Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (The CRC Press Series in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Brought to you by the creator of numerous bestselling handbooks, the Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy provides a thorough grounding in the analytic techniques and technological developments that underpin renewable energy use and environmental protection. The handbook emphasizes the engineering aspects of energy conservation and renewable energy. Taking a world view, the editors discuss key topics underpinning energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. They provide content at the forefront of the contemporary debate about energy and environmental futures. This is vital information for planning a secure energy future. Practical in approach, the book covers technologies currently available or expected to be ready for implementation in the near future. It sets the stage with a survey of current and future world-wide energy issues, then explores energy policies and incentives for conservation and renewable energy, covers economic assessment methods for conservation and generation technologies, and discusses the environmental costs of various energy generation technologies. The book goes on to examine distributed generation and demand side management procedures and gives a perspective on the efficiencies, economics, and environmental costs of fossil and nuclear technologies. Highlighting energy conservation as the cornerstone of a successful national energy strategy, the book covers energy management strategies for industry and buildings, HVAC controls, co-generation, and advances in specific technologies such as motors, lighting, appliances, and heat pumps. It explores energy storage and generation from renewable sources and underlines the role of infrastructure security and risk analysis in planning future energy transmission and storage systems. These features and more make the Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy the tool for designing the energy sources of the future. Global Energy System / D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith -- Energy Policy -- Economics Methods / Rosalie Ruegg, Walter Short -- Environmental Impacts And Costs Of Energy / Ari Rabl, Joseph V. Spadaro -- Distributed Generation And Demand-side Management -- Generation Technologies Through The Year 2025 -- Outlook For U.s. Energy Consumption And Prices In The Midterm / Andy S. Kydes -- Transportation Systems / Beth Isler -- Infrastructure Risk Analysis And Security -- Electrical Energy Management In Buildings / Craig B. Smith, Kelly E. Parmenter -- Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning Control Systems / Jan F. Kreider, David E. Claridge, Charles H. Culp -- Energy Efficient Technologies -- Compact Heat Exchangers : Recuperators And Regenerators / Ramesh K. Shah -- Industrial Energy Efficiency And Energy Management / Craig B. Smith, Barney L. Capehart, Wesley M. Rohrer Jr. -- Process Energy Efficiency : Pinch Technology -- Energy Audits For Buildings / Moncef Krarti -- Cogeneration / W. Dan Turner -- Energy Storage, Transmission, And Distribution -- Availability Of Renewable Resources -- Solar Thermal Energy Conversion -- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power / Manuel Romero-alvarez, Eduardo Zarza -- Wind Energy Conversion / Dale E. Berg -- Photovoltaics Fundamentals, Technology, And Application -- Waste-to-energy Combustion / Charles O. Velzy, Leonard M. Grillo -- Biomass Conversion Processes For Energy Recovery -- Geothermal Power Generation / Kevin Kitz -- Hydrogen Energy Technologies / S.a. Sherif, F. Barbir, T.n. Veziroglu, M. Mahishi, S.s. Srinivasan -- Fuel Cells / Xianguo Li -- Appendices / Nitin Goel. Edited By Frank Kreith And D. Yogi Goswami. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. With contributions from both domestic and foreign experts offering a worldwide perspective, the Handbook of Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy provides a comprehensive survey of the field. This reference combines the two main areas related to sustainable buildings-energy efficiency and renewable energy technology-and covers topics such as general energy principles, energy conservation in buildings, industrial and transportation systems, and renewable energy technology. It also includes extensive information on landfills, transportation, and fuel cells. This timely handbook serves as the first source for up-to-date information on energy conservation and renewable energy technologies