Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications

First comprehensive textbook on sustainable energy, includes study problems, illustrative examples, case studies, and practical applications

Addresses current energetic, environmental and sustainability issues and brings potential solutions

Suits the course curricula

Provides a precise/concise and right to the point approach

Discusses producing energy by increasing the systems efficiency at generation, conversion, transportation and consumption

Discusses the conversion of fossil fuels to clean fuels for limiting the pollution and a better environment

Detailed discussion on using ammonia as a potential fuel for transportation and remote applications

Provides some key models, methods, techniques, correlations, graphs, etc for design, analysis and performance improvement

Shows how to use efficient and effective energy storage for energy savings and improved generation efficiency

Thermodynamic fundamentals. - Introductory aspects of energy. - Energy conservation. - Fundamental concepts for sustainable process design. - Thermodynamic cycles. - Thermal and chemical devices. - Fossil fuels vs clean fuels. - Direct energy conversion. - System analysis through energy and exergy. - Renewable energy systems and applications. - Thermal energy storage systems and applications. - District energy systems. - Nuclear energy. - Hydrogen and fuel cell systems and applications. - Ammonia as a potential substance. - CO2 technologies. - Life cycle assessment. - Industrial ecology. - Sectoral energy and exergy utilization. - Sustainable energy policies. - Global warming and climate change issues and potential solutions.