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    • ASME Codes and Standards for Piping and Valves

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Karan Sotoodeh
      • English
      • Paperback
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      ASME Codes and Standards for Piping and Valves: Engineering Applications in Hydrogen, Renewable, and Conventional Energy Systems offers a comprehensive overview of ASME B31 and B16 standards, providing in-depth explanations and practical guidance for designing, constructing, and maintaining piping and valve systems across diverse energy sectors. Covering fundamentals to advanced design, fabrication, inspection, and testing, the book addresses standards such as B31.1, B31.3, and B31.12, along with B16 fittings, flanges, and valves. Special emphasis is placed on hydrogen piping, geothermal, biomass, and carbon capture applications, with dedicated chapters on material requirements, fabrication, and operational considerations. Rich with case studies and illustrations, this volume equips engineers and professionals with the knowledge to meet current industry standards, ensuring safety, efficiency, and sustainability in modern energy systems. The book begins with an introduction to ASME codes, followed by fundamental concepts in piping systems, valve types, and classifications. It then covers pipe fittings, flanges, and flange integrity, before exploring pressure piping design in ASME B31.3, including stress analysis, support design, and load considerations. The subsequent chapters focus on materials, fabrication, inspection, and testing procedures, providing a practical understanding of the entire piping lifecycle. The latter sections cover power piping (B31.1) and hydrogen pipeline standards (B31.12), addressing material requirements, fabrication, welding, inspection, operation, repair, and design. These detailed sections ensure readers are well-versed in the latest codes, especially as they relate to emerging energy technologies and safety practices. "ASME Codes and Standards for Piping and Valves: Engineering Applications in Hydrogen, Renewable, and Conventional Energy Systems" is an essential resource for engineers, project managers, trainers, and students involved in energy and engineering research worldwide. Its practical focus on applying the latest ASME B16 and B31 standards makes it invaluable for those working in the design, construction, and operation of piping and valve systems in hydrogen, geothermal, biomass, and conventional industries. The case studies, material strategies, and inspection techniques offer actionable insights for real projects. Written by an expert with over 16 years of experience, this volume supports broader applications of industry standards across the energy sector while upholding global efforts toward sustainable energy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    • Artificial Intelligence for Energy Efficiency

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Dasheng Lee + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence for Energy Efficiency is a comprehensive exploration of AI application technologies. The book integrates AI algorithms with the operational principles of electrical machinery and energy systems and introduces how these algorithms can alter the operational characteristics of such systems. With a focus on their use in enhancing energy efficiency, it imparts interdisciplinary knowledge and a deep understanding of the principles and methods of AI applications. The book begins with an overview of global trends in enhancing energy efficiency, followed by an introduction to AI algorithms applied in this field. Subsequent chapters, supported by industry case studies, delve into AI applications in enhancing motor efficiency, building and energy saving for building equipment, and smart city development. The book also addresses AI computing power saving and discusses the evolution of AI and the limits of energy efficiency improvement. It concludes with future prospects and the most beneficial application of AI for sustainable human development. Artificial Intelligence for Energy Efficiency is an essential read for graduate students in mechanical, electrical, architectural, and energy-related fields, as well as researchers interested in the intersection of AI and energy efficiency. This comprehensive guide offers a wealth of research case studies, making it a valuable reference tool for professionals in the energy sector.

    • Innovative Energy Management

      • 1st Edition
      • August 29, 2025
      • Muhammad Kamran + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Innovative Energy Management: A Path to Sustainability offers practical solutions and ground-breaking strategies to optimize energy resources, minimize waste, and pave the way for a greener, sustainable future for individuals, businesses, industries, and communities worldwide. The book delves into the complexities of modern energy usage, offering practical solutions and innovative approaches to reduce energy use and environmental impact. Diverse chapters explain key concepts and theoretical bases, technologies, and applications for energy management, making the book accessible to students of all levels of experience. For researchers, the book provides a thorough overview of current trends, technologies, and challenges in solution-based energy management strategies.The inclusion of case studies, real-world examples, and practical strategies in various chapters offer practical guidance for professionals involved in energy management and can be applied directly in industrial settings. Chapters related to energy policy, economics, and environmental impact provide insights into the broader context in which energy management operates, which are invaluable for policymakers and those interested in the intersection of energy and policy. The final chapter of the book highlights emerging technologies, trends, and innovations to ensure all readers are prepared for future advancements in the field.

    • Toward Energy-Efficient Buildings

      • 1st Edition
      • February 17, 2025
      • Vivien Lin Lu + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings: Envelope Technologies and Sustainable Energy Systems examines the intersection of building design and energy systems analysis, paving the way to sustainable, efficient buildings and our communal energy future. This book begins by outlining the major energy challenges for buildings and the fundamentals and opportunities in envelope technology for their increasing the efficiency of their energy systems. Close analysis of various technologies is then carried out, including case studies and demonstrations of impact assessment techniques. The ways in which these technologies interact with energy systems within the building are drawn out and clarified for a range of readers. Finally, detailed guidance on energy system assessment and analysis is provided. Bringing together these two essential disciplines for sustainable living, Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings will support energy engineers, researchers, and students of energy systems in developing technologies for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings.

    • Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 21, 2021
      • Nasir El Bassam + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities: Empowering a Sustainable, Competitive, and Secure Twenty-First Century, Second Edition, is a fully revised reference on advances in achieving successful energy transition. Addressing the highly dynamic, complex and multidimensional process of a dominant socio-technical system transforming into another, this up-to-date reference addresses all stages of this complex process with data and figures to demonstrate how to tackle the process of changing a society's energy circumstance. This new edition provides an updated picture of renewables in communities and their use, covering energy concepts, strategies, prospects and combining all aspects to provide a roadmap to self-sustainable development. Addressing the influence of society on the development of renewable industry, this book provides guidelines with case studies, along with trends and innovative practices regarding renewable energy and their applications with a goal of successfully establishing smooth energy transitions in self-sustainable communities.

    • Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • February 25, 2017
      • Ozan Erdinc
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems: Recent Perspectives covers all major areas where optimization techniques have been applied to reduce uncertainty or improve results in renewable energy systems (RES). Production of power with RES is highly variable and unpredictable, leading to the need for optimization-based planning and operation in order to maximize economies while sustaining performance. This self-contained book begins with an introduction to optimization, then covers a wide range of applications in both large and small scale operations, including optimum operation of electric power systems with large penetration of RES, power forecasting, transmission system planning, and DG sizing and siting for distribution and end-user premises. This book is an excellent choice for energy engineers, researchers, system operators, system regulators, and graduate students.

    • Towards Nearly Zero Energy

      • 1st Edition
      • February 17, 2016
      • Annarita Ferrante
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Towards Nearly Zero Energy: Urban Settings in the Mediterranean Climate discusses tactics that can be used to effectively reduce energy consumption towards zero energy. With energy usage in buildings accounting for over 40% of primary energy use and 24% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, this remains an unavoidable objective. The book looks at the life of the systems of energy production from renewable sources amidst the exceptionally challenging global economic crisis that the Mediterranean areas and other societies are currently experiencing. By using an innovative and interdisciplinary approach of socio-oriented technological design, the book indicates tools and measures that can be developed at the public, legislative, and market levels to counterbalance the large pay-back times of energy efficiency measures. In particular, the book displays guidelines and best practices to activate new forms of economic incentives in order to attract potential investors that demonstrate that a large set of possible solutions is technically feasible to achieve nearly zero energy, even in high energy consuming circumstances and urban settings. Furthermore, by discussing and comparing the economic and energy impact of different technology options, this work offers guidelines and best practices to activate new cost-effective forms and social incentives in order to attract both potential investors and motivate the urban stakeholders toward nearly zero energy.

    • Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2012
      • Nasir El Bassam + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability cannot be achieved. Indeed the magnitude of change needed is immense, fundamental and directly related to the energy produced and consumed nationally and internationally. Today, it is estimated that more than two billion people worldwide lack access to modern energy resources. Distributed Renewable Energies for Off-Grid Communities provides various options and case studies related to the potential of renewable energies along with their environmental, economic and social dimensions.

    • Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings

      • 1st Edition
      • April 21, 2010
      • Matthew R Hall
      • English
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      Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings would substantially reduce the energy demand and improve the environmental impact and carbon footprint of building stock worldwide.Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings critically reviews the advanced building materials applicable for improving the built environment. Part one reviews both fundamental building physics and occupant comfort in buildings, from heat and mass transport, hygrothermal behaviour, and ventilation, on to thermal comfort and health and safety requirements.Part two details the development of advanced materials and sustainable technologies for application in buildings, beginning with a review of lifecycle assessment and environmental profiling of materials. The section moves on to review thermal insulation materials, materials for heat and moisture control, and heat energy storage and passive cooling technologies. Part two concludes with coverage of modern methods of construction, roofing design and technology, and benchmarking of façades for optimised building thermal performance.Finally, Part three reviews the application of advanced materials, design and technologies in a range of existing and new building types, including domestic, commercial and high-performance buildings, and buildings in hot and tropical climates.This book is of particular use to, mechanical, electrical and HVAC engineers, architects and low-energy building practitioners worldwide, as well as to academics and researchers in the fields of building physics, civil and building engineering, and materials science.

    • Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 30, 2003
      • Augustin McEvoy + 4 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      As part of the growing sustainable and renewable energy movement, the design, manufacture and use of photovoltaic devices is increasing in pace and frequency. The Handbook of Photovoltaics will be a 'benchmark' publication for those involved in the design, manufacture and use of these devices.The Handbook covers the principles of solar cell function, the raw materials, photovoltaic systems, standards, calibration, testing, economics and case studies. The editors have assembled a cast of internationally-resp... contributors from industry and academia. The report is essential reading for: Physicists, electronic engineers, designers of systems, installers, architects, policy-makers relating to photovoltaics.