This book on organic Rankine cycle technology presents nine chapters on research activities covering the wide range of current issues on the organic Rankine cycle. The first section deals with working fluid selection and component design.

With hundreds of ORC power systems already in operation and the market growing at a fast pace, this is an active and engaging area of scientific research and technical development.

This book gathers an in-depth collection of 45 selected papers presented at the Global Conference on Global Warming 2014 in Beijing, China, covering a broad variety of topics from the main principles of thermodynamics and their role in ...

Exergetic Analysis

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Beginning with an overview of geothermal energy and the state of the art, leading international experts in the field cover the main applications of geothermal energy, including: electricity generation space and district heating space ...

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change.

This book discusses the transition from exploitation of our use of natural resources, in particular energy sources, towards more careful use and conservation.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic as well as numerous illustrations. This is the first book dedicated to solar gas turbines, providing fundamental knowledge and state-of-the-art developments in the field.