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Energy production and management in the 21st century III : the quest for sustainable energy / editors, C. A. Brebbia, E. R. Magaril.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- WIT transactions on ecology and the environment ; Volume 222.
- WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment ; Volume 222
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Energy development--Congresses.
- Energy development.
- Sustainable development--Congresses.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Containing papers from the 3rd International Conference on Energy Production and Management: The Quest for Sustainable Energy, this book discusses the future creation and use of energy resources. It also examines the issue of converting new sustainable sources of energy into useful forms, while finding efficient methods of storage and distribution.An important objective of the book is discussing ways in which more efficient use can be made of conventional as well as new energy sources. This relates to savings in energy consumption, reduction of energy losses, as well as the implementation of smart devices and the design of intelligent distribution networks.This volume provides a comparison of conventional energy sources, particularly hydrocarbons, with a number of other ways of producing energy, emphasising new technological developments, based on renewable resources such as solar, hydro, wind and geothermal.In many cases the challenges lie as much with production of such renewable energy at an acceptable cost, including damage to the environment, as with integration of those resources into the existing infrastructure.The changes required to progress from an economy based mainly on hydrocarbons to one taking advantage of sustainable energy resources are massive and require considerable scientific research as well as the development of advanced engineering systems. Such progress demands close collaboration between different disciplines in order to arrive at optimum solutions.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78466-294-1
- OCLC:
- 1084269414
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