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Direct Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion
In this chapter, considerable and promising designs have been investigated as wave energy conversion systems. A new design is introduced to the wave...
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Solar Collectors and Thermal Conversion
This chapter is useful for comprehending the ideas, layouts, and operational features of different solar collectors and thermal conversion systems,...
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Energy Conversion
Energy can be converted from one form to another in a device or in a system. For example, batteries convert chemical energy to electrical energy and...
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Energy Efficiency: Comparison of Different Systems and Technologies
The efficient use of energy, or energy efficiency, has been widely recognized as an ample and cost-efficient means to save energy and to reduce...
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Improvement of Diesel Engine Parameters by Using of Alcohol Conversion
The article is aimed at solving the task of converting existing diesel drives to gas fuels, which are more environmentally friendly and cheaper...
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Operation Adjustment of a Cold Thermal Energy Storage
Thermal Energy storage systems (TES) are beneficial in controlling the “time” of energy consumption. This characteristic provides the capability of...
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Internal Energy and Enthalpy
Internal energy is associated with the microscopic and collective random motion of particles constituting the media. Energy of the collective random...
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Energy Storage Applications in Renewable Energy Systems
Electricity remains a key element for world development, and the increase in the demand for electrical energy in the industrial, commercial and...
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Traditional Energy Systems
Currently, in 2023, available desalination and power generation plants are mainly driven by traditional energy systems. However, traditional energy...
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New Energy Vehicle Powertrain Technology
Depending on the types of new energy vehicles, the new energy vehicle powertrain can be classified into BEV powertrain, HEV powertrain and FCEV...
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Renewable Energy Sources
This central chapter of the text examines renewable energy technologies such as solar hydropower, solar photovoltaics, wind, bioenergy, solar...
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Energy Efficiency: Comparison of Different Systems and Technologies
The efficient use of energy, or energy efficiency, has been widely recognized as an ample and cost-efficient means to save energy and to reduce...
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Efficiency of Grids
The expansion of regenerative energy sources for predominantly sustainable energy supply has major impact on the future diesign of electricity...
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Energy Storage Devices
In electrical grids, there is always a mismatch between generation and electrical load demand. It is a big challenge to mitigate this mismatch. There...
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Basics of the Use of Regenerative Energy Sources in Buildings
The regenerative energy supply, which often does not match the energy demand, is presented using the most important correlations. The solar...
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Effects of low-load operation on biomass boiler performance: combustion stability, pollutant emission, and boiler efficiency
In the rural areas of China, using biomass boiler as an auxiliary heat source for district heating will be a promising way. In this paper, an...
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CFD Modelling of OWC Devices for Wave Energy Harnessing
This book chapter is focused on how to study the fluid dynamic behavior of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) of the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) type...
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Design and Analysis of Cumulative Regenerative System for a 42 kWh Battery Pack
Electric vehicles (EV) have been the spotlight of automobile industry. Over the past few decades, major research and development are being carried...
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Automation of Systems for Heat and Cold Supply from Renewable Energy Sources
This central book chapter now details the implementation of automation of solar domestic hot water systems, solar assisted building heating, rooms,...
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Experimental investigation of hydrogen-intensified synthetic natural gas production via biomass gasification: a technical comparison of different production pathways
A sustainable and secure energy supply requires alternative concepts for energy generation. Utilizing biomass to produce synthetic natural gas (SNG)...
