Energy Management Books

Canada is on the cusp of embracing and implementing sustainability, and this issue is our map to getting there. In the most important issue that A\J has published in our 44-year history, we team up with leading Canadian scholars to chart our country’s path toward a sustainable future. This special issue of A\J is a collaboration with ...

By Alternatives Journal

Energy costs are a large portion of the operational budget for water and wastewater utilities, second only to staffing. This handbook provides information and insight into energy management strategies that can reduce operational costs, increase operational efficiencies, and develop a more sustainable infrastructure. Following the popular ...

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of easily ...

By Island Press

This book integrates economic, social, environmental, policy and engineering issues related to renewable energy. It covers fundamentals, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling and ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

All energy sources affect the environment in which we live. While fossil fuels may essentially do more harm, renewable energy sources can also pose a threat to the environment. Allowing for the various renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy examines the environmental effects ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Geothermal Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment, Second Edition expounds on the geothermal industry, exploring the expansion, growth, and development of geothermal systems. This text covers every area of geothermal energy, including environmental and economic issues, and technological advancements.Considers the Vast Technological ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Environmental finance is about creating the greatest environmental benefit for the largest number of people at the lowest possible cost. That is the first and most important principle listed in Finance Policy for Renewable Energy and a Sustainable Environment. Focusing on what the author considers to be the 23 principles of environmental finance, ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

In a world where big differences in regional energy prices impact competitiveness, who are the potential winners and losers? Huge volumes of oil are needed to meet growing demand and offset declines in existing fields. Where will it all come from? What could trigger a rapid convergence in natural gas prices between Asia, Europe and North America, ...

By International Energy Agency

Bioenergy is the leading energy source in Sweden today. The Swedish energy system has gone through a major transformation. In the 1970s oil was totally dominating. Today, oil is almost entirely a transport fuel, whereas bioenergy has taken over in district heating, and plays a major role in indutry and in electricity production. People from around ...

By Svebio - The Swedish Bioenergy Association

Energy and environment issues are of paramount importance to achieve the sustainable development of our society. Alcohol-fuelled direct oxidation fuel cells (DOFCs), as a clean and highly-efficient energy harvesting engine, have attracted intensive research activity over recent decades. Electrocatalysts are the material at the very heart of the ...

By Royal Society of Chemistry

Petroleum-based fuels are well-established products that have served industry and consumers for more than one hundred years. However petroleum, once considered inexhaustible, is now being depleted at a rapid rate. As the amount of available petroleum decreases, the need for alternative technologies to produce liquid fuels that could potentially ...

By Royal Society of Chemistry

This report focuses on analyzing transaction multiples, based on public & proprietary databases. Unlike classic market research or general reports on M&A activity in the wind market, it aims to:· Provide Wind Players with reliable benchmarks for valuing wind farms and portfolios, in tandem with other valuation methodologies (DCF, etc.).· Segment ...

By Epsilon Research Sarl

The Pellet Handbook The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass PelletsBiomass pellets are a suitable fuel type for a wide range of applications, from stoves and central heating systems up to large-scale plants, and with practically complete automation in all these capacities. This handbook, written and edited by experienced professionals ...

By BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH

These two volumes feature over 325 nuclear-related standards.Volume 12.01 focuses on materials for nuclear reactor applications and covers: Fuel and Fertile Materials—property requirements for fuel and other related subjects. Nuclear Grade Materials—standard procedures for chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and ...

By ASTM International

These two volumes feature over 325 nuclear-related standards.Volume 12.01 focuses on materials for nuclear reactor applications and covers: Fuel and Fertile Materials—property requirements for fuel and other related subjects. Nuclear Grade Materials—standard procedures for chemical, mass spectrometric, spectrochemical, nuclear, and ...

By ASTM International

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Information about German renewable energy Industries, companies and ...

By e.terras AG

This volume covers test methods that are used to determine the knocking or detonation characteristics of motor and aviation fuels and the ignition characteristics of diesel fuels. Some tests evaluate catalytic materials, while others feature standard tests and practices for performing chemical and physical tests on manufactured carbon and graphite ...

By ASTM International

This volume covers test methods that are used to determine the knocking or detonation characteristics of motor and aviation fuels and the ignition characteristics of diesel fuels. Some tests evaluate catalytic materials, while others feature standard tests and practices for performing chemical and physical tests on manufactured carbon and graphite ...

By ASTM International

This section includes Volumes 05.01 through 05.06:Volume 05.01 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D 56-D 3348Volume 05.02 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D 3427--D 5763Volume 05.03 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D 5769--D 6729Volume 05.04 Petroleum Products and ...

By ASTM International