Advances in Energy Research, Volume 22

This latest volume includes contributions on the latest advances in energy research. Chapters include energy alternatives for the future; research on a Multi Agent System (MAS) design for fault location, isolation and service restoration (FLISR) in power distribution systems; ground-coupled heat pump systems; coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs in China, their properties and strategies in which to reduce formation damage; current conditions, limitations and opportunities of existing carbon dioxide emissions; progress on tidal current technology in the UK and elsewhere as well as key design issues and options; and finally, the occurrence and properties of Mongolian bituminous coal which is presented and discussed in relation to its characterizations, petrography, pyrolysis and minerals.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1 Power Options: Energy Alternatives for the Future
Chapter 2 A Multi-Agent System Design for Power System Automation
Chapter 3 Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Systems
Chapter 4 Reducing Formation Damage to Coalbed Methane Reservoirs with Low-Porosity and Low-Permeability Using Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles
Chapter 5 Photocatalytic Reactor Systems for Solar Fuel Production: Present and State-of-the-Art Applications
Chapter 6 Tidal Power - Still Moving Ahead
Chapter 7 Bituminous Coals of Mongolia: Occurrence and Characteristics
Index