Energy Solutions to Combat Global Warming

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Development of Supercritical CO2 Solar Rankine Cycle System....Pages 3-27
Study on the Solar Energy Heat Pump Space Heating System in the Agricultural and Pastoral Areas in Inner Mongolia....Pages 29-45
LNG Cold Energy Utilization Technology....Pages 47-66
Cold Thermal Energy Storage Materials and Applications Toward Sustainability....Pages 67-117
Economic Analysis of LNG Cold Energy Utilization....Pages 119-132
Zeotropic Mixture and Organic Ranking Cycle....Pages 133-168
Methane Production from Napier Grass by Co-digestion with Cow Dung....Pages 169-180
Possibilities for Biogas Production from Waste—Potential, Barriers, and Legal Notices....Pages 181-191
Research on Tidal Current Energy Converter Using Artificial Muscles and VIV Theory....Pages 193-206
The Energy Capture Efficiency Increased by Choosing the Optimal Layout of Turbines in Tidal Power Farm....Pages 207-226
Modelling Analysis of the Influence of Wave Farm to Nearshore Hydrodynamics Forces....Pages 227-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Energy Saving and Emission Reduction from the Steel Industry: Heat Recovery from High Temperature Slags....Pages 249-280
The Feasibility Study on Blast Furnace Low Temperature Heat Source Refrigeration for Dehumidified Blast....Pages 281-291
Sludge Treatment by Low-Temperature Heat....Pages 293-306
Resourceful Treatment of Seawater Desalination or High Concentrated Sewage by Renewable Energy....Pages 307-327
Microbiological Assessment of Sewage Sludge in Terms of Use as a Fertilizer....Pages 329-337
Establishment of Changes in the System “Soil-Fertilizer-Plant” as a Result of Fertilization with Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plant....Pages 339-349
Agrochemical and Chemical Assessment of Waste from Livestock Farms....Pages 351-361
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Super Clean Marine Diesel Engines with Nonthermal Plasma Aftertreatment Technology....Pages 365-390
Natural Convection Supercritical Fluid Systems for Geothermal, Heat Transfer, and Energy Conversion....Pages 391-433
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Numerical Analysis of Air Flow Around a Hot Water Radiator for Its Structure Improvement....Pages 435-449
Sustainability Assessment of a Turboprop Engine: Exergy-Based Method....Pages 451-464
Exergy Approach to Evaluate Performance of a Mini Class Turboprop Engine....Pages 465-475
The Efficient Use of the Water Resources and the Global Warming: The Case of North Cyprus “Water of Peace Project”....Pages 477-495
Investigation and Analysis of New Energy Technology Application Status in Beijing—Water Source Heat Pump System....Pages 497-507
Analysis of the Thermal Effect About Groundwater Flowing to the Nest of Tubes Heat Transfer....Pages 509-521
Hydraulic Characteristics of the Francis Turbine with Various Groove Shapes of Draft Tube....Pages 523-537
Front Matter....Pages 539-539
Progress in Sorption Thermal Energy Storage....Pages 541-572
Mitigating Global Warming by Thermal Energy Storage....Pages 573-594
Enhance the Wind Power Utilization Rate with Thermal Energy Storage System....Pages 595-610
A Review of PCM Energy Storage Technology Used in Buildings for the Global Warming Solution....Pages 611-644
Front Matter....Pages 645-645
Transition Engineering....Pages 647-706
Optimal Operation of a Self-regulating Smart Distribution System with Wind Energy Integration and Demand Response....Pages 707-734
Greenization Factor as a Sustainability Measure for Energy Systems....Pages 735-751
Home Energy Management Systems: A Review of Modelling and Complexity....Pages 753-793
The Micro-cogeneration and Emission Control and Related Utilization Field....Pages 795-834
Coping with Global Warming: Compliance Issue Compliance Mechanisms Under MEAs....Pages 835-854
Back Matter....Pages 855-855