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Comprehensive Energy Systems

  • 2nd Edition - July 17, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Ibrahim Dincer
  • Language: English

Comprehensive Energy Systems, Second Edition, Five-Volume Set provides a unique source of unified information that covers the entire spectrum of energy from production to utilizati… Read more

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Description

Comprehensive Energy Systems, Second Edition, Five-Volume Set provides a unique source of unified information that covers the entire spectrum of energy from production to utilization, including basic to advanced levels of content that address the critical issues that face humanity. This comprehensive book describes traditional and novel energy systems with sections on system design, analysis and assessment, from single generation to multi-generation, and theory and applications. In addition, the book also presents high-level coverage on energy policies and strategies, economic dimensions, environmental impact assessments, and sustainable development.

High-level sections include Energy Fundamentals, Energy Materials, Energy Production, Energy Conversion, and Energy Management. For this second edition, existing chapters have been improved and updated with new information, knowledge, technologies and applications. New chapters and case studies have been added on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, energy trading, transport, transmission, consumption, and recent dynamics in the energy sector after COVID-19.

Key features

  • Offers the most comprehensive resource available on the topic of energy systems
  • Presents an authoritative resource authored and edited by leading experts in the field
  • Consolidates information currently scattered in publications from different research fields (engineering as well as physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, and economics), thus ensuring a common standard and language
  • Presents emerging energy technologies and promising future perspectives to guide researchers

Readership

Professors, researchers, undergraduate and graduate courses in energy/mechanical/environmental/electrical engineering, materials sciences, physics and environmental science. Other technologists, engineers and policy makers in the fields of energy sciences and engineering as well as physics, materials science, chemistry and environmental science.

Table of contents

1. Energy Fundamentals

2. Energy Materials

3. Energy Production

4. Energy Conversion

5. Energy Management

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 17, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Ibrahim Dincer

Dr. Ibrahim Dincer is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Ontario Tech. University and visiting professor at Yildiz Technical University. He has authored numerous books and book chapters, and many refereed journal and conference papers. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He has also delivered many plenary, keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as editor in chief, associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member for various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier׳s Research Excellence Award in Ontario, Canada. For the past seven years in a row he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of The Most Influential Scientific Minds in Engineering and one of the Most Highly Cited Researchers.
Affiliations and expertise
Full professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ontario Tech. University, Canada

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