Books in Renewable energy and alternative technologies

Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 1

1st Edition
November 3, 2025
Abdullah Mohammed Ah Asiri + 3 more
English
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Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 1: Biofuel Technology examines the conversion processes involved in the production of biofuels from vegetable oils. With a strong focus on methodologies and protocols, the book provides step-by-step guidance on a comprehensive range of production pathways for liquid and gaseous biofuels. The first part of the book provides an overview of present vegetable oil production. Subsequent chapters describe the key production pathways, including pyrolysis, decarboxylation, deoxygenation, catalytic cracking processes, esterification, trans-esterification, anaerobic digestion, catalytic pyrolysis, and more. The economic potential of different vegetable oil feedstocks is discussed within each chapter.Finally, chapters are dedicated to sustainability, examining the environmental and socioeconomic impact of production, with an emphasis on GHG emission reduction. This book provides readers with the latest developments in the production of biofuels from vegetable oils, which will be of interest to students, researchers, and industry professionals involved in bioenergy and renewable energy, and may be of interest to interdisciplinary teams working across biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science and sustainability sciences.

Nuclear Science, Technology, and Civilization

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Zhou Tao + 1 more
English

Nuclear Science, Technology, and Civilization presents an introduction to nuclear science and technology, providing technical terms and examples in an accessible way. Beginning with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of nuclear science, nuclear technology, and nuclear energy, the book then reviews the origin and historical developments of nuclear energy and nuclear technology across multiple applications, such as industry, agriculture, and medicine. A collection of global case studies are then presented, reviewing national conditions of typical countries or regions to explain the differences in the impact of nuclear science and technology on similar communities.The book also offers a deep dive into the energy demand for nuclear science technology, considering topics such as carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. It concludes with a discussion on the future of human and nuclear civilization, outlining the impact of future, advanced nuclear technology.

Intensification of Gasification of Biomass and Waste for Hydrogen Production

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Anh Phan + 1 more
English
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Intensification of Gasification of Biomass and Waste for Hydrogen Production presents current developments and challenges for non-coal gasification and the state-of-the-art of technologies for green hydrogen production from waste and residues. The book expertly brings together waste biomass gasification with the production of hydrogen and liquid fuels, process integration, intensification, and techno-economics, providing a vital guide to green hydrogen production. Users will find this to be a comprehensive reference on the production of green hydrogen through waste gasification that will be invaluable to graduate students, researchers, and industry engineers.Taking a whole plant unit approach, the book takes the reader through each stage of biomass gasification for the production and refining of hydrogen. The parameters affecting the properties of producer gases are discussed and evaluated, such as types of feedstocks, pre-treatment methods, types of gasifiers, gasifying agents, and operating conditions. Hydrogen purification and gas cleaning are also explained. The latest developments in process intensification and integration are critically reviewed, and the practical challenges and limitations of each method is discussed.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Science and Engineering

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Kongfa Chen + 2 more
English
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Science and Engineering: Fundamentals, Materials, and Technologies is a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of solid oxide fuel cells. In addition to systematically reviewing the science and technologies of solid oxide fuel cells, the book provides numerical simulations, engineering applications and other important guidance on the commercialization and engineering of solid oxide fuel cells. The opening chapters of the book systematically explain the fundamentals, key emerging materials and technologies of solid oxide fuel cells, including surface chemistry and segregation, and oxygen reduction and fuel (such as hydrogen) oxidation reactions.It then examines the latest developments of cathode and anode materials as well as the robust nanostructured electrodes fabricated by innovative approaches such as exsolution for efficient and durable solid oxide fuel cells. The development of solid oxide fuel cells stacks and systems are also explained within the context of practical application. Finally, the book critically evaluates the development and fundamental issues of reversible solid oxide cells, as a promising technology for energy storage and regeneration. Throughout the book, there is a focus on increasing the theoretical and practical efficiency of solid oxide fuel cells, such as by activity/stability towards high power densities and increasing device lifetimes for commercialization.

Doping of Metal Oxides

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Subhendu Chakroborty + 3 more
English

Doping of Metal Oxides: From Fundamentals to Applications covers the concepts, synthesis, characterization, and applications of doped metal oxides. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of doping, including electronic structure, band gap engineering, and types of dopant agents before delving into various synthesis methods and detailed accounts of characterization techniques. It discusses, in detail, the applications of doped metal oxides such as energy, electronic devices, optoelectronics, sensors, catalysis and photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical water splitting, environmental remediation, dye degradation, batteries, and solar cells.The book also explores the challenges and limitations in doping metal oxides and offers insights into emerging trends and future prospects, adopting a systematic and logical approach focused on providing an in-depth understanding of the concept of doping, synthesis, and characterization techniques.

