Low Carbon Energy Supply

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Applications of Solar Thermal Technologies in the Built Environment  (Lu Aye, Amitha Jayalath)....Pages 1-16
 Perspective of Solar Energy in India  (Atul Sharma, Amritanshu Shukla, Karunesh Kant)....Pages 17-35
 Fundamentals and Performance Evaluation Parameters of Solar Dryer  (Mukul Sharma, Om Prakash, Atul Sharma, Anil Kumar)....Pages 37-50
 Role of Solar Drying Systems to Mitigate CO2 Emissions in Food Processing Industries  (K. Rajarajeswari, B. Hemalatha, A. Sreekumar)....Pages 51-68
 Low-Cost Systems for Agriculture Energy Management in Tunisia  (Salwa Bouadila, Rim Ben Ali)....Pages 69-90
 Design and Selection Criteria of Biogas Digester  (Anirshu Dev Roy, Om Prakash, Anil Kumar, A. K. Kaviti, Anukul Pandey)....Pages 91-112
 Biofuels in Transport Sector  (Renu Singh)....Pages 113-122
 Biodiesel: Sources, Production, Emissions, and Policies  (Arun Kumar Sharma, Prashant Baredar)....Pages 123-174
 Thermo-chemical Conversion of Solid Biomass  (R. N. Singh, D. Asha)....Pages 175-201
 Role of Biofuels/Biomass in Current Energy Scenario of India  (Koushik Guha Biswas, Lipika Das)....Pages 203-209
 Recent Trends of Process Intensification in Energy Domain  (Koushik Guha Biswas)....Pages 211-219
 Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Technology: Recent Development and Advancement  (Ramkishore Singh)....Pages 221-250
 Photovoltaic-Assisted Thermoelectric Cooling and Heating Systems  (Kashif Irshad, Khairul Habib, R. Saidur)....Pages 251-272
 Familiarization with Energy Storage Technologies and Their Relevance for Renewable Energy (RE) Based Power Generation  (Ishan Purohit, Sudhakar Sundaray, Saurabh Motiwala)....Pages 273-326
 Thermal Storage Technologies for Space Cooling and Heating  (Behzad Rismanchi, Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah, Tshewang Lhendup, Lu Aye)....Pages 327-339
 Solar Passive Technique to Meet Energy Challenges in Building  (Alok Kumar Maurya, Mahendra Joshi)....Pages 341-362
 Fuel Cell: Fundamental, Classification, Application, and Environmental Impact  (Anand Singh, Prashant Baredar, Hitesh Khare, Anil Kumar)....Pages 363-385
 Shallow Geothermal Energy: An Emerging Technology  (Guillermo Andres Narsilio, Lu Aye)....Pages 387-411
 Shale Gas: A Futuristic Non-conventional Energy Resource  (Gunjan Kumar Agrahari, Sudha Agrahari)....Pages 413-430
 Energy Awareness and Education: Needs and Challenges of Developing Low-Carbon Societies  (Saurabh Mishra)....Pages 431-441