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Author:   Fausto Cavallaro
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   129
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   8.041kg
ISBN:  

9781447151425

ISBN 10:   1447151429
Pages:   427
Publication Date:   20 August 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I.- 1.Sustainability assessment of solar technologies based on linguistic information.- 2.Photovoltaic plants selection on an insular grid using multicriteria outranking tools: application in Corsica island (France).- 3.Assessment of Green Energy Alternatives Using Fuzzy ANP.- 4.Decision Criteria for Optimal Location of Solar Plants: Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric.- 5.A Multi-Attribute Model for Wind Farm location combining Cloud and Utility Theories.- 6.Territorial Design for Matching Green Energy Supply and Energy Consumption: The Case of Turkey.- 7.A cumulative belief degree approach for prioritization of energy sources: Case of Turkey.- 8.MCDA: Measuring robustness as a tool to address strategic wind farms issues.- 9.Assessment of Energy Efficiency Technologies: Case of Heat Pump Water Heaters.- Part II.- 10.A Fuzzy Paradigm for the Sustainability Evaluation of Energy Systems.- 11.Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for the Modelling, Simulation and Performance Prediction of Solar Energy Systems.- 12.Artificial Neural Network based methodologies for the estimation of wind speed.- 13.The use of Genetic Algorithms to solve the allocation problems in the Life Cycle Inventory.- 14.Design and implementation of maximum power point tracking algorithm using fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm.- 15.Chapter 15 Simulation and Renewable Energy Systems.- 16.Combining Mathematical Programming and Monte Carlo simulation to deal with uncertainty in energy project portfolio selection.- 17.Value Stream Maps for Industrial Energy Efficiency.- 18.Assessment of Energy Efficiency in Lean Transformation: A Simulation Based Improvement Methodology.- 19.Socio-Effective Value of Bio-Diesel Production.

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Fausto Cavallaro holds an M.Sc in Environmental Management and a PhD in Technology and Economics of Processes for Safeguarding the Environment. He is associate professor of “Energy and Environmental Resources” and “Environmental Management Systems” at the University of Molise (Italy). His main fields of research are the following: renewable energy sources; technology assessment; modelling decision support system and fuzzy multicriteria analysis for renewable and conventional energy systems; life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental management systems (EMS).

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