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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Multi Criteria Analysis in the Renewable Energy Industry

    by José Ramón San Cristóbal Mateo ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Decision makers in the Renewable Energy sector face an increasingly complex social, economic, technological, and environmental scenario in their decision process. Different groups of decision-makers become involved in the process, each group bringing along different criteria therefore, policy formulation for fossil fuel substitution by Renewable Energies must be addressed in a multi-criteria ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

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  • Ecological Economics

    Sustainability in Practice

    by Stanislav E. Shmelev ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In a concise and crisp manner, this book presents the state of the art in ecological economics, an interdisciplinary field focused on the analysis of sustainability of global, national and regional economic systems. An elegant guide, the book offers a range of cutting edge methods used in sustainability research including multicriteria decision aid (MCDA), input-output analysis, and life cycle ... Read more

    $76.89 CAD

  • Building the Impact Economy

    Our Future, Yea or Nay

    by Maximilian Martin ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book develops a comprehensive framework for creating sustainable new business approaches on a massive scale. It relates the power of entrepreneurship, investment and technology to four areas in which progress is urgently needed to get out of the world’s current impasse. These are: game-changing innovations in companies; a way forward for the global fashion industry that reconciles ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning

    Theoretical and Empirical Insights

    Edited by Yoshiki Yamagata, Ayyoob Sharifi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explores key theoretical and empirical issues related to the development and implementation of planning strategies that can provide guidance on the transition to climate-compatible and low-carbon urban development. It especially focuses on integrating resilience thinking into the urban planning process, and explains how such an integration can contribute to reflecting the dynamic ... Read more

    $128.09 CAD

  • Green Diesel Engines

    Biodiesel Usage in Diesel Engines

    by Breda Kegl, Marko Kegl, Stanislav Pehan ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    With a focus on ecology, economy and engine performance, diesel engines are explored in relation to current research and developments. The prevalent trends in this development are outlined with particular focus on the most frequently used alternative fuels in diesel engines; the properties of various type of biodiesel and the concurrent improvement of diesel engine characteristics using numeric ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Intelligent Microgrid Management and EV Control Under Uncertainties in Smart Grid

    by Ran Wang, Ping Wang, Gaoxi Xiao ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book, discusses the latest research on the intelligent control of two important components in smart grids, namely microgrids (MGs) and electric vehicles (EVs). It focuses on developing theoretical frameworks and proposing corresponding algorithms, to optimally schedule virtualized elements under different uncertainties so that the total cost of operating the microgrid or the EV charging ... Read more

    $140.89 CAD

  • Photovoltaics for Sustainable Electricity and Buildings

    Edited by Ali Sayigh ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This leading-edge volume on advances in photovoltaic technology features diverse contributions from experts in every major geographic PV market. It examines emerging applications such as electricity grid load-balancing and demand- response, PV storage systems, photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors and carbon-offset in buildings. Engineers, researchers, developers and students alike will find new ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Topics in Experimental Dynamics Substructuring and Wind Turbine Dynamics, Volume 2

    Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012

    Edited by M.S. Allen, S. Chauhan, D. De Klerk, S.N. Voormeeren, R. Mayes, D. Rixen, D.T. Griffith ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Topics in Experimental Dynamics Substructuring and Wind Turbine Dynamics, Volume 2, Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the second volume of six from the Conference, brings together 31 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Low Carbon Urban Infrastructure Investment in Asian Cities

    Edited by Joni Jupesta, Takako Wakiyama ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Several Asian cities have already invested in initiatives to build and promote Green Cities. Owing to the limited capacity of local governments, the funding of urban infrastructure has become a critical issue. Against this background, this book explores a new funding mechanism which demands the engagement of many stakeholders, including public-private partnerships.This book offers guidance on how ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells

    A Non- and Low- Platinum Approach

    Edited by Minhua Shao ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Fuel cells are one of the most promising clean energy conversion devices that can solve the environmental and energy problems in our society. However, the high platinum loading of fuel cells - and thus their high cost - prevents their commercialization. Non- or low- platinum electrocatalysts are needed to lower the fuel cell cost.Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells: A Non and Low Platinum Approach is a ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Property Relationship Study of Polymer Field-Effect Transistors

    by Ting Lei ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book summarizes Ting Lei’s PhD study on a series of novel conjugated polymers for field-effect transistors (FETs). Studies contain many aspects of polymer FETs, including backbone design, side-chain engineering, property study, conformation effects and device fabrication. The research results have previously scattered in many important journals and conferences worldwide. The book is likely to ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Wind Towers

    Architecture, Climate and Sustainability

    by Mehdi N. Bahadori, Ali Sayigh, Alireza Dehghani-sanij ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This unique volume provides the only holistic treatment of wind towers, a core aspect of sustainable architecture in hot, arid climates. The authors explain how traditional incarnations of these structures provide significant decreases in energy consumption through their use of renewable wind resources to cool buildings and water storage facilities. Beginning with the underlying scientific ... Read more

    $83.29 CAD