A final section addresses cross-cutting technologies and energy resources, with information on AI for sustainable energy, carbon capture, synfuels, carbon-free hydrogen, techno-economic analysis, and opportunities in rural areas. Part of the Elsevier Renewable Energy Fundamentals Book Series, this volume supports all those looking to gain a basic understanding of sustainable energy processes and systems, including students, graduates, junior engineers, technicians, R&D personnel, scientists, policy makers, and other professionals with an interest in clean energy and the energy sector.
Table of Contents
1. Overview of sustainable energy resources
Section I: PILLARS OF CURRENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
2. Fundamentals of solar photovoltaic technology: principles, components, and design
3. Harnessing water power: Hydropower and marine energy technologies and applications
4. Wind: Recent developments in wind energy
5. Beyond baseload: Advanced nuclear reactors and integrated nuclear-renewable energy systems
6. Application of geothermal systems for energy efficiency in industry
Section II: EMERGING BIOENERGY AND AGROENERGY
7. Biotechnological applications in the study and development of agroenergy crops
8. Ethanol production from rice residue after cultivation of fungi used as biological control agents in crops for biofuels
9. Sustainable enzyme production for bioenergy: modeling transport phenomena in pilot-scale Solid-State Fermentation of agro-residues
10. Advances in the design and operation of biodigesters for the production of biogas from agroindustrial by-products
11. Obtaining biofuels from macroalgae and aquatic weeds
Section III: CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY RESOURCES
12. Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy technologies: a review
13. Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
14. Applications of AI in renewable energy technologies
15. BIM and PLM as enabling platforms for AI-oriented sustainable agroenergy systems
16. Integrating renewable energy: Electrical impact on distribution and transmission grids
17. Energy carrier for sustainable economy: green hydrogen and synthetic fuels
18. An overview on promissory feedstocks and technologies for sustainable aviation fuel production
19. Potentials, challenges and impacts of renewable energy sources in rural areas
Authors
Lina Mar�a Grajales Agudelo Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Brazil.Lina Mar�a Grajales is Associate Professor II at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) in Brazil. She is part of the undergraduate program in Food Engineering and the Graduate Program in Digital Agroenergy, and works on the development of bioreactors for solid-state fermentation aimed at producing biofuels using agro-industrial residues as substrates.
Hailei Wang Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Utah State University, USA.Dr. Hailei Wang is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Utah State University in the United States, and Director of the Energy Technology Research & Innovation (eTRI) Lab. He has broad research expertise in heat transfer and advanced energy system modeling. His work has been funded by various US federal agencies including the NRC, DOD, and several DOE offices such as the Office of Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office, ARPA-E, the Building Technology Office, and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program. His energy system research and thermal modeling work has also been supported by various corporations including Cummins, Medtronic, Thermo Fisher, and NuScale Power. Dr. Wang has published over 60 journal and conference papers, and holds 3 granted patents as well as multiple patent applications.
