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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.

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Energy Storage for Smart Grids

  • 2nd Edition
  • March 1, 2029
  • Pengwei Du + 1 more
  • English
Energy storage is a main component of any holistic consideration of smart grids, particularly when incorporating power derived from variable, distributed and renewable energy resources. The fully revised Energy Storage for Smart Grids 2ed delves into detailed coverage of the entire spectrum of available and emerging storage technologies, and supports the transition from pilot projects to the mainstream applications for utilities.Featuring the latest research findings from the world’s foremost energy storage experts, complete with data analysis, field tests, and simulation results, this book helps device manufacturers develop robust business cases for the inclusion of storage in grid applications. With new chapters addressing the barriers to the participation of electric storage this reference helps support greater efficiency in electric wholesale markets, and will help support the resilience of the bulk power system.It also provides the comparisons and explanations grid planners and operators need to make informed decisions about which storage solutions will be most successful when implemented in operational grids.

The Thorium Fuel Cycle for Next Generation Nuclear Reactors

  • 1st Edition
  • March 1, 2029
  • Mayeen Uddin Khandaker + 1 more
  • English
The Thorium Fuel Cycle for Next Generation Nuclear Reactors: The Past, Present and Future of Thorium Fuel Utilization provides a supportive and comprehensive guide to nuclear fuel researchers and industrial experts on the potential uses of the thorium fuel cycle in mitigating current challenges posed by the use of uranium. Editor Professor Khandaker and his team of contributors combine the latest research and knowledge, presenting the applications of thorium fuel technology in all reactor types, including light water reactors, molten salt reactors and fast reactors. All aspects of the thorium fuel cycle are covered, ranging from the availability of resources, extraction, fabrication, performance, waste management and reprocessing systems. A chapter on the economic assessment of thorium-based fuel is also included, covering the resource market, market competitiveness and both front-end and back-end operational cost considerations. This practical book equips the reader with a solid understanding of the thorium fuel cycle within nuclear reactors and enhances their ability to formulate their own responses to common challenges and future thorium research.

Modeling Tools for Planning Sustainable Biomass and Waste Conversion into Energy and Chemicals

  • 1st Edition
  • March 1, 2029
  • Pietro Bartocci + 7 more
  • English
Modeling Tools for Planning Sustainable Biomass and Waste Conversion into Energy and Chemicals: Optimization of Technical, Economic, Environmental and Social Key Aspects provides practical knowledge on the technical, economic and environmental aspects of bioenergy, biorefining, and waste-to-energy systems through modeling. The book covers key-technologies and cutting-edge advances for biomass assessment using statistics and GIS systems, logistics optimization using Vehicle Routing Problem solvers, Neural Networks and Optimization models based on MILP and NLP, and energy demand assessment. Finally, the book illustrates the application of the methodologies covered through a number of case studies, quizzes and exercises.In addition, sections cover feasibility plans for biorefineries and combined heat and power systems, and the fundamentals and challenges of modeling biomass and waste conversion processes, such as anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, transesterification, fermentation and hydroprocessing. The authors also examine economic and market factors influencing feedstock availability and price and provide tools for environmental and social impact analysis.

Digital Twins Simulation of Electrical Systems

  • 1st Edition
  • February 1, 2029
  • Giambattista Gruosso + 1 more
  • English
Digital Twins Simulation of Electrical Power Systems is a methodological primer for the optimization of power systems using real-time dynamic modelling and simulation built using the HiL methodology, enabling the user to develop highly accurate digital twins of electrical systems. The work opens by introducing the main model-based, data-driven, and real-time implementation techniques for digital twins for electrical systems, before reviewing the fundamentals, implementation advantages and disadvantages, and core applications of the hardware in the loop methodology. Core HiL methods are presented, compared and analyzed alongside discussion of interfacing algorithms, co-simulation, and applications in power hardware in the loop (pHiL) scenarios. The work reviews communication protocols for modern electrical systems and addresses how they can be integrated into real-time and network simulations. Control algorithms are introduced and discussed with representative application examples. An extensive introduction to the Typhoon HiL Simulation environment is provided. The final third of the work provides an expansive application to multiple use scenarios in power electronics, power systems, innovative electrical systems, and automatic testing.

High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals

  • 3rd Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • John Kuffel + 3 more
  • English
High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals, Third Edition provides a thorough discussion of the basics of high voltage laboratory techniques and phenomena, seamlessly combining them with the principles governing the design of high voltage insulation. It is an ideal text for students, utility engineers, designers, and operators of high voltage equipment. This entirely revised edition reflects current practice, including major coverage of the latest instrumentation, the use of electronegative gases such as sulfur hexafluoride, modern diagnostic techniques, and high voltage testing procedures.

