Renewable energy and sustainable development / R.T. Durai Parbhakaran, Sandip A. Kale and Kandasamy Prabakar, editors.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: SOLAR GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HISTORY OF SOLAR GREENHOUSE -- 3. GLOBAL AND INDIAN SCENARIO -- 4. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT -- 5. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SOLAR GREENHOUSES -- 6. SHAPES AND STRUCTURES OF GREENHOUSES -- 7. SOLAR GREENHOUSE COVERING MATERIAL -- 8. EXTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

9. HEAT TRANSFER IN A SOLAR GREENHOUSE10. MODELING OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT IN GREENHOUSE -- 11. STANDALONE SOLAR GREENHOUSES -- 12. SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTION OF WORK -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF EXTENDED SURFACES ON PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORY AND THE DESIGN CALCULATIONS -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND METHODOLOGY -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: MATERIALS FOR SMALL WIND TURBINE BLADES

ABSTRACT1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS FOR SMALL WIND TURBINE BLADES -- 3. SWOT ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SYSTEMS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STAGES OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION -- 3. FACTORS AFFECTING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS -- 4. PRETREATMENTS -- 5. FEEDSTOCK -- 6. CLASSIFICATION OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SYSTEM -- 7. TYPES OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS/REACTORS -- 8. PRODUCTS OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION -- 9. ENRICHMENT OF BIOGAS -- CONCLUSION

7. ENGINE TEST AND EMISSION ANALYSISCONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: EVALUATION OF BIOGAS GENERATION AND GHG EMISSIONS FROM POULTRY WASTE -- ABSTRACT -- NOMENCLATURE -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- 3. RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: WOODY BIOMASS FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY HARVESTING -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CAPABILITY EXPANSION OF SOLID BIOMASS IN SPAIN AND EU COUNTRIES -- 3. WOODY BIOMASS AS FEEDSTOCK FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION

Contribution of renewable energy to human life is essential for sustainable life on Earth. The renewable energy industry is growing rapidly to fulfill the energy demand of the continuously developing world and has become the focal centre of many researchers across the globe. This development should meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development ties together concerns for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges faced by humanity. This book is intended to highlight various aspects f.

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