Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies

A guide to the latest methods and technologies to preform reliable environmental assessments of renewable energy sources

Paris A. Fokaides (Edited by), Phoebe-Zoe Morsink-Georgali (Edited by), Angeliki Kylili (Edited by)

9780128171110, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 20 June 2022

330 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations
23.5 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.45 kg

Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies provides state-of-the-art coverage in both non-fossil energy conversion and storage techniques, as well as in their environmental assessment. This includes goal and scope, analysis boundaries,  inventory and the impact assessment employed for the evaluation of these applications, as well as the environmental footprint of the technologies. The book compiles information currently available only in different sources concerning the environmental assessment of sustainable energy technologies, allowing for the comparative assessments of different technologies given specific boundary conditions, such as renewable potential and other specific features of discussed technologies.

Part A: Introduction
1. State-of-the-art in Environmental Assessment Techniques
2. European and Global Legislative Framework of Energy Technologies Environmental Assessment

Part B: Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies
3. Solar Energy - PV
4. Solar Energy - Low-Heat Solar Thermal Applications (for heating)
5. Solar Energy - High Temperature Solar Thermal Applications (CSPs) (for power)
6. Wind Technologies - Wind Turbines
7. Biomass to Biofuels - Thermochemical Conversion Routes (Torrefaction, Pyrolysis, Gasification)
8. Biomass to Biofuels - Biochemical Conversion Routes (Anaerobic Digestion, Fermentation)
9. Biomass to Biofuels - Mechanical Conversion Routes (Pelleting, Briquetting)
10. Geothermal Energy - Shallow Geothermal Applications (for heating)
11. Geothermal Energy - High Enthalpy Geothermal Applications (for power)
12. Hydro Energy - Hydropower stations
13. Hydro Energy - Tidal Power
14. Water to Hydrogen Conversion Routes

Part C: Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Storage Technologies
15. Heat Storage (Heat Capacity, Latent Heat)
16. Pumped Hydrostorage
17. Compressed Gas Storage
18. Battery Storage

Part D: Comparative Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Techniques
19. Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Techniques
20. Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Storage Techniques

Subject Areas: Energy technology & engineering [TH], Climate change [RNPG], The environment [RN]