Overview
- Highlights the present scenario of energy demand and power generation technologies in tropical countries
- Discusses the opportunities that various tropical countries have in pursuing environmentally friendly power generation systems
- Presents case studies from different tropical countries in the world
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Hydropower generation
- Solar irradiance assessment
- Big Data
- Solar power tower
- Compound parabolic concentrator
- Nanofluids
- Solar thermal collectors
- Plate-fin heat sink
- Pyrolysis technology
- Biomass conversion
- Coconut shell
- Biodiesel
- Geothermal Power
- Wave energy
- Tidal energy
- Offshore renewable energy
- Integrated energy systems
- Thermoelectric air conditioner
- Reduced energy consumption
About this book
This book highlights the present scenario of energy demand and power generation technologies in tropical countries. The tropics are well known to receive direct sunlight. Furthermore, different than four-season countries, tropical countries have a continuous summer-like season, and therefore, they are rich in clean energy sources, like solar and biomass. Home to 40% of the world’s population, the demand for energy in these countries keeps increasing. With the present serious global concern on the environment, the choice of power generation is no doubt the cleanest possible resources. This book delves into the opportunity that various tropical countries have in pursuing environmentally friendly power generation systems.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. He holds a B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the USA and the UK. He was an M&E Engineer in YTL Construction prior to joining the academics in 1998. His research interests include air-conditioning, biomass energy, solar photovoltaic, combustion, and flow assurance. His research interests chiefly include air conditioning and ventilation, combustion, sprays and atomization, and biomass energy. He has published more than 170 journal articles on various engineering research topics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clean Energy Opportunities in Tropical Countries
Editors: Shaharin A. Sulaiman
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9140-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9139-6Published: 22 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9142-6Published: 22 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9140-2Published: 21 January 2021
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 326
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Green Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Nanotechnology