technologies

19. Opportunities and challenges of renewable energy sources

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Lina María Grajales Agudelo

Lina María Grajales is Associate Professor II at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) in Brazil. She is part of the undergraduate program in Food Engineering and the Graduate Program in Digital Agroenergy, and works on the development of bioreactors for solid-state fermentation aimed at producing biofuels using agro-industrial residues as substrates.

Affiliations and expertise
Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Brazil

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Hailei Wang

Dr. Hailei Wang is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Utah State University in the United States, and Director of the Energy Technology Research & Innovation (eTRI) Lab. He has broad research expertise in heat transfer and advanced energy system modeling. His work has been funded by various US federal agencies including the NRC, DOD, and several DOE offices such as the Office of Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office, ARPA-E, the Building Technology Office, and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program. His energy system research and thermal modeling work has also been supported by various corporations including Cummins, Medtronic, Thermo Fisher, and NuScale Power. Dr. Wang has published over 60 journal and conference papers, and holds 3 granted patents as well as multiple patent applications.

Affiliations and expertise
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Utah State University, USA