New and Renewable Technologies for Sustainable Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Advantage of the Renewable Energies at Madeira Island: Electrical Power Production....Pages 1-10
Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems....Pages 11-33
Design and Optimization of Forced Convection Heat Sinks for Sustainable Development....Pages 35-57
Bioenergetics—Conversion of Biochemical to Mechanical Energy in the Cardiac Muscle....Pages 59-72
Comparison Between Simea and Seneca Methods for Social Impact Analysis of Energy Systems....Pages 73-84
Sustainable Energy Scenarios Using Green Energy for India....Pages 85-94
Assessing Urban Environmental Sustainability by Means of Indicators: The Case of the Heritage Buildings....Pages 95-104
Kyoto Protocol Objectives by Promoting the Technology Transfer to Small Island Developing Countries: Santo Antão, Cape Verde....Pages 105-116
Constructal Optimization of Tree-Shaped Paths for the Collection and Distribution of Fluid, Electricity, Goods and People....Pages 117-134
An Overview of Gas Turbine Technologies for Power Generation in Europe....Pages 135-144
Pricing the Energy Supplied by Renewable Sources: An Assessment of the Portuguese Situation....Pages 145-153
Sustainable Utilization of Paper Sludge for Energy Conversion: Economic Potential and Environmental Feasibility....Pages 155-167
Cost Optimization of a Cogeneration Plant....Pages 169-178
An Integrated Methodology for Regional Energy Planning in Isolated Areas: Application in the Cape Verde Islands....Pages 179-190
Modern Financial Mechanisms for Renewable Energy Technologies....Pages 191-202
Advanced Sustainable Integrated Systems for Total Building Energy Supply....Pages 203-210
Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources Using a Geographical Information System....Pages 211-220
Kyoto Protocol Objectives in Croatia Energy Planning....Pages 221-231
Renewable Energies in the Canary Islands: Actual Situation and Perspectives....Pages 233-246
Results of an Experimental Investigate of Natural Ventilated Building....Pages 247-258
Safety Assesment of Hydrogen as a Fuel for Vehicles by Numerical Simulation....Pages 259-267
Possibilities of Reducing Energy Costs by Using CHP Systems in Urban Area of Sarajevo Region....Pages 269-283
Expert System for New and Renewable Energies....Pages 285-298
Photovoltaics R&D: A Tour Through The 21 st Century....Pages 299-312
The Use of Solar Energy in a District Heating System in Finland: Case Study of Six District Heating Plants....Pages 313-324
Solar Air Conditioning for Buildings....Pages 325-332
Experimental Study of a Passive System: A Ventilated Wall....Pages 333-343
Overall Performance of Advanced Glazing Windows in Nonresidential Buildings: Heat Extraction and Energy Requirements....Pages 345-359
Photovoltaic Solar Cells With Thin Film Materials....Pages 361-368
Photovoltaic Devices: A 2000 Overview....Pages 369-390
Suitability of Metallic Materials for Interconnects in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells....Pages 391-398
Fuel Cell Buses: A Sustainable Technology for the Urban Passenger Transportation Sector....Pages 399-409
Fuel Cells and the Future of Motorization....Pages 411-420
Fuel Cell-Based Renewable Energy Supply: Sustainable Energy for Isolated and Island Communities....Pages 421-428
Sustainable Heat and Electricity from Sugarcane Residues Gasification in Brazil....Pages 429-441
Some Aspects Contributing to Improved Process and Equipment Design in the Field of Waste-To-Energy and Environmental Protection....Pages 443-458
Generation of a Gaseous Fuel by Pyrolysis or Gasification of Biomass for Use as Reburn Gas in Coal-Fired Boilers....Pages 459-476
Phase Space Description of Unstable Dynamics of a Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor....Pages 477-487
Integrated Biomass Gasification - Gas Turbine - Fuel Cell Systems for Small-Scale, Distributed Generation of Electricity and Heat....Pages 489-499
Thermodynamic Performances and Cost Analysis of Advanced Biomass Combustion Power Plants....Pages 501-516
Stabilizing Effect and Diffusion Control on Diffusion Flames by Magnetic Field....Pages 517-528
Experimental Study on Combustion in a Porous Media....Pages 529-539
Low Emission Combustion of Vegetable Oils with the Porous Burner Technology....Pages 541-554
Emissions during the Co-combustion of Lignite and Waste Wood in a Fluidised Bed Reactor....Pages 555-568
Combustion of Sawdust....Pages 569-579
Design and Calculation of a New Unit for Thermal Treatment and Energy Utilization of Gas Wastes....Pages 581-597
Development of Computerized Tool for Design and Assessment of Biomass Power Generation Systems....Pages 599-606
Thermochemical Gasification of Biomass: Fuel Conversion, Hot Gas Cleanup and Gas Turbine Combustion....Pages 607-613
The Use of Waste Wood for Energy Production: Technical Aspects and Management Issues....Pages 615-625
Disposal of Low Calorific Value Waste Gas....Pages 627-643
Modified Thermal Calculations of a Geothermal Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger (with Insulation And No Insulation) Immersed into Geothermal Deposit....Pages 645-654
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and Deep Ocean Water Applications (DOWA): Market Opportunities for European Industry....Pages 655-666
On the Two-Phase Dispersed Flow Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer Investigations....Pages 667-681
Spreading of Droplets on Horizontal Surfaces....Pages 683-692
Air Particulate Matter Characterization of an Industrial Area at North From Lisbon....Pages 693-702
Back Matter....Pages 703-710