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1 online resource (xv, 389 pages) : illustrations |
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ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 9 ; ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 9 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN ENERGY SAVING MECHANISMS ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. CLIMATE AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE ; 2.1. Temperature ; 2.2. Wind ; 2.3. Solar ; 2.4. Rain ; 3. ENERGY CONSERVATION ; 3.1. Energy Efficiency ; 3.2. Thermal Insulation ; 3.3. Renewable Energy ; 3.4. Ventilation ; 3.4.1. Natural Ventilation ; 3.4.2. Mechanical Ventilation ; 4. GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS: A TECHNOLOGY REVIEW ; 5. HYDROPOWER SYSTEMS ; 6. AIR-CONDITIONING ; 6.1. Technical Definitions |
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7. COMMERCIAL BUILDING APPLICATIONS 7.1. Examples of Commercial Installations ; 7.2.1. Efficiency ; 7.2. Advantages of the GCHPS ; 7.2.2. Space ; 7.2.3. Aesthetics ; 7.2.4. Simplicity ; 7.2.5. Control ; 7.2.6. Comfort ; 7.2.7. Maintenance ; 7.3. Disadvantages ; 7.3.1. New Technology ; 7.3.2. Limited Profit for HVAC Equipment Manufacturers ; 7.3.3. Installation Cost ; 7.3.4. Projected Cost of Commercial GCHPS ; 7.3.5. Operating Costs ; 7.3.6. Facing the Competition with GCHPS ; 8. DISCUSSIONS ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; Some Useful Figures and Conversions ; EARTH TEMPERATURES AND HEAT PUMPS |
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ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Background; 1.2. Overview of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems ; 1.2.1. Ground Water Heat Pump Systems ; 1.2.2. Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems ; 1.2.2.1. Vertical Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems ; 1.2.2.2. Horizontal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems; 1.2.3. Surface Water Heat Pump Systems ; 1.2.4. Standing Column Well Systems ; 2. HEAT PUMPS APPLICATIONS ; 2.1. Practical Applications of Heat Pumps ; 2.1.1. Choosing a Heat Pump ; 2.1.2. Available Models ; 2.1.3. Home Heating in Other Countries ; 3. SOIL THERMAL HEAT PROPERTIES |
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3.1. Estimation of Soil Heat Absorption Property 3.2. Test of Soil Thermal Conductivity ; 4. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SHORT-TERM ENERGY ASSESSMENT ; 5. OTHER SYSTEMS ; 6. GROUND SOURCE TEMPERATURE VARIATION ; 6.1. Geothermal Heating Systems ; 6.2. Ground Water Heat Pumps ; 7. CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; PROMOTING TRANSITION TOWARDS FREE CARBON TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: OVERCOMING EXISTING THEORETICAL BARRIERS THROUGH ENERGY GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. ENERGY CONTEXT AND RENEWABLE PROMOTION IN THE SELECTED DEVELOPING NATIONS |
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3. THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE DIFFUSION OF RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 3.1. Technical Factors ; 3.1.a. Theory of Experience Curve ; 3.2. Market Factors ; 3.2.a. Lock-in or Path Dependency of Fossil-Fuel Technologies ; 3.3. Institutional Factors ; 3.3.a. Institutional Factors and Diffusion of Renewable Technologies ; 4. GOVERNING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS ; 4.4. State Ownership Supply Approach ; 4.4. Public-Private Partnership ; 4.4. Multi-Level Stakeholder Governance ; 5. STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Power resources -- Research.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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Power resources -- Research
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Acosta, Morena J
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| ISBN |
9781614705239 |
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1614705232 |
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