Sustainable Engineering Energy and the Environment

<p>This book takes a unique interdisciplinary look at the latest developments advances and trends in the interrelated areas of sustainable engineering energy and the environment focusing on environmental engineering for renewable and green energy. It looks at new research and studies on a variety of topics in green nanotechnology green processing and solar energy sustainable energy policies biofuels fuel cells and much more.</p><p>The first section of <i>Sustainable Engineering Energy and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities </i>looks at myriad issues in sustainable energy such as sustainable urbanism through space planning and residential building design a method to convert vibrations from mechanical work into power energy grid maintenance mathematical modeling and time analysis of various mechanical activities and more. Topics on sustainable energy include voltage systems for stand-alone nanogrids new sources for biodiesel production solar energy conversion protection equipment for windmill towers etc. The section on sustainable environment explores issues such as industrial water recycling regeneration of spent-activated carbon in pharmaceutical production smell mitigation and recovery of fuel from waste the water footprint of agriculture etc.</p><p>Key features</p><ul> <li>Presents advances and developments in the areas of engineering energy and environment under sustainable development</li> <li>Examines potential issues of understanding of green buildings and their energy efficiency</li> <li>Presents case studies on sustainable urbanization</li> <li>Presents novel clean technology applications for attaining environmental sustainability</li> <li>Assesses green auditing and natural capital accounting</li> <li>Describes relevant experimental techniques</li> </ul><p>This book features important contributions from scientists academicians and professionals on the latest developments and advances in the interrelated fields of sustainable engineering energy and environment.</p>