Télécharger le livre :  The Energy Landscape in the Republic of South Africa
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A timely overview of the energy landscape in South Africa (RSA) is presented in this Springerbrief. The background and context to the current situation, and analysis of the policies being put forward by the government for the near future are described. Four broad areas...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-10-31
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Nanophysics for Energy Efficiency
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This book provides a succinct account of the ways in which nano technology is being applied to improve energy efficiency. The coverage includes current scanning probe techniques for electrical energy storage, energy harvesting systems and local electrochemistry as well...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-07-22
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Sustainable Energy Resources and Economics in Iceland and Greenland
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This book provides fascinating examples of the ways renewable and sustainable energy can support economic growth, which will be illuminating for academic researchers and students, as well as those interested in green investment opportunities. The distinctive glacial,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2015-05-06
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  The Mass Retrofitting of an Energy Efficient—Low Carbon Zone
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Maximizing reader insights into the strategic value of mass retrofits in the residential property sector through a detailed case study analysis of the ‘Hackbridge project’, this book uses this development to broaden understanding of how planners may perform urban...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-12-29
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Clean Hydrogen Production Methods
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This brief covers novel techniques for clean hydrogen production which primarily involve sodium hydroxide as an essential ingredient to the existing major hydrogen production technologies. Interestingly, sodium hydroxide plays different roles and can act as a catalyst,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-12-27
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Rethinking Economic Growth Theory From a Biophysical Perspective
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Neoclassical growth theory is the dominant perspective for explaining economic growth. At its core are four implicit assumptions: 1) economic output can become decoupled from energy consumption; 2) economic distribution is unrelated to growth; 3) large institutions are...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-12-09
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Home Energy Information
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The book contains the data required to measure and manage energy consumption in residential buildings. This book describes energy information in detail so that any homeowner can measure energy use on a continuing basis, make decisions regarding how to conserve energy,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-11-17
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Gas Transport in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and emerging measurement technologies associated with gas transport in solid oxide fuel cells. Within these pages, an introduction to the concept of gas diffusion in solid oxide fuel cells is...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-09-03
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Power-to-Gas: Technology and Business Models
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Increased production of energy from renewable sources leads to a need for both new and enhanced capacities for energy transmission and intermediate storage. The book first compares different available storage options and then introduces the power-to-gas concept in a...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-07-18
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  The National Clean Energy Fund of India
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The National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), announced in the Government of India’s Budget 2010-11, is seen as a major step in India's quest for energy security and reducing the carbon intensity of energy. Funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-07-15
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Microfluidic Fuel Cells and Batteries
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Microfluidic fuel cells and batteries represent a special type of electrochemical power generators that can be miniaturized and integrated in a microfluidic chip. Summarizing the initial ten years of research and development in this emerging field, this SpringerBrief is...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-06-14
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Energy and the Financial System
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The modern financial system was developed to support the rapid economic growth that took off about 200 years ago with the phenomenal amounts of cheap energy made available through the exploitation of fossil fuels. As a result, its viability is completely dependent upon...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-01-29
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Preparing for Peak Oil in South Africa
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Oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial economies. Petroleum powers virtually all motorized transport, which in turn enables most economic activities and provides mobility for citizens. But oil is a finite resource that is steadily depleting. In the past decade, the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-11-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Energy in Australia
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With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-11-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Natural Gas Hydrate - Arctic Ocean Deepwater Resource Potential
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The book is an up-to-date basic reference for natural gas hydrate (NGH) in the Arctic Ocean. Geographical, geological, environmental, energy, new technology, and regulatory matters are discussed. The book should be of interest to general readers and scientists and...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-10-11
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Solar Based Hydrogen Production Systems
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of various solar based hydrogen production systems. The book covers first-law (energy based) and second-law (exergy based) efficiencies and provides a comprehensive understanding of their implications. It will help minimize...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-09-05
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
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This book outlines many of the techniques involved in materials development and characterization for photoelectrochemical (PEC) – for example, proper metrics for describing material performance, how to assemble testing cells and prepare materials for assessment of their...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-08-28
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Decision Making Algorithms for Hydro-Power Plant Location
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The present study has attempted to apply the advantage of neuro-genetic algorithms for optimal decision making in maximum utilization of natural resources. Hydro-power is one of the inexpensive, but a reliable source of alternative energy which is foreseen as the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-06-06
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Tracking Solar Concentrators
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Harnessing a multitude of complementary green energy sources is the only plausible way to satisfy the energy demands of a greedy global economy. The potential of solar energy (being the most abundant) in fulfilling part of the energy requirements of mankind is immense...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-01-30
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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Télécharger le livre :  Spain's Photovoltaic Revolution
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The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-01-04
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Energy
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