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Renewable-Energy-Driven Future Technologies, Modelling, Applications, Sustainability and Policies
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Renewable-Energy-Driven Future [electronic resource] : Technologies, Modelling, Applications, Sustainability and Policies.
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9780128205402
0128205407
Published
San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2020.
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1 online resource (648 p.)
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Print version: Ren, Jingzheng Renewable-Energy-Driven Future : Technologies, Modelling, Applications, Sustainability and Policies San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2020
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2023
Contents
Front Cover
Renewable-Energy-Driven Future
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
I. Technologies
1 Solar energy technologies: principles and applications
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Photovoltaic technologies
1.2.1 Solar photovoltaic principles
1.2.1.1 Power of a solar cell
1.2.1.2 Fill factor
1.2.1.3 Conversion efficiency
1.2.2 Recent advancements in solar photovoltaic technologies
1.2.2.1 Perovskite solar cells
1.2.2.2 Other emerging photovoltaic technologies
1.2.2.3 Cadmium telluride
1.2.2.4 Copper indium gallium selenide
1.2.2.5 Dye-sensitized solar cells
1.2.2.6 Quantum dot solar cells
1.2.3 Applications of solar cells
1.3 Solar thermal collectors
1.3.1 Stationary collectors
1.3.2 Tracking concentrating collectors
1.4 Solar cooling technologies
1.4.1 Solar photovoltaic powered cooling system
1.4.1.1 Solar vapour compression cooling system
1.4.1.2 Solar thermoelectric cooling system
1.4.1.3 Solar ground source heat pump system
1.4.2 Solar thermal powered cooling system
1.4.2.1 Solar sorption cooling system
1.4.2.2 Solar desiccant cooling system
1.4.2.3 Solar ejector cooling system
1.5 Solar pond
1.6 Solar cooking
1.7 Solar desalination
1.7.1 Indirect type desalination
1.7.1.1 Humidification and dehumidification desalination
1.7.1.2 Multistage flash desalination
1.7.1.3 Vapour compression desalination
1.7.1.4 Osmotic desalination driven by solar energy
1.7.2 Direct type desalination
Nomenclature
References
2 Bioenergy for better sustainability: technologies, challenges and prospect
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Technologies
2.2.1 Microorganisms
2.2.2 Feedstocks
2.2.3 Fermentation technologies
2.3 Challenges
2.4 Future prospects
References
3 Organic Rankine cycle driven by geothermal heat source: life cycle techno-economic-environmental analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Organic Rankine cycle system description and working fluid selection
3.3 Methods and models
3.3.1 Thermodynamic and technical analysis
3.3.2 Heat exchanger model
3.3.3 Economic and exergoeconomc analysis
3.3.4 Life-cycle environmental analysis
3.3.4.1 Life-cycle boundary
3.3.4.2 Carbon footprint analysis
3.3.4.3 Data sources
3.3.5 Multicriteria integrated assessment and decision-making
3.4 Thermodynamic and economic results
3.4.1 Effects of design parameters on thermodynamic performance
3.4.2 Effects of design parameters on economic performance
3.4.3 Effects of design parameters on exergoeconomic performance
3.4.4 Sensitivity analysis on the economic performance and inlet temperature of geothermal source
3.5 Life-cycle and carbon footprint analysis of the organic Rankine cycle
3.5.1 Environmental evaluation of life cycle
3.5.2 Environmental evaluation of components
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