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Books in Renewable energy and alternative technologies

Showcasing solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and emerging energy solutions, this collection supports researchers, engineers, and policymakers driving the transition to cleaner energy. Featuring innovative technologies, system integration, and policy frameworks, these resources facilitate sustainable energy deployment, addressing climate change and energy security with practical, real-world insights and case studies.

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    • Waste Heat Recovery, Its Utilization and Performance Assessment

      • 1st Edition
      • October 29, 2025
      • Sudipta De + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Waste Heat Recovery, Its Utilization and Performance Assessment: Fundamentals and Applications presents a variety of contemporary waste-heat applications designed for use as a guide to identify, utilize, and assess the performance of otherwise rejected waste heat sources in support of energy efficiency, affordable energy, and a reduced carbon footprint. This reference identifies feasible waste heat recovery opportunities from various sectors, including domestic, commercial, and industrial sources. Researchers, professors, and students in the field of thermal engineering will find this an excellent reference to understand waste heat recovery systems, including sources, recovery, conversion technologies, feasibility assessments, case studies, and more.

    • Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

      • 1st Edition
      • October 29, 2025
      • Shahryar Jafarinejad + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence for the Water–Energy–Food Nexus considers the interrelationships among water, energy, and food, which are key to sustainable development and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a useful tool to facilitate research and development within and between these areas as well as the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus.The first chapter introduces the WEF nexus concepts, assessment/analysis methodologies and tools, challenges, trends, and future perspectives. The second chapter summarizes AI applications to the water sector/industry with a focus on the importance, general applications, and real-world applications, as well as the challenges and future perspectives. The third chapter focuses on the application of AI techniques to the water and wastewater treatment systems, including treatment processes, urban drinking water systems, and integrated urban drainage systems. The fourth chapter explores the application of AI techniques to the nonrenewable and renewable energy systems, load monitoring, load demand forecasting, smart grids, energy optimization and process control, energy storage systems, and case studies and real-world applications, as well as the challenges in AI application to the energy industry and future directions. The application of AI techniques in the food industry in the areas of organoleptic properties, nutrition, toxicology, and food chemistry; biotechnology processes and microbiology security; food processing and manufacturing; conservation and storage conditions; supply chains, markets, and distribution; and food industry environments (circular economy, water, and energy management), as well as the challenges and opportunities are discussed in the fifth chapter. The final chapter reviews/presents the application of AI techniques to address problems associated with the WEF nexus. This book can be of interest to all those who are looking to understand and utilize AI techniques in the context of water, energy, food, and the WEF nexus, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, industry professionals, and policymakers.

    • Strategies for an Energy Transition

      • 1st Edition
      • October 28, 2025
      • Tania Itzel Serrano-Arévalo + 6 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Strategies for an Energy Transition: Planning for a Sustainable Future guides readers through strategic planning for a sustainable energy shift. The book covers optimization of renewable energy systems, sustainable fuel production, and unconventional resources. It also addresses the water-energy nexus, emphasizing an integrated approach that includes technological, economic, environmental, and social sustainability. The book enables a deeper understanding of energy systems interconnections and broader energy decision implications. With insights into modeling, optimization, and strategic planning, it equips academics, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers with knowledge and tools for navigating energy transition complexities.

    • Renewable Energy - Volume 4: Energy Storage Systems - Mechanical, Hydro, and Thermal

      • 1st Edition
      • October 27, 2025
      • Abdul Ghani Olabi
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Renewable Energy - Volume 4: Energy Storage Systems - Mechanical, Hydro, and Thermal: Definitions, Developments, Applications, Case Studies, and Simulation and Modelling is a new volume in this comprehensive resource on renewable energy, edited by Prof. Abdul Ghani Olabi. This book is designed for those looking for an extensive reference on energy storage technologies. Providing a unique structured approach to the emerging technologies and advances in energy storage systems, this book addresses mechanical, hydro, and thermal storage in a logical and accessible arrangement. From definitions of these technologies, to development in technology and application, to state of the art, analysis, and case studies, this book addresses the most sought-after and desirable practical elements for energy storage systems from an applied perspective.With standalone, accessible, and functioning chapters dedicated to particular technology, this book is a suitable reference for postgraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, engineers, and industry personnel working on projects related to renewable energy, energy storage, sustainability, and energy system design.

    • Renewable Energy - Volume 3: Energy Storage Systems - Fuel Cells, Supercapacitors, and Batteries

      • 1st Edition
      • October 27, 2025
      • Abdul Ghani Olabi
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Renewable Energy – Volume 3, Energy Storage Systems - Fuel Cells, Supercapacitors, and Batteries: Definitions, Developments, Applications, and Case Studies is a new volume in this comprehensive resource on renewable energy. It provides a unique and structured approach to these emerging technologies and advances in energy storage systems, addressing fuel cells, supercapacitors, and batteries in a logical and accessible arrangement. From definitions to developments and state-of-the-art technologies, applications, and case studies, this book considers the most requested and desirable practical elements for energy storage systems from an applied perspective.This is a suitable reference for postgraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty, engineers, and industry personnel working on projects related to renewable energy, energy storage, sustainability, and energy system design.

