Springer Advances in Energy Technology: Proceedings of ICAET 2020 (Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology)

This book presents best selected papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Technology (ICAET 2020) organized by Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology (GIET), Bhubaneswar, India, during 17–18 January 2020. The proceeding targets the current research works that may lead to sustainable development of new products and techniques. Carefully reviewed works from the submission are selected to include in the book. It is broadly having four divisions based on the tracks – energy systems, energy technology, green technology, and renewal energy. Emphasis is mainly given on inclusion of original research works within the scope. From the Back Cover This book presents best selected papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Technology (ICAET 2020) organized by Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology (GIET), Bhubaneswar, India, during 17–18 January 2020. The proceeding targets the current research works that may lead to sustainable development of new products and techniques. Carefully reviewed works from the submission are selected to include in the book. It is broadly having four divisions based on the tracks – energy systems, energy technology, green technology, and renewal energy. Emphasis is mainly given on inclusion of original research works within the scope. About the Author Dr. Sadhan Mahapatra is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Energy, Tezpur University. He has obtained M.Sc. (Physics) from Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan, M.Tech. (Energy Science and Technology) from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The area of the Ph.D. work is Biomass Gasification. He teaches Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Energy Management & Conservation and Energy Efficiect Building in the M.Tech. in Energy Technology Programme. His research interests are biomass gasification, climate responsive buildings, decentralized energy systems, and photovoltaic systems. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is Member of International Solar Energy Society (ISES), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Institution of Engineers, Indian Science Congress, etc. He is Reviewer of many international journals including Energy, Applied Energy, Buildings and Environment, Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings, Energy for Sustainable Development, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy Policy, Indoor and Built Environment, RSC Advances, Energy and Environmental Science, etc. Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz is a Full Professor at the School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He is also an Affiliated Visiting Scholar at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK, and an Adjunct Professor at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He previously served as a Chair Professor of Energy and Sustainable Development at Montpellier Business School, France, and Principal Research Officer at COMSATS. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on financial economics, energy finance, energy economics, environmental economics, development economics, and tourism economics. He has published more than 300 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, is among the world’s top 15 economics authors as ranked by IDEAS, and was selected as one of the top 5 authors on economics in developing countries by David McKenzie, Chief Economist of the World Bank. Dr. Shahbaz has published papers in various journals, including Applied Economics, Social Indicators Research, Renewable Energy, and the Journal of Cleaner Production. Dr. Alfredo Vaccaro obtained his master’s degree from the University of Salerno and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterl