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This book comprises select papers presented at the International
Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering
(TRACE 2020). This book covers papers on contemporary renewable
energy and environmental technologies which include water
purification, water distribution network, use of solar energy for
electricity production, waste management, greening of buildings and
air quality analysis. In all, twenty-three papers have been
selected for publication. It is believed that this book will be
useful to a fairly wide spectrum of audience like researchers,
application engineers and industry managers.
This book comprises select papers presented at the International
Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering
(TRACE 2020). This book covers papers on contemporary renewable
energy and environmental technologies which include water
purification, water distribution network, use of solar energy for
electricity production, waste management, greening of buildings and
air quality analysis. In all, twenty-three papers have been
selected for publication. It is believed that this book will be
useful to a fairly wide spectrum of audience like researchers,
application engineers and industry managers.
This book emerges from the recognition that energy, environment and
ecosystems are dynamically and inextricably connected. The energy
environment system must be addressed in its totality, so that we
can devise sustainable solutions that incorporate both economic
growth and environmental conservation. No single clean energy
source will sustain long-term energy security, and fossil fuels
will remain prominent in the mix of energy sources for several
decades to come. Energy solutions, therefore, must employ a broad
and diverse range of approaches, including cleaner fossil fuel
technologies, and an affordable transition to greener power
generation employing waste, water and renewable resources.
Moreover, adapting to this changing global energy picture will
require a transformational shift in the ways we use and deliver
energy services. The authors begin with a broad introductory
chapter on sustainable energy and the environment, classifying
energy resources, cataloging environmental degradations, and
outlining the concepts and practices of sustainability. In Chapters
Two and Three, they summarize the basic constituents of the
environment, the biosphere and its natural cycles, and offer a
model of Earth's planetary temperatures and the greenhouse effect.
Chapters Four and Five outline conventional energy and power
systems, and related environmental degradations. The next several
chapters cover clean coal technologies for power generation, and
discuss sustainable energy and power technologies based on both
thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, along with biomass and wind.
The final chapters examine in depth the management of waste and
water, pollution control and energy conservation. The book
introduces a unique approach to sustainability and energy
conservation which emphasizes the relationships between underlying
scientific principles and practical applications employed in
engineering solutions. All this is offered in a form that matches
the requirements of college-level environmental science and
engineering courses.
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