    • New Aspects of Desalination and Multigeneration Technologies

      • 1st Edition
      • October 24, 2025
      • Majid Amidpour + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      New Aspects of Desalination and Multigeneration Technologies: Energy Analysis, Hybrid Desalination, Multigeneration explores energy modeling and analysis of desalination systems in both standalone and hybrid states. Fundamentals of renewable desalination technologies for developing solar and other renewable desalination plants are covered, along with comprehensive information on freshwater systems powered from renewable and non-renewable energy. In addition, hybridization of desalination plants, power generation systems and various energy resources are featured as well as thermodynamic modeling of integrated power plants and desalination systems.Other topics covered include the application of freshwater production methods from an energy point of view; cogeneration technologies; economic and thermoeconomic analysis; and integration of fresh water and power production plants. This reference is useful for energy and mechanical engineers as well as all those working in renewable, environmental and water engineering research.

    • Wind Energy Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • October 24, 2025
      • Chun Wei + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Wind Energy Systems: Control, Optimization, and Market Strategies, the latest volume in the Elsevier Wind Energy Engineering series, presents in-depth coverage of the technical aspects of controlling and optimizing wind energy resources, including advanced control strategies to enhance anti-disturbance and stable operation. The book begins by introducing wind energy resources in power systems and provides an overview of control, optimization methods, and market strategies. This is followed by individual chapters that detail advanced methods and approaches, moving from traditional centralized electricity grids characterized by source-grid-load systems to systems that integrate storage of energy, thus source-grid-load-sto... electricity grids.Users will find cutting-edge knowledge supported by case studies, practical applications, and code. This latest volume will be of interest to those involved in the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of wind energy systems, including researchers, students, faculty, engineers, industry practitioners, and R&D professionals.

    • Advanced Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies and Power Plant Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • October 20, 2025
      • Md Hasanuzzaman
      • English
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      Advanced Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies and Power Plant Engineering provides a one-stop resource that covers advanced renewable energy conversion and power plant engineering, offering a practical applications-oriente... approach. The book begins by introducing renewable energy, basic thermodynamics, energy conversion, and power plants. This is followed by in-depth chapters that cover a specific renewable energy source and their conversion and power plant integration, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydroelectric, ocean energy, solar, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and wind. Finally, energy storage technologies are considered. Throughout the book, chapters are supported by modeling, performance analysis, and case studies.It will support anyone with an interest in renewable energy, energy conversion technologies, and power plant engineering, including advanced students, researchers, faculty, scientists, engineers, R&D, industry personnel, and policymakers.

    • Biofuel Production via Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae

      • 1st Edition
      • October 16, 2025
      • Reza Azin + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biofuel Production via Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae provides an in-depth review of hydrothermal liquefaction processes, focusing on biofuel production from algae. The book is divided into two main parts that explore experimental and modeling aspects of the process. It covers reaction kinetics, process design, simulations, and materials and methods. With specialized chapters on various topics, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to hydrothermal liquefaction, detailing processes for different feedstocks, product characterization, by-products, recent advancements, and key issues in the technology. The book also evaluates biocrude production potential from algae, discussing the impact of operating parameters and supported by experimental data.Pre-treatment methods, mathematical and statistical techniques for model building, kinetic modeling, and simulation of hydrothermal liquefaction processes are explained in-depth. An economic evaluation assesses feasibility and commercial potential while exergy analysis aims to improve thermodynamic performance. Environmental and sustainability issues are also addressed, with the final chapter presenting real-world case studies of hydrothermal liquefaction projects.

    • Transformation of Liquid Waste to Energy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2
      • October 16, 2025
      • Balasubramani Ravindran + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Transformation of Liquid Waste to Energy: Methods, Challenges and Opportunities brings together the latest developments, technologies, and approaches for the transformation of organic waste into energy, enabling the reader to tackle head-on the challenges of valorizing waste as bioenergy. The book focuses on liquid waste, notably covering wastewater treatment and energy recovery, the production of biofuels, and microbial fuel cells, as well as high-rate anaerobic processes and utilization of municipal/industrial wastewater for energy recovery. Each chapter presents the latest developments in transforming different types of liquid waste into bioenergy and discusses conventional methods alongside novel and emerging technologies.This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to all those with an interest in waste-to-energy, bioenergy, waste management, chemical engineering, and sustainability, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industrial practitioners, and policymakers.

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