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The key problem facing new energy conversion and storage technologies remains device efficiency. Designs based on nanostructured materials can yield improved performance in devices employing electrochemical reactions and heterogeneous catalysis, such as fuel and solar cells, batteries, etc. Nanoscale structures dramatically alter the surface reaction rates and electrical transport throughout the material, causing a dramatic improvement in energy storage, conversion, and generation. This book describes properties of nanostructured materials that can be the basis of improved performance in a wide range of alternative energy devices. Fundamental concepts of nanostructured materials such as nanocrystals synthesis and properties, thermodynamics and defect chemistry, and interfacial and physical electrochemistry are presented as are the impact and application of nanoscale materials in specific alternative energy devices. These materials and devices promise not only the development of a wide range of new technologies, but also the potential for a more sustainable energy future. Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage is an authoritative and essential reference from world-renowned research groups for scientists and engineers in the fields of materials science and electrochemistry.

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Energy Budgets at Risk (EBar)^® provides everyone from facility energy managers and financial managers to government policy-makers and electric utilities program planners with the background information required to understand energy cost, price, efficiency, and related issues important in developing a balanced approach to facility energy risk management. Throughout the book, respected energy economist Dr. Jerry Jackson clearly shows how to reduce energy costs and increase cash flows by using risk management concepts developed in the financial industry. ... Read more

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Managing your company's energy use, risk and expenses
Since the first oil embargo in 1973, energy prices have increased and become more volatile, creating the corporate need for better financial tools to evaluate energy costs. Enter energy economist Jerry Jackson, developer of the "Energy Budgets at Risk" (EBaR) analysis that technically oriented managers can use to make sharper decisions about how and when to upgrade systems to achieve energy efficiency. EBaR is a trademarked cost and risk analysis tool, and Jackson explains it (and, in truth, promotes it) clearly. Although his book is a bit repetitive and loosely organized, it contains all the formulas, graphs and rationales needed to explain EBaR's statistical approach. getAbstract recommends this to math-minded managers who seek new ways to assess and control their organizations' energy costs - and to help the planet along the way.

Great Application
I found this book to be very well written.It is both interesting and informative.I plan to apply the information I learned in my energy consulting work.While energy savings reduces our carbon footprint, it must also be financially appealing to gain universal acceptance.The principals taught in this book should help management better understand the financial benefits of energy conservation. ... Read more

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* Energy rating is a crucial consideration in modern building design, affirmed by the new EC Directive on the energy performance of buildings
* Detailed information is given on energy rating of residential buildings with clear guidance on experimental classification methodologies
* Includes a flexible new approach based on actual energy consumption plus a free CD-ROM for applying the rating methodology

Energy represents a high percentage of the running cost of a building and has a significant impact on the comfort of the occupants. This book presents detailed information on energy rating of residential buildings, covering the theoretical and experimental rating techniques. It reviews the state of the art and offers guidance on the in-situ identification of relevant energy values of buildings. Established energy normalization techniques are described. Also, new experimental protocols for evaluating energy performance and a new Climate Severity Index (offering significant benefits to the user) are presented.

The book includes contributions from experts at the University of Athens, Greece, the Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium, the University of Seville, Spain, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. ... Read more

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Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans, threatening radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc. "Turning Off the Heat" targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels--the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies, have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution. ... Read more

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Outstanding contribution to the dialogue on global warming.
Fantastic book that should be a must read for anyone involved in the global warming debate and/or policy making associated with the debate.Does a great job of showing why global warming is scary, and why companiesthat try to address it will be met not with penalties, but with phenomenalbusiness opportunities. ... Read more

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The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Minnesota economy.

Together, targeted energy-efficiency programs in commercial, industrial, and residential sectors have the potential to continue to provide benefits to Minnesota, and they remain a cost-effective option for meeting the state's increasing energy demand.The authors show that savings from commercial and industrial energy-efficiency programs have provided a positive return on utility investment, and they demonstrate benefits of energy efficiency for Minnesota households, particularly for low-income households. ... Read more

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The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Massachusetts economy. Together, targeted energy-efficiency programs in commercial, industrial, and residential sectors have the potential to continue to provide benefits to Massachusetts, and they remain a cost-effective option for meeting the state's increasing energy demand.The authors show that savings from commercial and industrial energy-efficiency programs have provided a positive return on utility investment, and they demonstrate benefits of energy efficiency for Massachusetts households, particularly for low-income households. ... Read more

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Is there a chance that public or private research and development institutions can improve the efficiency of the R&D process? This book gives a positive answer by designing an integrated concept of the science technology cycle and the innovation system of each technology. The position of a new technology in the sciencetechnology cycle is identified by several indicators from patent analysis, citations and market information data. The innovation system supports the search for a comprehensive understanding of all important stakeholders of an innovation, possible obstacles and related policies. The application of the methodology leads to convincing results: the hype of the PEM fuel cell activities could have been identified at the end of the 1990s as the phase of euphoria, but not as a situation close to market entry in the car or boiler markets.

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Buildings represent sites of both enormous energy usage but also offer equally enormous opportunities for energy savings. This book presents a wide-ranging discussion on efficiency, air quality and conservation of energy in buildings. Current applications of temperature predicting models for buildings are discussed, including their association with thermal comfort, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems, and energy savings. Owing to the global energy crisis, energy conservation through energy efficient buildings has acquired prime importance. This book deals with various renewable energy technologies that can be integrated with buildings. Since low income housing is often designed primarily to minimise costs without consideration of operating costs, ways to integrate energy conservation in this setting are also presented. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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The use of energy is being shaped by environmental issues including the fear of global warming. This has resulted in the development of renewable energy sources and more efficient building technology. Examining trends in energy efficiency, this book explores energy technologies and fuels, their prospects in a world with greenhouse gas restrictions. It looks at the technical and economic tradeoffs of traditional renewables such as wind and solar, as well as large scale PV and concentrated thermal power. It also considers biomass technologies. For each of these technologies, it discusses  planning, siting, installation, operation and maintenance, health and safety, power conditioning, and efficiency innovations.