Vegetation is able, through photosynthesis, to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it to carbohydrates. Some of this carbon returns to the a...

Reduction of optical losses in both mono and multicrystalline silicon solar cells by surface texturing is one of the important issues of modern sil...

Modern pumping complexes (PC) represent complicated power-consuming technological systems including one or several pumping units (PU) operating in ...

This book presents the main conclusions reached by the academic project "Geopolitics of Gas and the Future of the Euro-Russian Relations (Geo4GER)....

This anthology includes a wide range of topics related to the probable and also possible future developments of energy technologies. The collection...

Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution o...

The commercialisation of fuel cells needs further developments in materials, power density and durability. These key issues are strongly related to...

Thin-film solar cells potentially offer a suitable technology for solving the energy production problem with an environmentally friendly method. Ad...

This book examines the tradeoffs among financing methods for businesses installing onsite photovoltaics (PV). The authors present case studies of P...

This book examines the plans and goals to secure and transform America's energy future. Even as we develop next generation energy technologies, we ...

Economists generally agree that trade barriers are detrimental and decrease overall economic efficiency, this can be explained by the theory of com...

Considers the sometimes problematic relationship between traditional and scientific wildlife management knowledge and practices: environmental ethi...

This book examines the electric power industry which is in a transformation process. The electricity infrastructure of the United States is aging, ...

Nuclear fuel materials are those that are capable of undergoing fission reactions along with the liberation of enormous quantity of energy. The fue...

Transistors play a central role in many electronic circuits, where they usually function as either a switch or an amplifier. This book reviews rese...

Achieving a successful transition to hydrogen-powered vehicles in the U.S. automotive market will require strong and sustained commitment by hydrog...

This book covers structural and foundation systems used in high-voltage transmission lines, conductors, insulators, hardware and component assembly...

Solar energy is derived ultimately from the sun. It can be divided into direct and indirect categories. Most energy sources on Earth are forms of i...

The word 'sustainability' is frequently misunderstood because there are numerous definitions of sustainability and not even two definitions have co...