A Green Vision Towards a Renewable Energy Future

This 2-volume set provides an overview of the global progress in achieving renewable energy goals through sustainable and economically viable means. Volume I presents the background on renewable energy achievements thus far, and the technological, economic and policy challenges to realizing renewable energy goals. This then leads into a discussion of how a transition to a green economy based on renewable energy could be achieved, including global opportunities, trends, policy considerations and societal implications. The book will appeal to academics, industry professionals and policy makers engaged with the energy economy, renewable energy research and environmental sustainability.

Discusses global challenges and potentials of renewable energy technology Uses the lens of environmental and economic sustainability to assess green energy prospects Covers various potential renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass

Autorentext

Suphi S. Oncel is a chemical engineer with a MSc and a PhD in bioengineering. He is currently working as a Professor in the Ege University Engineering Faculty, Department of Bioengineering (Izmir, Turkiye). His research areas focuses on bioprocesses and renewable energy comprising, bioreactor and photobioreactor design, photobiohydrogen production, fuel cells, biofuels, microalgal biotechnology and bioprocess scale-up. His PhD thesis focused on the photobiohydrogen production and fuel cell applications highlighted the potential of microalgae in biohydrogen production process. Other than his contributions to various national and international projects and student thesis, he is continuing his teaching responsibilities from bachelors to PhD level. He has also edited a recent book from Springer A Sustainable Green Future: Perspectives on energy, economy, industry, cities and environment, 2023, Editor S. Oncel, Springer with a specific focus on the importance of renewable energy covering the critical points with a comprehensive and informative vision. Prof. Dr. S. Oncel having different research articles, patents and book chapters is also in Stanford/Elsevier top 2% scientists list in both single year and carrier regards to biotechnology and energy.

Inhalt

1 Renewable Energy Through Achievements and Challenges.- 2 Renewable Energy: A Transition for a Green Economy.- 3 Renewable Energy Market: A Systematic Review on the Impact of Contracts for Difference as Financing Mechanisms.- 4 Does Geopolitics Impede or Facilitate the Global Transition to Renewable Energy?.- 5 Renewable Energy: Key Aspects of Patent Rights to Promote Investment in Innovation.- 6 Renewable Energy and New Computational Intelligence.- 7 Renewable Energy Through a New Education Vision.- 8 Renewable Energy with a Step Forward to Environment and Sustainability.- 9 A Bibliometric and Systematic Investigation on Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Sustainable Planetary Management.