Energy and Sustainability

C. A. Brebbia, A. M. Marinov, A. A. Mammoli (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

348 Seiten

2013
WIT Press (Verlag)
978-1-84564-728-5 (ISBN)

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The proceedings of the Fourth International Conference convened on the title subject, contained in this book, were contributed by experts from around the world. Their papers cover an area that is vital to our development, since industrial processes can proceed without an adequate energy supply, and without industrial production, society lacks the commodities on which it depends. Yet supplies of traditional energy fuels are finite. We need to look beyond simple fuel combustion as a source of energy and consider both greater efficiency in the use of energy and new ways of producing it. The papers in the book cover research on: New Energy Sources; Energy Policies; Energy Analysis; Energy and the Built Environment; Sustainability of Direct and Indirect Domestic Energy Sources; Effective Utilization of Waste Biomass and Waste Coal.

Contents Section 1: New energy sources Clean and sustainable electric energy in Romania; Interaction of CO2/CH4 with steel wool in an electrocatalytic dry reforming reactor; Small-scale energy storage for integration of renewable supplies with smart grids; Switching off the generator: technical and economic approach for storage based renewable energy systems for islands Section 2: Energy policies Using sustainable development indicators (SDIs) for sustainability assessment of surface mining operations in the oil sands projects: applicability, usefulness and cost; Electricity demand-side management: best practice programmes for the UK; Towards a profile of sustainable energy in Baja California, Mexico, for 2011 - 2025 from an environmental perspective; University student perceptions of the current and future role of nuclear energy in the world Section 3: Energy analysis Cost analysis of district heating compared to its competing technologies; Using IBM SPSS statistics to identify predictors of electricity consumption in a UK supermarket; Design optimization of the desalination process at Jebel Ali plant in the United Arab Emirates; Standard test procedure to characterise different filter media under energy consideration; Energy efficiency in heritage friendly buildings: a case study in the New Forest (UK) Section 4: Energy and the built environment Sustainability of combustion and incineration of renewable fuels: example of Sweden; Energy management in buildings obtained through multi-criteria assessment system; Use of radiation active surfaces in building facade design; Relationship between economy and sustainability for a multi-storey reinforced concrete frame structure Section 5: Sustainability of direct and indirect domestic energy sources (Special session organised by E. C. Rada) Effects of MSW selective collection on waste-to-energy strategies; Application of multi-stage biofilter pilot plants to remove odor and VOCs from industrial activities air emissions; Maintenance strategies and local impact of MSW incinerators; Potential of electricity generation from renewable energy sources in standard domestic houses; Indoor measurements of particulate matter during steak cooking under different conditions Section 6: Effective utilization of waste biomass and waste coal (Special session organised by Q. Wang) Process analysis of waste bamboo materials using solvent liquefaction; Suppression method of the condensation reaction during phenol liquefaction of woody material; Study on heterogeneous reaction between tar and ash from waste biomass pyrolysis and gasification; Clarification of the reaction at the solution interface of pyrite during oil agglomeration for developing desulfurization and coal cleaning efficiency; Behavior of suspended particulate matter emitted from combustion of agricultural residue biomass under different temperatures

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.6.2013
Reihe/Serie	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment ; 176
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Southampton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-84564-728-9 / 1845647289
ISBN-13	978-1-84564-728-5 / 9781845647285
Zustand	Neuware