Cases on green energy and sustainable development / Peter Yang, Case Western Reserve University, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yang, Peter, editor.

Series:

Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability (PPPS) book series. 2330-3271.

Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability (PPPS) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clean energy.

Renewable energy sources.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 583 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : Engineering Science Reference, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book examines the role renewable energy and energy efficiency play in the energy transition and sustainable development. It also explores the economics and promotion policies of major renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Strategies, policies, and management. Chapter 1. Countries progress in solar PV in support of NDC implementation and contribution to achieving SDG7 ; Chapter 2. Implementing the European Union renewable energy policy targets in Bulgaria ; Chapter 3. Promotional policies and legislative support for grid-connected renewable energy projects ; Chapter 4. Scaling up renewable energy investment for sustainable development ; Chapter 5. Microfinance and polycentric governance as strategies for renewable energy deployment in urban Sub-Saharan Africa ; Chapter 6. The boulder breakup ; Chapter 7. Sustainable land development using permaculture ; Chapter 8. Green operational strategy for airlines: content and regional analysis ; Chapter 9. Sustainable development in family firms

Section 2. Renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies. Chapter 10. Economically optimal solar power generation ; Chapter 11. Hydrogen fuel cells as green energy ; Chapter 12. Smart grid: an overview ; Chapter 13. Alternative energy source of auxiliary systems of the pumping and hydroelectric power stations using jet pumps ; Chapter 14. Self-assistive controller using voltage droop method for DC distributed generators and storages ; Chapter 15. Hybrid electric energy storage and its dynamic performance ; Chapter 16. Energy informatics using the distributed ledger technology and advanced data analytics ; Chapter 17. Green building technologies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781522585619

OCLC:

1125190333