Energy Efficiency - Innovations: Driving Prosperity, Slashing Emissions: 6 (WORLD SCIENTIFIC SERIES IN CURRENT ENERGY ISSUES) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811217858 ISBN 13: 9789811217852

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2020

Synopsis

Energy efficiency touches all parts of the economy and lies at the heart of all plausible strategies for addressing climate change. A fascinating range of new technologies and new business models have emerged in the past few years and are rapidly reshaping the field and driving efficiency improvements -- many of them completely unexpected.This book provides a fresh look at energy efficiency written in a way that can be interesting to experts and serve as an entry point for novices. With chapters written by recognized experts in their fields of expertise, the book provides readers with a clear perspective on the state-of-the art developments of both new technologies and new approaches to system design and operations in buildings, industry, transportation, and urban design. Strategies for electrification and optimization based on data and powerful algorithms are also explored in depth. The discussion includes new mobility systems, smart buildings, reimagined industrial processes, new materials, and smart grid integration.Related Link(s)

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About the Author

Henry Kelly is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at Boston University's Center for Sustainable Energy. He has held a number of positions in the federal government including Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary and later acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the US Department of Energy; Associate Director for Technology, and Principal Assistant Director for Environment and Energy and Senior Advisor to the Director for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Senior Associate and Program Manager at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and a scientist on the strategic arms limitation staff of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He has also served as the Assistant Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and President of the Federation of American Scientists. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Physical Society, and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Energy and Environment Directorate of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He has a PhD in physics from Harvard University and a BA in physics from Cornell University.

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Energy efficiency touches all parts of the economy and lies at the heart of all plausible strategies for addressing climate change. A fascinating range of new technologies and new business models have emerged in the past few years and are rapidly reshaping the field and driving efficiency improvements "€" many of them completely unexpected.

This book provides a fresh look at energy efficiency written in a way that can be interesting to experts and serve as an entry point for novices. With chapters written by recognized experts in their fields of expertise, the book provides readers with a clear perspective on the state-of-the art developments of both new technologies and new approaches to system design and operations in buildings, industry, transportation, and urban design. Strategies for electrification and optimization based on data and powerful algorithms are also explored in depth. The discussion includes new mobility systems, smart buildings, reimagined industrial processes, new materials, and smart grid integration.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811217858
• ISBN 13: 9789811217852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Kelly Henry