Recent Developments in Energy and Environmental Research

Edited by Eva Maleviti

ISBN: 978-960-85411-2-2, 206 pages

First published in 2011 by ATINER

Price: Paperback: 50€ (It includes Shipping and Handling)

Electronic copy: 30€

Table of Contents

 

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1.

Recent Developments in Energy and Environmental Research: An Introduction

Eva Maleviti

3

Part A:  Renewable Energy Resources and Technological Options

2.

Implementation of Solar Thermal Power in Spain

Inmaculada Fernández, Carlos J. Renedo and Severiano Pérez

7

3.

Mapping Potential Renewable Energy Resources in the Mediterranean Region

Bent Sørensen

23

4.

Environmental Footprint of Sustainable Use of Biomass

Janis Gravitis and Janis Abolins 

37

5.

Low Pressure, Catalytic Conversion of Biogenic Materials into Liquid Biofuels: Effect of Zeolite Catalysts

Kanellina Giannakopoulou, Michael Lukas, Christoph Brunner and Hans Schnitzer

43

6.

Environmental Pollution from Thermo Power Plant Kosova and Impacts on the Human Health

Lulzim Zeneli, Nexhat Daci, Hidajet Paçarizi, Majlinda Daci-Ajvazi and Salih Gashi

57

7.

Planning Renewable Energy Systems as Part of Cradle-to-Cradle thinking on Islands

Carla K. Smink, Lixuan Hong, Søren Kerndrup, Karl Sperling and Bernd Möller

63

8.

Capture Carbon Sequestration (CCS): Technologies to Capture and Storage

Cláudia Ferreira da Silva,  Fernando Luiz Pellegrini Pessoa

77

Part B: Energy and Environmental Planning with Policy Implications

9.

An Energy Dialog between European Union and Central Asian Countries

Katarzyna Czerewacz

89

10.

Environment, Health and Risk: Sustainability in Uncertainty  

Linda M. Whiteford, Graham A. Tobin and Carmen Laspina

99

11.

Design Concepts for an IT-Assistant System for CO2 Emission Trading 

Bernd Page, P. Joschko and C. Schmitz

115

12.

Environmental Degradation of China Near-shore Waters and Countermeasures

Zhen-Ren Guo

127

13.

Incorporation of LCA and GIS for Effective Environmental Planning Tool: Case Study in Malaysia

Sumiani Yusoff

137

14.

Research Methods for Successful Energy Management in Buildings

Eva Maleviti, Yacob Mulugetta and Walter Wehrmeyer

147

Part C: General Research on Environmental Subjects

15.

Agricultural Waste Management: Case Study of a Waste Treatment Plant for Animal Manure
 Gregory Yom Din and Emil Cohen

159

16.

The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Yield Components and Plant Phosphorus Content of Flax (Linum Usitatissimum L.)

Eray Tulukcu and Ayşen Akay

171

17.

Bovine Practice Reproduction: Skills and Competences Expected by Entry-level Veterinary Students in Manual Transrectal Palpations

João Simões

181

18.

Effects of Foliar Application of Zinc and Boron in Different Phenological Stages on Yield and Some Quantitative Characteristics of Two Rapeseed Cultivars

Mohammad Bagher Khorshidi,  Majid Khiavi, Mohammad Ismaeili,  Mehrdad Yarnia, Ali Faramarzi and Fariborz Shekari

189

19.

Studying of Salinity Effect on Rhizobiom Symbiosis with Alfalfa Cultivars in Hydroponic Condition

Mehrdad Yarnia, Mohammad Bagher Khorshidi and Davood HassanPanah

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