| Description |
1 online resource (197 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1. Fundamentals of Energy: Its Potentials and Achievements -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Energy Sources -- 1.3 Non-renewable Energy Sources -- 1.3.1 Coal -- 1.3.2 Oil -- 1.3.3 Natural Gas -- 1.3.4 Nuclear Energy -- 1.4 Renewable Energy Sources -- 1.4.1 Hydropower -- 1.4.2 Bioenergy -- 1.4.3 Solar Energy -- 1.4.4 Geothermal Energy -- 1.4.5 Wind Energy -- 1.4.6 Ocean Energy -- 1.4.7 Waste-to-Energy -- 1.4.8 Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) -- 1.5 Energy Conservation |
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1.5.1 Energy Efficiency -- 1.5.2 Energy Management and Energy Policy -- 1.6 Importance of Renewable Energy -- 1.7 World Energy Consumption -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- 2. Renewable Energy: Prospects and Challenges for the Current and Future Scenarios -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Prospects and Present Scenario of Renewable Energy -- 2.3 Bioenergy -- 2.4 Hydropower -- 2.5 Solar Energy -- 2.6 Solar Thermal Electricity -- 2.7 Solar Heating and Cooling -- 2.8 Wind Energy -- 2.9 Geothermal Energy -- 2.10 Ocean Energy -- 2.11 Renewables Growth in Asia Pacific -- 2.11.1 India -- 2.11.2 China |
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2.11.3 Japan -- 2.11.4 Australia -- 2.11.5 Russia -- 2.12 Renewables in Transport -- 2.13 Challenges in Renewable Energy Installation and Transmission -- 2.14 Fundamentals of Power System -- 2.15 Market Failures -- 2.16 Connection and Transmission -- 2.17 Informational and Awareness Barriers -- 2.17.1 Socio-Cultural Barriers -- 2.17.2 Policy Barriers -- 2.18 Climate Policies and Renewable Energy -- 2.19 Global Targets for Renewable Energy -- 2.20 Conclusion -- References -- 3. Green Technology in Relation to Sustainable Agriculture: A Methodological Approach -- 3.1 Introduction |
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3.2 Green Technology -- 3.3 Green Technology Association -- 3.4 Different Agriculturally Important Strategies for Green Technology Development -- 3.4.1 Organic Agriculture in Relation to Green Technology -- 3.4.2 Role of Cyanobacteria for Sustainable Green Technology -- 3.4.3 Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs) in Sustainable Green Technology -- 3.5 Below-Ground Alteration for Sustainable Agriculture -- 3.6 Role of Fungal Microbiota in Relation to Green Technology -- 3.7 Conclusion and Future Perspective -- References |
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4. Briquetting: A Technique for the Densification of Biomass for Agriculture Waste -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Densification and Its Need -- 4.3 Briquetting -- 4.4 Raw Materials for Briquetting -- 4.5 Assessment of Quality Parameters Involved in Briquetting -- 4.5.1 Moisture Content (%) -- 4.5.2 Bulk Density (kg/m[sup(3)] or g/cm[sup(3)]) -- 4.5.3 Durability Index (%) -- 4.5.4 Percent Fine and Ash Content (%) -- 4.5.5 Calorific Value (MJ/kg) -- 4.5.6 Flow Characteristics -- 4.6 Bonding Mechanism in Biomass Briquetting -- 4.7 Step-by-Step Process Involved in Biomass Briquetting |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.7.1 Raw Material Collection |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Singh, Hukum
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Kumar, Amit
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| ISBN |
9781000484458 |
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1000484459 |
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