Energy efficiency

Edited collection showing the path towards acheiving a 100 per cent renewable reality, with case studies of schemes that work economically and with available technology...

This book examines the key technologies being deployed in an effort to tap the potential presented by the world's deserts for siting large-scale solar power applications, and surveys the feasibility of such projects given the remoteness and hostility of these environments. Focusing on large scale ph..

Transforming our energy supplies to be more sustainable is seen by many to be the biggest challenge of our times. In this comprehensive textbook, L. D. Danny Harvey sets out in unprecedented detail the path we must take to minimize the effects that the way we harness energy will have on future clima..

Since the appearance of the first edition of 'Energy Simulation in Building Design', the use of computer-based appraisal tools to solve energy design problems within buildings has grown rapidly. A leading figure in this field, Professor Joseph Clarke has updated his book throughout to reflect these ..

Since the appearance of the first edition of 'Energy Simulation in Building Design', the use of computer-based appraisal tools to solve energy design problems within buildings has grown rapidly. A leading figure in this field, Professor Joseph Clarke has updated his book throughout to reflect these ..

This book is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy, energy management and auditing, and the design of sustainable energy facilities. This new edition includes the latest in alternate-energy technology, for example wind turbines and solar panels as well as ..

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Governments, big business and communities are coming under increased pressure to develop low carbon energy supply technologies. However, public opposition to the development of the siting and implementation of the technology associated infrastructure often complicates progress. This is sometimes lab..

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The third edition of Renewable Energy in the Countryside contains a new chapter on biogas, up-to-date discussions on the implications of the Renewable Heat Initiative and new opportunities for solar energy and ground source heat in the context of farms and country houses as well as the implications ..

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Thermal Comfort in Hot-Dry Climates identifies the main cooling systems and methods in traditional houses in central Iran, and examines how architectural elements such as central courtyards, distinct seasonal rooms, loggias, basements, and wind-catchers can contribute to the provision of thermal com..