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This book shares the latest developments and advances in materials and processes involved in the energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage. Chapters are written by researchers in the energy and materials field.

Topics include, but are not limited to, energy from biomass, bio-gas and bio-fuels; solar, wind, geothermal, hydro power, wave energy; energy-transmission, distribution and storage; energy-efficient lighting buildings; energy sustainability; hydrogen and fuel cells; energy policy for new and renewable energy technologies and education for sustainable energy development.

Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy

Part I: Solar Energy.- Solar Photovoltaic Technology and its Sustainability.- Solar Drying - A Sustainable Way of Food Processing.- Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in India.- Part II: Wind Energy.- Insights into Wind Energy Market Developments in India.- Wind Energy Technology and Environment Sustainability.- Part III: Green Buildings.- Achieving Energy Sustainability through Green Building Approach.- Aerogel-Based Materials for Improving the Building Envelope's Thermal Behaviour: a Brief Review with a Focus on a New Aerogel-Based Rendering.- An Overview of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Building Application.- Part IV: Thermal Energy Storage.- Phase Change Materials - A Sustainable Way of Solar Thermal Energy Storage.- Latent Heat Thermal Storage(LHTS) for Energy Sustainability.- Part V: Bio-mass, Bio-fuels, Bio-gas.- Energy Sustainability by Biomass.- Bio-fuels as Alternate Fuel from Bio-mass - The Indian Scenario.- Technology Development and Innovation for Production of Next Generation Biofuel from Lignocellulosic Wastes.- Advancement in Biogas Digester.- Part VI: Other Green Energy.- Natural Gas to Drive Green and Sustainable Developments in India.- Scope for Small Hydro Projects in India.- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.- Combined Cooling Heating and Power (CCHP) or Trigeneration Technology: An approach Towards Higher Energy Efficiency, Emission Reduction Potential and Policy.- Energy Sustainability through Nuclear Energy.