Mediterranean Green Buildings Renewable Energy: Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Network's Med Green Forum [Paperback]

This book highlights scientific achievements in the key areasof sustainable electricity generation and green building technologies, aspresented in the vital bi-annual World Renewable Energy Networks Med Green Forum.Renewable energy applications in powergeneration and sustainable development have particular  importance in the Mediterranean region, withits rich natural resources and conducive climate, making it a perfect showcaseto illustrate the viability of using renewable energy to satisfy all energyneeds. The papers included in this work describe enabling policies and offerpathways to further develop a broad range of renewable energy technologies andapplications in all sectors  for electricity production, heating and cooling,agricultural applications, water desalination, industrial applications and forthe transport sector.

Energy savings solutions for five Hospitals in Europe.- Climate Adapted in NZEB Retrofitting for Residential Buildings.- Sustainable strategies for protecting and managing cultural heritage.- Buildings Energy Flexibility.- Influence of Energy-roof on PV efficiency.- Life Cycle Performance Costing as an argument for Green Buildings and renewable energy applications.- A Comparative Study between PV Pumping Systems Using A PMDC Motor And An Induction Motor.- Development the Designed of a Drop-In Hydrogen Fueling station to support the Early Market Build Out of Hydrogen Infrastructure.- Sustainability of Higher Educational Buildings.- Effectiveness of Thermal Inertia in Southern Mediterranean Climates.- Thermal Habitability Monitoring in Housing for Low-Income Families in Extreme Warm, Dry Weather.- Multidisciplinary Energy Efficiency Think Tank for Supporting a Multilevel Governance Models in Energy Policies and Measures.- An Integrated Building Energy Management System.- The Normal Minimising Energy Use; The Abnormal Changing Habits.- Semi-Empirical Models for the Estimation of Global Solar Irradiance measurements in l³Ð