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History and future of renewable solar energy.
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Cesare Silvi from the Italian Group for the History of Solar Energy (GSES) asks whether renewable solar energy could now power the world in this third millennium?Abstract:
For many thousands of years the use of solar energy has shaped human settlements and cities, farming and forestry, architecture and buildings, landscapes and territories, religious beliefs and cultures, and social relations and lifestyles on Earth Cesare Silvi from the Italian Group for the History of Solar Energy (GSES) asks whether renewable solar energy could now power the world in this third millennium? He looks at the Earth system and science, ancient and modern solar ages, the nuclear or solar debate in the 1950s and today, and human habitat and agricultureread more
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Modelling Solar Energy Usage with Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
Veysel Çoban,Sezi Cevik Onar +1 more
TL;DR: In this chapter, the factors that affect solar energy usage and the relations among them are defined by a comprehensive literature review by using fuzzy cognitive maps for modelling solar energy generation capacity.
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Biogas as a Sustainable and Renewable Energy Source
TL;DR: In this article , the authors have discussed the use of biogas taking into account the possible use in sustainable mobility in the context of anaerobic digestion process, which is a source of sustainable and renewable energy.
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Energy storage system design for large-scale solar PV in Malaysia: techno-economic analysis
Mahmoud Laajimi,Yun Ii Go +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comparative study has been done to compare the economic outcomes from different types of projects, with different scales and multiple configurations of large-scale solar PV combined with energy storage.
An innovative approach to heat extraction from a salinity gradient solar pond to enhance overall efficiency
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Effects of Proactive Leadership on Sustainability in the Nonprofit
TL;DR: Effects of Proactive Leadership on Sustainability in the Nonprofit by Jamison J. Hardy MPA is published.
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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive and integrated survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips.