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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Sustainable Energy Technologies
Options and Prospects
Edited by
K. HANJALI C
Delft University of Technology and
Marie Curie Chair, Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics,
University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
R. VAN DE KROL
Department DelftChemTech / Energy,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft, The Netherlands
and
A. LEKI C
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Sarajevo,
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Table of Contents
Preface
vii
List of Contributors
ix
Abbreviations and Acronyms
xiii
Introduction
xvii
Part I
New and Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies
1. World Thirst for Energy: How to Face the Challenge
3
M. Combarnous and J.-F. Bonnet
2. Sustainability Concept For Energy, Water and Environmental Systems
25
N.H. Afgan
3. Efficient Production and Use of Energy: Novel Energy Rationing
Technologies in Russia
51
S.V. Alekseenko
4. Perspectives on Wind Energy
75
G. van Kuik, B. Ummels and R. Hendriks
5. Photovoltaic Cells for Sustainable Energy
99
A.J. McEvoy and M. Gratzel
6. Photo-Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen
121
R. van de Krol and J. Schoonman
v
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