This book is devoted to the analysis and applications of energy, exergy, and environmental issues in all sectors of the economy, including industrial processes, transportation, buildings, and services. Energy sources and technologies considered are hydrocarbons, wind and solar energy, fuel cells, as well as thermal and electrical storage. This book provides theoretical insights, along with state-of-the-art case studies and examples and will appeal to the academic community, but also to energy and environmental professionals and decision makers.
Energy Analysis and Energy storage technologies.- Energy Systems, Components & Applications.- Sustainable Energy and the Environment.- Solar Energy Technologies.- Energy efficiency in the building sector.- Index.
Sandro Ni~eti is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB) at University of Split (Croatia). He obtained his PhD at University of Split at 2009 and was the youngest PhD in the history of the Faculty and received state prize for the research for 2016. He has experience in theoretical and applied thermodynamics, HVAC systems, energy efficiency in buildings, rational usage of energy, utilization of renewable energy sources, and more than fifteen years of the teaching experience. He is head of the laboratory for thermodynamics and energy efficiency (LTEF-Laboratory) at University of Split.
He served as the vice dean for the research at faculty of FESB and also as the deputy minister in the Croatian government. From 2005 he is an ASHRAE member and also ASHRAE student branch advisor at University of Split. From 2009 to 2013 he was UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) project coordinator in Croatia on projects related to the implementation of Energy Efficiency measures in public buildings. He was also the headl“)