Environment, Energy and Climate Change II: Energies from New Resources and the Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9783319170992 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 263 str.

Gilles Lefebvre; Elena Jimenez; Beatriz Cabanas

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This volume provides a comprehensive overview of advanced research in the field of efficient, clean and renewable energy production, conversion and storage. The ten chapters, written by internationally respected experts, address the following topics: (1) solar and wind energy; (2) energy storage in batteries; (3) biomass; and (4) socio-economic aspects of energy.Given its multidisciplinary approach, which combines environmental analysis and an engineering perspective, the book offers a valuable resource for all researchers and students interested in environmentally sustainable energy production, conversion, storage and its engineering.

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Part I: Solar and Wind Energy

 

Recursive Estimation Methods to Forecast Short-Term Solar Irradiation

A. Martín, Juan R. Trapero

 

Technical and environmental analysis of parabolic trough Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies

G. San Miguel, B. Corona, J. Servert, D. López, E. Cerrajero, F. Gutierrez, M. Lasheras

 

Wind power forecast error probabilistic model using Markov Chains

S. Martín Martinez, A. Honrubia Escribano, M. Cañas Carretón, V. Guerrero Mestre and E. Gómez Lázaro

 

 

Part II: Energy Storage

 

Energy Storage Integration with Renewable Energies: the Case of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems

Carlos de la Cruz, Monica Baptista Lema, Xavier del Toro García, Pedro Roncero-Sánchez

 

Batteries and Ultracapacitors based Energy Storage in Renewable Multi-Sources Systems

Mahamadou Abdou Tankari, Gilles Lefebvre

 

Different Phase Change Materials Implementations for Thermal Energy Storage

Mustapha Karkri, Gilles Lefebvre, Laurent Royon

 

 

Part III: Biomass

 

Bio-refineries: an Overview on Bio-Ethanol Production

Juan Carlos Dominguez Toribio, Francisco Jesus Fernández Morales

 

Effects of External Resistance on Microbial Fuel Cell’s Performance

A. Gonzalez del Campo, P. Cañizares, J. Lobatob, M. Rodrigo, F.J. Fernandez

 

The avocado and its waste: an approach of fuel potential/application

María Paz Domínguez; Karina Araus; Pamela Bonert; Francisco Sánchez; Guillermo San Miguel; Mario Toledo

 

 

Part IV: Socio-economy of Energy

 

Agency and Learning Relationships Against Energy Efficiency Barriers

Martín Rubio, I., Florence Sandoval, A., González Sánchez, E.