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1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations |
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ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 17; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ENERGY USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: A GENERAL REVIEW; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PEOPLE, POWER AND POLLUTION; 3. SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT; 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; 5. GREEN HEAT; 6. EFFECTS OF URBAN DENSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT UTILISING HIGH TECHNOLOGY: AN ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY USE IN INDUSTRY, BUILDINGS DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION |
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2. PEOPLE, POWER AND POLLUTION3. SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT; 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; 5. GREEN HEAT; 6. EFFECTS OF URBAN DENSITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: AN OVERVIEW OF BIOMASS AND BIOGAS FOR ENERGY GENERATION: RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION; 3. BIOGAS UTILISATION; 4. ECOLOGICAL ADVANTAGES OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY; 5. BIOMASS AND SUSTAINABILITY; 6. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF BIOMASS; 7. ENERGY FROM AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; 8. BIOGAS DIGESTER DESGINS; 9. DISCUSSIONS; 10. RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION |
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Chapter 6: HYDROELECTRIC STORAGE FOR INCREASING THE PENETRATION RATE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN ISLAND ELECTRICITY GRIDSABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENERGY STORAGE MEANS; 3. HYDRO-PUMPING SYSTEM (HPS); 4. THE ISLAND SPECIFICITIES; 5. EL HIERRO ISLAND A MODEL IN TERMS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT; 6. A CASE STUDY; CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: HALOPHYTES ENERGY FEEDSTOCKS: POSSIBILITIES FOR ARGENTINA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHOD; 3. RESULTS; CONCLUSION; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND GROWTH IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN NIGERIA |
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ABSTRACT1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE ENERGYSECTOR IN NIGERIA AND ITSROLE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; 3. RELATED LITERATURE; 4. DATA, METHODOLOGY AND MODEL SPECIFICATION; 5. EMPIRICALANALYSIS AND RESULTS; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 4, 2014) |
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Power resources.
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Renewable energy sources.
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Energy-Generating Resources
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Renewable Energy
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energy resources.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Power resources
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Renewable energy sources
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Periodicals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Acosta, Morena J., editor
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| ISBN |
9781631173837 |
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1631173839 |
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