The shortage of energy in rural areas and the pollution of the environment from animal wastes due to lack of appropriate technology in Africa motivated the author to conduct research and write this book. In this research book an economically feasible, technically acceptable and environmentally...

This study aims to present a comprehensive review of the status of biofuels developments around the world and the policy regimes and support measures driving this evolution. It assesses the agro-ecological potential of all major biofuels crops, both first and second generation. It evaluates the...

To mitigate the effects of climate change, the massive deployment of renewable energies is a key challenge in the near future. While for wind power plants, repowering is common practice to increase the energy yield, the early replacement of old photovoltaic (PV) modules with newer, more...