Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol I

1. Fuel Cells

   1. The Application of Solar-Powered Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Electrolysers for the Sustainable Production of Hydrogen Gas as Fuel for Domestic Cooking

      • Evangelia Topriska, Maria Kolokotroni, Zahir Dehouche, Ruth Potopsingh, Earle Wilson

      Pages 193-203

   2. Surface Modification and Optimization of Semiconductor ns-TiO2–WO3 Admixed Photoelectrode in Regard to Solar Hydrogen Production

      • Mridula Tripathi, Priyanka Chawla

      Pages 205-213

   3. Hydrogen for Mobility: An Assessment from Economic, Energetic, and Ecological Point of View

      • Amela Ajanovic, Reinhard Haas

      Pages 215-223

2. Geothermal Energy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

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   2. Hydrogeothermal Potential of the Belgrade City Area, the Capital of Serbia First Assessment

      • Dejan Milenic, Ana Vranjes, Nenad Doroslovac

      Pages 227-234

   3. Automatic Optimization of Multiple Borehole Heat Exchanger Fields

      • Peter Bayer, Markus Beck, Michael de Paly

      Pages 235-245

   4. Thermo-economic Study of Hybrid Thermal Solar and Geothermal Heat Pumps System in Algeria

      • Mounir Aksas, Fouad Khaldi, Rima Zouagri

      Pages 247-258

3. Hydropower and Ocean Energy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259

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   2. Study on Tandem Configuration of a Flapping Tidal Stream Generator

      • Jihoon Kim, Tuyen Quang Le, Jin Hwan Ko, Jin-Soon Park, Kwang-Soo Lee

      Pages 261-270

   3. An Economic Approach for the Design of Small Hydropower Converter

      • Jana Hadler, Klaus Broekel

      Pages 271-278

   4. Identifying Promising Wave Energy Converter Technologies

      • Matt Folley, Trevor Whittaker

      Pages 279-289

   5. Optimal Operation Control of Hydrokineticbased Hybrid Systems

      • Kanzumba Kusakana, Herman Jacobus Vermaak, Bubele Papy Numbi

      Pages 291-303

   6. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Blade Angle Variation on a Counter-Rotating Tidal Current Turbine

      • Lee Nak-Joong, Kim In-Chul, Hyun Beom-Soo, Lee Young-Ho

      Pages 305-316

   7. Challenge to Use Small Hydropower by Contrarotating Small Hydro Turbine

      • Toru Shigemitsu, Junichiro Fukutomi, Chihiro Tanaka

      Pages 317-327

   8. Site Implementation of a Low-Head Pico-Hydro Turgo Turbine

      • Samuel J. Williamson, Julian D. Booker, Bernard H. Stark

      Pages 329-338

   9. Design of a Linear Electrical Machine for a Wave Generation System in the Maltese Waters

      • Xuereb Annalise, Spiteri Staines Cyril, Sant Tonio, Mulè Stagno Luciano

      Pages 339-350

   10. Modelling Tidal Stream Turbines

       • Sarah Tatum, Carwyn Frost, Daphne O’Doherty, Allan Mason-Jones, Tim O’Doherty

       Pages 351-363

   11. Experimental Validation of Gap Leakage Flow Models in Archimedes Screw Generators

       • Andrew Kozyn, William D. Lubitz

       Pages 365-375

4. Low-Energy Architecture

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 377-377

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   2. Double- or Single-Skin Façades for Low-Carbon Office Refurbishments in the UK: A Comparative Case Study

      • Francesco Pomponi, Poorang A.E. Piroozfar

      Pages 379-389

This book provides insights on a broad spectrum of renewable and sustainable energy technologies from the world’s leading experts.  It highlights the latest achievements in policy, research and applications, keeping readers up-to-date on progress in this rapidly advancing field. Detailed studies of technological breakthroughs and optimizations are contextualized with in-depth examinations of experimental and industrial installations, connecting lab innovations to success in the field.
The volume contains selected papers presented at technical and plenary sessions at the World Renewable Energy Congress,  the world's premier conference on renewable energy and sustainable development. Held every two years, the Congress provides an international forum that attracts hundreds of delegates from more than 60 countries.

• Green Building
• Green Energy
• Photovoltaics
• Renewable Energy
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Solar Cooling
• Solar Energy
• Solar Thermal
• Sustainable Architecture
• Sustainable Development

• Chairman, World Renewable Energy Congress, Brighton, United Kingdom

  Ali Sayigh

Dr. Ali Sayigh is Chairman and Founder of the World Renewable Energy Congress and Council; Director General of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN); Chairman and Founder of the Arab Solar Energy Society; and Past Chairman of the UK Solar Energy Society. Dr. Sayigh was recently elected to chair the Iraqi Energy Institute, and he actively consults on renewable and sustainable energy issues for a number of international organizations, including UNESCO, ISESCO, UNDP, ESCWA, & UNIDO. Dr. Sayigh was Director of Solar Seminars at ICTP Trieste, Italy from 1977-1995; Professor of Solar Energy at King Saud, Kuwait, and Reading Universities from 1969 to 1994, and Professor of Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire from 1994 to 2004. He was the founding expert in Renewable Energy at AOPEC. He is Fellow of the Institute of Energy; Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; and Chartered Engineer. He has published more than 400 papers and has contributed to and edited over 30 books. He has been Editor and Editor in Chief of several international journals including Renewable Energy and the International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Major Reference Work, Comprehensive Renewable Energy.

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