Energy Storage and Hydrogen Integration for Sustainable Solutions

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mousa Marzband + 1 more
English

Energy Storage and Hydrogen Integration for Sustainable Solutions provides a clear and cohesive understanding of the technologies, challenges, and opportunities in this field, with the aim to help pave the way towards a low-carbon, sustainable energy future. This book begins by introducing renewable energy integration, and the fundamentals of energy storage technologies and hydrogen production and utilization. Subsequent chapters then guide the reader through energy storage and grid integration, hydrogen as an energy carrier in the grid, hybrid energy systems, energy storage and hydrogen in transportation, and decarbonizing industries with hydrogen integration. The policy and regulatory framework, and economic and environmental impact are covered in detail, before a chapter that brings together various real-word case studies, analyzing the strategies, challenges, and outcomes of those projects. Finally, future trends and challenges in energy storage and hydrogen integration are explored. This is a valuable resource for all those looking to gain fundamental, practical knowledge of the integration of energy storage and hydrogen technologies, including researchers, students, engineers, scientists, industry professionals, consultants, and policy makers.

Safety and Reliability of Offshore Renewable Energies

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Rouzbeh Abbassi + 3 more
English

Safety and Reliability of Offshore Renewable Energies is a thorough and up-to-date resource that investigates the critical aspects of risk and reliability, to ensure asset durability and long-term performance while developing safe operations in the dynamic and challenging context of offshore renewable energy systems. The book begins with an overview of offshore renewable energy systems, before offering systematic, detailed coverage of regulatory standards for safety and reliability, environmental impacts of operations, risk assessment and management, human factors and safety culture, optimization of infrastructure plans, asset management and maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore renewable infrastructure. This is followed by in-depth chapters focusing on reliability and safety in specific areas, including wind farms, offshore hydrogen, wave and tidal energy, and floating PV systems. Finally, safety and risk in multi-purpose and co-located offshore facilities, an important emerging trend, is discussed. With the additional aim of bridging the gap between industry and academia, this book is of interest to all those involved in offshore renewable energy, including researchers, students, faculty, engineers, consultants, industry professionals, and policy makers.

Biogas

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
William Gustavo Sganzerla
English

Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy provides an updated and comprehensive overview of biogas and biorefinery, with a particular focus on the circular economy. The book provides practical knowledge from operating biogas plants, including analytical techniques, operational parameters, and microbial community dynamics of biogas production, providing readers with a deep understanding of the most suitable conditions for anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes. The book covers the main biomass feedstocks for biogas production, such as agricultural and livestock wastes, industrial waste feedstocks, sewage sludge and microalgae. The most recent biogas purification technologies for biomethane production are analyzed, as well as the production of biogenic carbon dioxide from biogas. In addition, chapters dedicated to techno-economic and life cycle analysis of biogas production offer readers new insights into the future development of new biogas projects. Finally, an overview of several operating full-scale biogas plants provides a complete understanding of all the topics necessary for the full operation of a biogas plant. Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy is an invaluable and practical resource to anyone interested in biogas production. Graduate and post-graduate students will benefit from detailed explanations of the fundamental concepts, while researchers, scientists and policymakers will find updated overviews of biogas and biogas production, and industry practitioners and experts will benefit from new concepts for the implementation of new biogas projects.

Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Shahryar Jafarinejad + 1 more
English

Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus considers the interrelationships between water, energy, and food, which are key to sustainable development, and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to facilitate research and development within and between these areas. The first chapter introduces the water-energy-food nexus, including the three dimensions of the nexus (water-energy nexus, water-food nexus, and energy-food nexus), assessment and analysis methods, challenges and opportunities, trends, and future perspectives. The second chapter discusses artificial intelligence techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, machine or computer vision, and automation and robotics. This is followed by in-depth chapters that study the application of AI techniques to the three different sectors that form the nexus, covering water treatment processes, wastewater management, water quality and pollution, water resource management, renewable energy systems, load monitoring, grid management and smart grid, optimization and process control, energy consumption, energy storage, smart energy forecasting, and sorting and classification, detection, safety, prediction, control, quality analysis, production process optimization, and packaging in the context of the food industry. The final chapter brings everything together by presenting the applications of AI to the water-energy nexus, water-food nexus, energy-food nexus, and water-energy-food nexus. This book is of interest to all those who are looking to understand and utilize AI techniques in the context of energy, water, food, sustainable development, or other interdisciplinary areas, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, industry professionals, and policy makers.

Strategies for an Energy Transition

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Tania Itzel Serrano-Arévalo + 6 more
English

Strategies for an Energy Transition: Planning for a Sustainable Future is a detailed guide to strategic planning and execution for a sustainable energy shift, bringing together a wide range of approaches and topics, from the optimization of renewable energy systems and sustainable fuel production, to the integration of unconventional resources and considerations of the water-energy nexus. The book addresses the need for an integrated approach to green energy planning that considers not only the technological and economic aspects, but also the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability, enabling a deeper understanding of the interconnections between different energy systems and the broader implications of energy decisions, and thereby supporting the development of strategies that are both sustainable and equitable. By offering insights into modelling, optimization, and strategic planning within the context of recent advancements and future possibilities, the book equips academics, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of the energy transition.

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