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Sustainable Energy Access for Communities
This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goa…
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- 978-3-030-68410-5
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Assessment of Energy-Efficient Building Details for Seismic Regions
This open access book presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone reg…
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- 978-3-030-97556-2
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Energy and Sustainable Futures: Proceedings of 2nd ICESF 2020
This open access book presents papers displayed in the 2nd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF 2020), co-organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the University Alliance DTA in Energy. The research included in this book covers a wide range of topics in the areas of energy and sustainability including: • ICT and control of energy; • conventional energy…
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- 978-3-030-63916-7
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Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Experiments
This open access book is a pedagogical text on nuclear reactor experiments, covering almost all the experiments that can be carried out at the University Training Reactor, Kindai University (UTR-KINKI) with respect to reactor physics and radiation detection, and additionally including academic materials of test and research reactors, nuclear instrumentation, nuclear laws and regulations, in thi…
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- 978-981-19-6589-0
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- XI, 166
Electricity Access, Decarbonization, and Integration of Renewables: Insights …
This Open-Access-Book covers different aspects of the low-carbon energy transformation in a unique manner, with a particular focus on two regions, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The first part of the book provides useful insights on changes and reforms in the energy sector of Bangladesh, while the second part illustrates the low-carbon energy transformation in South Asia and the third part …
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- 978-3-658-38215-5
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- Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection
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- XII, 280
Pilot Society and the Energy Transition
This open access book examines the role of pilot and demonstration projects as crucial devices for conducting innovation in the context of the energy transition. Bridging literature from sustainability transitions and Science and Technology Studies (STS), it argues that such projects play a crucial role, not only in shaping future energy and mobility systems, but in transforming societies more …
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- 978-3-030-61183-5
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Liberating Energy from Carbon: Introduction to Decarbonization
Liberating Energy from Carbon analyzes energy options in a carbon-constrained world. Major strategies and pathways to decarbonizing the carbon-intensive economy are laid out with a special emphasis on the prospects of achieving low-risk atmospheric CO2 levels. The opportunities and challenges in developing and bringing to market novel low and zero-carbon technologies are highlighted from techni…
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- 978-1-4939-0545-4
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- Lecture Notes in Energy
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- 978-1-4939-0545-4
Political economy and instruments of environmental politics
Economists have long argued that market-based instruments such as, environmental taxes, and emission trading systems, are the superior way to offset the negative externalities of any kind of economic activities. Yet, whether the effects of using these instruments are sufficient, whether they are actually used efficiently, and especially which factors influence their effectiveness is subject to …
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- 9780262329736
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- 1 online resource :illustrations.
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Smart Cities
This edited volume discusses the socioeconomic, environmental, and policy implications of smart cities. Written by international experts in energy economics and policy, the chapters present wide range of high quality theoretical and empirical studies at the nexus of social, entrepreneurial, governmental and ecological transformation. The book covers a wide range of topics, with a view towards p…
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- 978-3-031-35663-6
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- XV, 388
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Elektromobilität
Dieses Buch ist eine „Open Access“-Publikation zum Stand der Entwicklung der Elektromobilität. Ohne Zweifel: Die Automobilindustrie befindet sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Mit der Elektromobilität verändern sich bisherige Fahrzeug- und Antriebskonzepte grundlegend. Bestimmt durch neue Fahrzeugkomponenten wie die Batterie, die Leistungselektronik, der Elektromotor und die Brennstoff…
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- 978-3-662-65811-6
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- XXVIII, 724
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