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.

Books Journals

Digital Platforms for Sustainable Business

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Muhammad Imran Qureshi + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Digital Platforms for Sustainable Business: Driving Energy Efficiency through Digital Transformation explores the immense potential of digital platforms in fostering energy efficiency and sustainability within business operations. The book addresses the critical issue of energy inefficiency and its detrimental impact on the environment. By leveraging digital platforms, businesses can optimize their energy consumption, thereby reducing their environmental footprint. The book provides valuable insights into various digital tools and platforms, such as real-time monitoring systems, machine learning algorithms, and blockchain-based solutions, that can significantly enhance energy efficiency.Further sections examine the challenges and opportunities that come with adopting these platforms, including concerns related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and organizational change management. The book also aligns with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG13 (Climate Action). It is an indispensable resource for energy researchers, professionals, policymakers, and academics studying sustainability and digital transformation.

Optimizing Markets for Energy Stability

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Muhammad Shahbaz + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Optimizing Markets for Energy Stability collates the latest cutting-edge econometric technologies for energy markets built to support global energy transition. This book takes an integrated, international approach, dedicating chapters to flexible frameworks for both policy and market design across a range of countries. Utilization of the accelerating technological developments across renewable energy sources, distributed resource penetration, energy storage, and peer-to-peer platforms is broken down clearly. Market strategies for supporting global energy stability are provided and placed in context, from demand response and risk mitigation to techno-economic modelling and optimization. Featuring a range of contributors with a truly global geographical perspective, Optimizing Markets for Energy Stability is an indispensable modern reference for any academic, student, or researcher investigating the energy markets of the future.

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 offers a thorough understanding of the technologies, challenges, and opportunities aimed at achieving a low-carbon, sustainable energy future. The book delves into renewable energy integration, fundamentals of energy storage technologies, and hydrogen production and utilization. It systematically covers energy storage and grid integration, hydrogen as an energy carrier in the grid, hybrid energy systems, and the role of energy storage and hydrogen in transportation.The book also explores decarbonizing industries with hydrogen integration, policy and regulatory frameworks, economic and environmental impacts, and real-world case studies. Future trends and challenges are also examined, making it a valuable resource for 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
Paperback
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eBook
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Safety and Reliability of Offshore Renewable Energies delves into the crucial aspects of risk and reliability, ensuring asset durability and long-term performance while fostering safe operations in the challenging offshore renewable energy systems context. The book starts with an overview of offshore renewable energy systems, followed by a detailed examination of regulatory standards for safety and reliability, environmental impacts, risk assessment and management, human factors, safety culture, infrastructure optimization, asset management, maintenance, and decommissioning. The book further explores reliability and safety in specific areas such as wind farms, offshore hydrogen, wave and tidal energy, and floating PV systems.It also addresses safety and risk in multi-purpose and co-located offshore facilities, bridging the gap between industry and academia. This comprehensive resource is invaluable for researchers, students, engineers, consultants, industry professionals, and policy makers involved in offshore renewable energy.

Economic Impact of the Energy Transition

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Jinsoo Kim + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Economic Impact of the Energy Transition: Energy-Environment-E... Models explores and analyzes the complex nature of energy transition, the inter-relationships between energy, environment, and economy, and the use of 3E models to assess economic impact, including a new energy-environment-e... model introduced by the book's editors. The book begins by introducing energy transition and economic impacts, explaining classical macro-econometric models, input-output and CGE models, and macroeconomic models. The second part of the book focuses on energy-environment-e... (3E) models developed globally, with in-depth chapters examining GEC, E3ME, NEMS-MAM, and finally the new System of Three E-Models (STEM).The last section of the book provides case studies demonstrating the utilization of different 3E models in various parts of the world. A final chapter carefully examines the advantages and limitations of each model, its policy implications, and considerations for empirical analysis, discusses how these can be applied, addresses the remaining challenges in the field of energy transition and economic impact analysis, and suggests directions for future research. This is a valuable resource for researchers, advanced students, faculty, scientists, engineers, analysts, policy makers, consultants, and other industry professionals with an interest in energy transition, modeling, policy, and the interconnection between energy, environment, and economy.

