Green Energy
A Sustainable Future
- 1st Edition - January 11, 2023
- Latest edition
- Authors: M. A. Parvez Mahmud, Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Candace Lang, Nazmul Huda
- Language: English
Green Energy: A Sustainable Future looks at life cycle assessment theory, practice, and methodologies applied in renewable energy power plants. The state-of-the-art life cycle… Read more
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Description
Description
Green Energy: A Sustainable Future looks at life cycle assessment theory, practice, and methodologies applied in renewable energy power plants. The state-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in power generation units are discussed following LCA analysis and key findings from energy production processes.
Providing fundamental knowledge of how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in renewable power plants, this title outlines state-of-the-art research about LCA methodologies related to low-carbon energy systems, their outcome, and how to relate the sustainable power concept with a circular economy.
With theoretical concepts of LCA applied in low-carbon power generation systems, outlining environmental impacts based on comprehensive examples and case studies in solar PV, solar thermal, hydropower plants and micro-grids, this book is of great interest to engineers, policy makers, researchers and academics in the area of electric power engineering.
Providing fundamental knowledge of how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in renewable power plants, this title outlines state-of-the-art research about LCA methodologies related to low-carbon energy systems, their outcome, and how to relate the sustainable power concept with a circular economy.
With theoretical concepts of LCA applied in low-carbon power generation systems, outlining environmental impacts based on comprehensive examples and case studies in solar PV, solar thermal, hydropower plants and micro-grids, this book is of great interest to engineers, policy makers, researchers and academics in the area of electric power engineering.
Key features
Key features
- Consists of extensive and comprehensive life-cycle assessment examples and case studies for various renewable energy plants
- Enables power engineers to evaluate the sustainability index through environmental impact assessment in renewable power plants and micro-grids
- Includes assessment results showing future pathways for sustainability enhancement
Readership
Readership
Masters and Graduate students and researchers in advanced renewable and non-renewable systems with backgrounds in electrical, renewable, mechanical and industrial engineering. Sustainability consultants, governments and energy investors, renewable energy producing experts, engineers and technologists
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to Green and Sustainable Energy
2. Environmental Impacts of Solar-PV and Solar-Thermal Plants
3. Environmental Impacts of Hydropower Plants
4. Environmental Impact Assessment of Renewable Power Plants in the US
5. Advanced Energy Sharing Framework for Robust Control and Optimal Economic Operation of an Islanded Microgrid System
6. Environmental Impact Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Hybrid Microgrid System
7. Future Directions Towards Green and Sustainable Energy
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 11, 2023
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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M. A. Parvez Mahmud
Dr. M A Parvez Mahmud is a postdoctoral research associate at the School of Engineering, Macquarie University. He received his PhD in Engineering from Macquarie University. He obtained a Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree in Nano-Mechatronics from University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh. He worked at World University of Bangladesh (WUB) as a ‘Lecturer’ for more than 2 years and at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) as a ‘Researcher’ for about 3 years. His research interest includes low-carbon energy productions, towards the development of sustainable energy systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, AustraliaSF
Shahjadi Hisan Farjana
Shahjadi Hisan Farjana completed her PhD in 2019 in life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of mining industries, in respect of the solar industrial process heating system integration potential. Her research interests include sustainable mining, life cycle assessment, sustainability, circular economy, renewable energy integration into industries, metal production from waste. Farjana has published 22 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and 1 book chapter with Springer-Nature. She is a reviewer of the Journal of Cleaner Production, Science of the Total Environment, and Wiley Energy Technologies journal.
Affiliations and expertise
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, AustraliaCL
Candace Lang
Candace Lang is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her research focus is the development of novel materials for novel engineering applications. Current interests include nanoparticle catalysts for hydrogen fuel cell. Candace completed a Bachelor's degree in Science (Physics and Mathematics) and then transferred to Engineering for postgraduate research leading to a Ph.D. at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She has been active in the development of metallic materials for applications as diverse as jewellery, fuel cell catalysts, and medical electrodes. Her previous position was Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCT.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mechanical Engineering at Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaNH
Nazmul Huda
Dr Nazmul Huda is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Dr Huda has extensive research background both from industry and academia. His research interests include sustainable energy systems for novel engineering applications, impact analysis of primary and secondary (urban) mining, high-temperature processing, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling of high-temperature systems, energy materials, solar thermal processing, extractive metallurgy of light metals, and renewable energy. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and then continued his postgraduate research leading to a Ph.D. at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView book on ScienceDirect
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