Low Carbon Energy Supply

Description

This book focuses on recent trends in the areas of green and renewable energy, especially as applied to the carbon footprint of energy production, transmission, and use. Discussing the latest developments and advances in the materials and processes involved in energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage, with a particular focus on the management and policies related to these systems, it is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers working in these areas. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Applications of Solar Thermal Technologies in the Built Environment (Lu Aye, Amitha Jayalath)....Pages 1-16 Perspective of Solar Energy in India (Atul Sharma, Amritanshu Shukla, Karunesh Kant)....Pages 17-35 Fundamentals and Performance Evaluation Parameters of Solar Dryer (Mukul Sharma, Om Prakash, Atul Sharma, Anil Kumar)....Pages 37-50 Role of Solar Drying Systems to Mitigate CO2 Emissions in Food Processing Industries (K. Rajarajeswari, B. Hemalatha, A. Sreekumar)....Pages 51-68 Low-Cost Systems for Agriculture Energy Management in Tunisia (Salwa Bouadila, Rim Ben Ali)....Pages 69-90 Design and Selection Criteria of Biogas Digester (Anirshu Dev Roy, Om Prakash, Anil Kumar, A. K. Kaviti, Anukul Pandey)....Pages 91-112 Biofuels in Transport Sector (Renu Singh)....Pages 113-122 Biodiesel: Sources, Production, Emissions, and Policies (Arun Kumar Sharma, Prashant Baredar)....Pages 123-174 Thermo-chemical Conversion of Solid Biomass (R. N. Singh, D. Asha)....Pages 175-201 Role of Biofuels/Biomass in Current Energy Scenario of India (Koushik Guha Biswas, Lipika Das)....Pages 203-209 Recent Trends of Process Intensification in Energy Domain (Koushik Guha Biswas)....Pages 211-219 Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Technology: Recent Development and Advancement (Ramkishore Singh)....Pages 221-250 Photovoltaic-Assisted Thermoelectric Cooling and Heating Systems (Kashif Irshad, Khairul Habib, R. Saidur)....Pages 251-272 Familiarization with Energy Storage Technologies and Their Relevance for Renewable Energy (RE) Based Power Generation (Ishan Purohit, Sudhakar Sundaray, Saurabh Motiwala)....Pages 273-326 Thermal Storage Technologies for Space Cooling and Heating (Behzad Rismanchi, Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah, Tshewang Lhendup, Lu Aye)....Pages 327-339 Solar Passive Technique to Meet Energy Challenges in Building (Alok Kumar Maurya, Mahendra Joshi)....Pages 341-362 Fuel Cell: Fundamental, Classification, Application, and Environmental Impact (Anand Singh, Prashant Baredar, Hitesh Khare, Anil Kumar)....Pages 363-385 Shallow Geothermal Energy: An Emerging Technology (Guillermo Andres Narsilio, Lu Aye)....Pages 387-411 Shale Gas: A Futuristic Non-conventional Energy Resource (Gunjan Kumar Agrahari, Sudha Agrahari)....Pages 413-430 Energy Awareness and Education: Needs and Challenges of Developing Low-Carbon Societies (Saurabh Mishra)....Pages 431-441