Managing the Future

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Maria Angela Capello
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Managing the Future: Sustainability Leadership in Energy offers an invaluable guide on how to lead sustainability within the energy sector by presenting real-world experiences of leaders who have successfully integrated sustainability into their operations. The book outlines the framework provided by the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing practical strategies for achieving these goals. The book delves into various aspects, including Sustainability and ESG reporting, the intersection of Sustainability and Geoscience, and effective communication, vision, and strategy setting.It also highlights the contributions of academic leaders in advancing the 2030 UN Sustainability Agenda, and provides narratives from other sectors to illustrate common challenges and opportunities in corporate sustainability initiatives.

Intelligent Energy Systems using the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mohd Herwan Sulaiman + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Intelligent Energy Systems using the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm: Foundations, Methods, and Applications reveals the potential of innovative optimization algorithms to support sustainability in modern energy systems. This book provides a multidisciplinary foundation for the reader, with Part I breaking down fundamentals including the challenges to be addressed in renewable energy systems and detailed methodologies including swarm-, physics-, and human-based algorithms, before introducing the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm themselves. Part II drills deeper into examples, case studies, and applications for energy systems, offering comparative analysis with alternative tools, and providing complimentary MATLAB code using the latest Toolbox. A sandbox for readers to learn, skill-build, and develop in, ‘Intelligent Energy Systems using BMO and EMA’ provides an indispensable guide to these cutting-edge AI tools for new and experienced readers.

Phase Change Materials and Nano-PCMs

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Alibakhsh Kasaeian + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Phase Change Materials and Nano-PCMs offers a comprehensive exploration of nano-PCMs and nano-enhanced phase change materials, with particular emphasis on their applications. Divided into ten chapters, it delves into the history of thermal energy storage and PCM technologies, their chemistry, synthesis, and kinetics. Additionally, the book covers the crystallization processes involved. In later chapters, it examines the properties and applications of PCMs, their use in renewable energy, and the role of nanotechnology in phase change materials. It also addresses environmental and economic issues associated with PCM use, concluding with case studies to enhance reader understanding.This book is a valuable and timely reference for those focused on thermal energy storage. It is an essential resource for researchers and students interested in thermal energy storage.

Simulation and Machine Learning Models for Energy Policy Design

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Festus Adedoyin
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Simulation and Machine Learning Models for Energy Policy Design explores how policy design can reduce emissions in support of climate action by emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge simulation and machine learning techniques and bridging the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical implementation, therefore offering a hands-on guide for policymakers and professionals seeking innovative solutions. This book not only explores machine learning but also incorporates simulation techniques, providing a more comprehensive guide that extends beyond efficiency to encompass the entire policy design process.It not only addresses renewable (and other forms of) energy integration challenges but also leverages advanced technologies for optimized decision-making. With its holistic approach and insights on practical implementation, this book is a welcome reference for those who work on the design of energy policies.

A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Veerpratap Meena + 4 more
English
Paperback
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A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies presents a cutting-edge guide on leveraging IoT technologies to optimize renewable energy integration through microgrid clusters. The book begins by detailing the fundamental aspects of microgrid clusters, encompassing design, control, and optimization. This comprehensive grounding prepares readers for the exploration of IoT integration to harness big data analytics for energy efficiency, power management, fault monitoring, and cybersecurity. The book further delves into the meticulous analysis of protocol selection for effective operation and control.It covers wired protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, and Ethernet, wireless protocols like Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and IoT protocols including CoAP, MQTT, and HTTP. By outlining an adaptable framework for interdisciplinary opportunities, this book guides researchers and engineers in creating the flexible, renewable grid of the future.

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