Standard Handbook of Integrated Reservoir Management

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • Tarek Ahmed
  • English
Experienced managers and engineers in the oil industry all too often see more junior staff, lost in the details of their latest big computational models, failing to analyse properly the key decisions that need to be made – "What recovery mechanism shall we use? How many wells do we drill? What facilities capacity do we need? How do we operate the artificial lift system? What do we do if reservoir permeability is better than we expect? Written by an expert with over 30 years of experience, Standard Handbook of Reservoir Engineering: Calculations and Simulations uses mathematics and simplified system models in conjunction with the industry-standard computational models. Supported by an online computer program, this book online arrangement allows readers construct, validate, and run simulations. The author covers engineering practices in a multidisciplinary approach. The book includes all relevant calculations ranging from exploration and appraisal to enhanced oil recovery. Reservoir engineering equations are introduced with emphasis directed to parameter significance and its employment in reservoir engineering calculations. This is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the reservoir dynamics, which results in advanced skills to utilize all available reservoir data and their application for the sake of better managing the reservoir to maximize recovery and profit. Pertinent industrial reservoir computer models will be explained as needed. Written by an expert with over 30 years of experience, this Standard Handbook uses mathematics and simplified system models in conjunction with the industry-standard computational models. The author covers engineering practices in a multidisciplinary approach. The book includes all relevant calculations ranging from exploration and appraisal to enhanced oil recovery. Reservoir engineering equations are introduced with emphasis directed to parameter significance and its employment in reservoir engineering calculations. This is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the reservoir dynamics, which results in advanced skills to utilize all available reservoir data and their application for the sake of better managing the reservoir to maximize recovery and profit. Pertinent industrial reservoir computer models will be explained as needed.

Handbook of Natural Gas Engineering

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • William A. Poe
  • English
The process of getting natural gas out of the ground, and to its final destination to be used, is a complicated one. There is a great deal of behind-the-scenes activity that goes into delivering natural gas to your home, even though it takes only the flick of a switch to turn it on. This handbook brings together the science and engineering processes that allow the natural gas industry to get their product out of the ground, and transform it into the natural gas that is used in homes and industries throughout the world. This Standard Handbook covers the Well head to the burner tip: The Exploration sections outline how natural gas is found, and how companies decide where to drill wells for it. The Extraction sections focus on the drilling process, and how natural gas is brought from its underground reservoirs to the surface. The Production sections discuss what happens once the well is drilled, including the processing of natural gas once it is brought out from underground. The Transport sections outline how the natural gas is transported from the wellhead and processing plant, using the extensive network of pipelines throughout North America. The Storage sections describe the storage of natural gas, how it is accomplished, and why it is necessary. The Distribution sections focus on the delivery of natural gas from the major pipelines to the end users, whoever they may be. The Marketing sections discuss the role that natural gas marketers play in getting the gas from the wellhead to the end

Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes and Applications

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • Birol Dindoruk
  • English
When an oil well or oil field reaches the end of its normal life, as much as 75% of the "original oil place" is still left underground in the oil wells because recovering the "stranded oil" is either too difficult or too expensive, or both. The dramatic increase in the urgency to develop these untapped reserves in mature fields has created renewed interest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies on a global scale. Written for new or practicing engineers, who want to learn more about enhanced oil recovery process, techniques, and applications, Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes and Practical Applications, offers an overview of EOR best practices with an emphasis on issues relevant to field applications. Succinct and easy to understand, the authors begin with an explanation of the fundamental factors which effect recovery such as diffusion, capillarity, gravity, and phase behavior. This is followed by four self contained chapters which systematically introduces the various types of EOR operations and equipment along with their pros and cons. With this introduction, new engineers, technicians and project managers will find a valuable guide to the methods, equipment and project workflows which are critical to EOR operations. While practicing professionals gain more knowledge regarding industry best practices.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Primer

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • Samir Dalvi
  • English
Acquire and master the expertise to identify opportunities and solve problems quickly. The perfect companion for anyone who is entering the industry or needs to acquire new skills quickly, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Primer demystifies critical equipment, exploration techniques, processes and terminology used throughout the exploration, drilling and production value stream. The book’s eight chapters follows a chronological sequence of activities performed in the upstream oil and gas value stream, beginning with exploration and surveying of prospective oil and gas fields, drilling, components of the well, production, preliminary processing, and transportation to the refinery. Packed with useful illustrations, charts, tables and diagrams, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Primer’s introduces readers to the most common petroleum and natural gas equipment in order of their importance in the petroleum exploration, drilling and production value stream. In addition, the author includes a chapter on nonconventional sources of oil & gas.