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Books in Energy and power

Elsevier’s Energy and Power Collection offers the latest innovations in the energy transition with a focus on content that supports and advances the reduction of CO2 emissions. The collection includes content on solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, biofuels and bioenergy, hydrogen and fuel cells, and addresses topics such as energy storage, efficiency, management, economics, and policy, among others.

  • Perovskite Photovoltaics

    Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation
    • 2nd Edition
    • August 29, 2025
    • Aparna Thankappan + 2 more
    • English
    Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition brings together the latest advances in perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to achieve further developments. This edition presents new topics and novel areas, including defect engineering, interface engineering, additive engineering, anti-solvents, single crystal perovskite solar cells, inorganic perovskites, optoelectronic characterization, and mathematical modeling of perovskite solar cells. In addition, the book contains a detailed analysis of the implementation and economic viability of perovskite solar cells, highlighting what photovoltaic devices need to be generated by low cost, non-toxic, earth abundant materials using environmentally-scal... processes.This book is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, and more broadly solar energy and renewable energy, including researchers, scientists, graduate students, engineers, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel.

  • Eukaryotic Microorganisms as Sources of Bioproducts

    From Microalgae and Yeast Cultivation to End-Products
    • 2nd Edition
    • August 27, 2025
    • Cristina Gonzalez-Fernandez + 1 more
    • English
    Eukaryotic Microorganisms as Sources of Bioproducts: From Microalgae and Yeast Cultivation to End-Products, Second Edition examines the cultivation and utilization of microalgae biomass for sustainable fuels and chemicals, bringing together the expertise of authors from different areas and backgrounds. In addition to extensive updates to the first edition, this new edition includes new chapters on yeast, addressing the many challenges with developing novel yeast technology cell factories and bioprocesses. With a strong focus in emerging industrial and large-scale applications, the book summarizes the new achievements in recent years.It includes information on microalgae and yeast cultivation, harvesting, and conversion processes for the production of liquid and gaseous biofuels, such as biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel and biohydrogen. Microalgae biorefinery and biotechnology applications, including in pharmaceuticals, as food and feed, and value added bioproducts are also covered. The comprehensive scope makes it an ideal textbook for graduate and post-graduate courses in algal/yeast biotechnology, while its invaluable insights and guidance on the design of photobioreactors for microalgae mass cultivation and optimization of process strategies for yeast bioproduction will serve as a reference manual professionals and engineers.

  • Computational Analysis of Transport Phenomena and Performance of PEMFC

    • 1st Edition
    • August 26, 2025
    • Bengt Sundén + 2 more
    • English
    Computational Analysis of Transport Phenomena and Performance of PEMFC presents a practical guide to the mathematical modeling and simulation of PEMFCs for all transport processes of mass, momentum, energy, ions, and electrons. Tackling one of the most important aspects of next-generation PEMFC technologies, the book brings together the state-of-the-art to model and simulate phenomena and processes at various scales, including catalyst layers, electrodes, membranes, and bipolar plates of PEMFC unit cells and stacks.Chapters introduce PEM fuel cells and explain the underlying electrochemical and thermodynamic concepts involved, present a detailed breakdown of the governing equations for overall mass, momentum, and energy conservation, charge (ions and electrons) conservation, water generation and its transport, heat generation, and heat transfer and cooling methods, offer an in-depth analysis of the various single and multi-dimensional modelling approaches and considerations, including lattice Boltzmann approach, artificial neural networks, exergy and energy analysis, estimation of fuel and oxidant consumption, the differences between cell-scale, stack-scale, and system-scale approaches, and more.

  • Energy Economics, Finance, and Management in Developing and Emerging Economies

    • 1st Edition
    • August 24, 2025
    • Hooi Hooi Lean + 1 more
    • English
    Energy Economics, Finance, and Management in Developing and Emerging Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of how developing nations can navigate the challenges of energy transition while managing scarce resources. With a focus on practical strategies, the book delves into economic frameworks, financing mechanisms, and management practices tailored for emerging economies. By addressing the interplay between global energy dynamics and local constraints, it equips policymakers, researchers, and industry professionals with actionable insights to foster sustainable development and economic resilience.The book also emphasizes the critical role of innovation, community engagement, and international collaboration, highlighting case studies, best practices, and adaptable solutions designed for diverse socio-economic contexts.

  • Biogas in the Circular Economy

    Technology, Production, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 22, 2025
    • Hassan El Bari + 1 more
    • English
    Biogas in the Circular Economy: Technology, Production and Applications explains biogas technology in the context of a circular economy, allowing for zero waste by valorizing digestate (residue) in a sustainable way. The book begins by discussing anaerobic digestion for biomethane production, including feedstocks, pre-treatments, innovative technologies, and the use of artificial intelligence in anaerobic digestion. Subsequent chapters present the latest technologies in biogas separation, purification, in-situ upgrading, and valorization of digestates in a circular economy context, namely as biofertilizers and energy recovery by thermochemical conversions. Carbon neutrality and challenges in biogas are discussed with the support of case studies.This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy enables the reader to understand how biogas technology can be utilized to reach circular economy objectives. It will be valuable to all those with an interest in biogas technology, bioenergy, and bioeconomy, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industry practitioners, and policymakers.

  • Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Concepts, Methods, and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • August 19, 2025
    • Fangming Jiang + 3 more
    • English
    Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Concept, Methods, and Challenges provides a concise guide to the modeling of PEM fuel cells. The book offers detailed methodologies, codes, and algorithms on every aspect of PEM fuel cells, from cold start to degradation. Chapters cover the development, basic principles, and components of PEM fuel cells, discuss the transport phenomena and mathematical formulation of macro-scale PEM fuel cell models, single cell and stack-level models, and model validation, and explain multi-phase transport modeling in PEM fuel cells, including different multiphase models like flow in gas flow channels, porous electrodes, and multi-phase model validation.The book also addresses multiphase mixture formulation, finite-volume, direct numerical simulation, Lattice Boltzmann, and pore network models, along with a section on modeling the cold start process of PEM fuel cells, including the non-isothermal transient cold start model, reduced-dimensional transient model, and the impact of different parameters on the cold start performance. Final sections cover the degradation and lifetime modeling of PEM fuel cells, including stress-induced degradation mechanisms, physics-based and data-driven modeling methods, and coupled performance-degradat... models. Finally, recent progress on multi-scale and multi-dimensional modeling of PEM fuel cells, including micro and nano-scale modeling and multi-scale coupled models, is covered.

  • Optimization Planning and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities

    A Perspective From China
    • 1st Edition
    • August 19, 2025
    • Hengjie Li + 4 more
    • English
    Optimization Planning and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities: A Perspective from China provides an in-depth understanding of core theories and advanced technologies in the field. Summarizing the latest research, the book introduces achievements in optimizing the planning and operation of electric vehicle charging facilities. It is dedicated to the scientific planning and efficient operation of charging stations, supporting the sustainable growth of the electric vehicle industry. The book also delves into frontier issues such as the interaction between electric vehicles and the power grid, and participation modes in the electricity market.It highlights the application of existing technologies and includes findings from major projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, and the State Grid Corporation of China.

  • Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Integrated Energy Systems Management

    • 1st Edition
    • August 19, 2025
    • Mohammadreza Daneshvar + 3 more
    • English
    Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Integrated Energy Systems Management, a new release in the Advances in Intelligent Energy Systems series, guides the reader through this state-of-the-art approach to computational methods, from data input and training to application opportunities in integrated energy systems. The book begins by establishing the principles, design, and needs of integrated energy systems in the modern sustainable grid before moving into assessing aspects such as sustainability, energy storage, and physical-economic models. Detailed, step-by-step procedures for utilizing a variety of physics-aware machine learning models are provided, including reinforcement learning, feature learning, and neural networks.Supporting students, researchers, and industry engineers to make renewable-integrated grids a reality, this book is a holistic introduction to an exciting new approach in energy systems management.

  • Photovoltaic Module Cooling Techniques

    Types, Applications, Assessment Methods, and Current and Future Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • August 19, 2025
    • Sakhr M. Sultan + 1 more
    • English
    Photovoltaic Module Cooling Techniques: Types, Applications, Assessment Methods, and Current and Future Challenges offers an up-to-date, central resource covering the latest photovoltaic module cooling techniques and their application, performance assessment methods, and the current and future challenges. The book begins by introducing photovoltaic technology before reviewing existing types and applications of PV cooling techniques and their effects on performance. This book is of interest to all those working on photovoltaics performance, efficiency, and development, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, manufacturers, designers, and policymakers.Subsequ... chapters examine, in detail, various methods and approaches, including temperature dependent PV efficiency and power difference factors, PV cooling techniques, production cost effectiveness, the use of power ratio for evaluating performance of PV coolers when different PV reference power values are used, lifespan effectiveness factor and critical mass flow rate for evaluating performance of cooling techniques, and the definition and use of energy per weight, volume and area factors for assessing performance. This book is of interest to all those working on photovoltaics performance, efficiency, and development, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, manufacturers, designers, and policymakers.

  • Sustainable Bioplastics Production from Renewable Sources

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • August 12, 2025
    • English
    Sustainable Bioplastics Production from Renewable Sources, Volume 10 in the Advances in Bioenergy series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Polyhydroxyalkanoate... (PHA) production from waste plastic, Haloferax mediterranei for bioplastics production from wasted materials: potential, opportunities, and challenges, Polyhydroxyalkanoate... (PHAs) recovery and extraction, Advancements, Applications, and Challenges of Polyhydroxyalkanoate... (PHAs) in Packaging as Biodegradable Bioplastics, Assessing the environmental impact of polyhydroxyalkanoate... (PHA)-based bioplastic utilization, TEA and LCA for polyhydroxyalkanoate... (PHA) production from organic wastes, and much more.Other sections cover Biobased polycarbonate production from CO2 and Biobased Polyols and Polyurethane Production from Algae.

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