Environmentally-Benign Energy Solutions

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Environmental Issues and Strategies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Environmental Problems and Solution Proposals from the Perspective of Secondary School Students

      • Ebru Güller, Ayça Tokuç, Gülden Köktürk, Kutluğ Savaşır

      Pages 3-37

   3. Biochar Application for Greenhouse Gases Mitigation

      • Özlem Demir

      Pages 39-68

   4. Assessment of Enterprise Emission Inventory Considering Entropy Production for a Cement Production Line

      • M. Ziya Sogut, Kateryna Synylo, T. Hikmet Karakoc

      Pages 69-85

   5. Retrofitting of R-22 Air-Conditioning System with R1234ze(E)

      • Atilla G. Devecioğlu, Vedat Oruç

      Pages 87-96

   6. Bioactive Façade System Symbiosis as a Key for Eco-Beneficial Building Element

      • Suphi S. Oncel, Deniz Şenyay Öncel

      Pages 97-122

   7. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the Buildings in Turkey Related to Energy Consumption Due to External Wall Insulation

      • Okan Kon, İsmail Caner

      Pages 123-135

   8. Investigation of Fuel Preference Effects for Integrated Buildings Considering Low-Carbon Approach: A Case Study

      • M. Ziya Sogut, Hamit Mutlu, T. Hikmet Karakoc

      Pages 137-153

   9. Electricity Market Structure and Forecasting Market Clearing Prices

      • Kürşad Derinkuyu, Mehmet Güray Güler

      Pages 155-175

   10. Energy, Environment and Education

       • Yunus Emre Yuksel

       Pages 177-190

   11. Plastic: Reduce, Recycle, and Environment

       • Nasreen Bano, Tanzila Younas, Fabiha Shoaib, Dania Rashid, Naqi Jaffri

       Pages 191-208

3. Renewables and Waste Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209

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   2. Heating and Ventilation Performance of a Solar Chimney Designed in a Low-Cost Ecological Home

      • Hakan Baş, Ayça Tokuç

      Pages 211-227

   3. Anaerobic Digestion of Aquatic Plants for Biogas Production

      • Tülay Güngören Madenoğlu, Nasim Jalilnejad Falizi, Habibe Serez, Nalan Kabay, Aslı Güneş, Rajeev Kumar et al.

      Pages 229-245

   4. Prediction of Solar Energy Potential with Artificial Neural Networks

      • Burak Goksu, Murat Bayraktar, Murat Pamik

      Pages 247-258

   5. Thermodynamic Modeling of a Seawater-Cooled Foldable PV Panel System

      • Olgun Konur, Suleyman Aykut Korkmaz, Onur Yuksel, Yigit Gulmez, Anil Erdogan, K. Emrah Erginer et al.

      Pages 259-272

   6. Effect of Using Photovoltaic Power Systems in Sustainable Energy Action Plan of a Big County Municipality in Turkey

      • Mert Biter, Mete Cubukcu

      Pages 273-292

   7. Hybrid Cooling Tower for a Solar Adsorption Cooling System: Comparative Study Between Dry and Wet Modes in Hot Working Conditions

      • Mohamed-Abdelbassit Kheireddine, Amar Rouag, Adel Benchabane, Nora Boutif, Adnane Labed

      Pages 293-308

   8. Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer Coefficient and Thermal Efficiency of Solar Air Heaters Having Different Baffles

      • Charaf-Eddine Bensaci, Abdelhafid Moummi, Adnane Labed

      Pages 309-321

This book provides high-quality research results and proposes future priorities for more sustainable development and energy security. It covers a broad range of topics on atmospheric changes, climate change impacts, climate change modeling and simulations, energy and environment policies, energy resources and conversion technologies, renewables, emission reduction and abatement, waste management, ecosystems and biodiversity, and sustainable development. Gathering selected papers from the 7th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW2018), held in Izmir, Turkey on June 24–28, 2018, it: 

• Offers comprehensive coverage of the development of systems taking into account climate change, renewables, waste management, chemical aspects, energy and environmental issues, along with recent developments and cutting-edge information 
• Highlights recent advances in the area of energy and environment, and the debate on and shaping of future directions and priorities for a better environment, sustainable development and energy security 
• Provides a number of practical applications and case studies 
• Is written in an easy-to-follow style, moving from the basics to advanced systems. 

Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for readers in academia and industry alike, and can be used at the graduate level or as a reference text for professors, researchers and engineers.

• Renewable Energy
• Waste Management
• Energy Conversion and Storage
• Sustainable Transport
• Global Warming
• Energy Solutions
• industrial pollution prevention

• Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada

  Ibrahim Dincer

• Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Turkey

  Can Ozgur Colpan

• Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Turkey

  Mehmet Akif Ezan

Ibrahim Dincer is a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and programs Director in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Renowned for his pioneering works, he has authored and co-authored many books and book chapters, over 1000 refereed journal and conference papers, and numerous technical reports. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He is the founding chair/co-chair of various well-established international conferences, including the International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium. He has delivered over 300 keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Energy Research, International Journal of Exergy, and International Journal of Global Warming, as well as associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member on various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching, and service awards, including the Premier’s Research Excellence award in Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He has made innovative contributions to the understanding and development of exergy analysis of advanced energy systems for his so-called five main pillars: (1) better efficiency, (2) better cost-effectiveness, (3) better environment, (4) better sustainability, and (5) better energy security. He was the chair of a new technical group in ASHRAE named Exergy Analysis for Sustainable Buildings.


C. Ozgur Colpan is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. His research topics include thermodynamic analysis, renewable energy, multiphysics modeling and experimental characterization of fuel cells. He has co-authored 4 books and book chapters and several journal publications. He has contributed as technical chair and organizingcommittee member in several international conferences.


M. Akif Ezan is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. He got his Ph.D. degree at the same university in 2011. His research interests are thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.

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