Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries.

Section 1: Energy Resources and Sustainable Development
Energy Resources Flow: from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Resources
Sustainable Developments: Policies, Strategies and Training
System Design and Integration for Renewable Energies
Economical Assessment of Renewable Energies Utilization
Renewable Energies: Perspectives by Country

Section 2: Bioenergy
Biomass Cultivation
First Generation of Biofuels
Second Generation of Biofuels
Third and Fourth Generation of Biofuels
Bioenergy and Advanced Application
Bioenergy Industrialization and Economic Challenges
Environmental Impact of Bioenergy

Section 3: Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Heating
Geothermal Cooling
Geothermal Power Production
Geothermal Cogeneration
Geothermal Energy Storage and Usage
Environmental Impact of Geothermal Energy

Section 4: Solar Energy and Photovoltaics
Solar Thermal Energy
Photovoltaics
Photosynthesis and Artificial Photosynthesis
Solar Energy and Photovoltaics Storage and Usage
Solar Energy and Photovoltaics Industrialization and Economic Challenges

Section 5: Hydropower and Marine Energies
Waves Energy
Tidal Energy
Salinity Energy
Temperature Gradients
Water Flow and Fall
Hydropower and Marine Energies Storage and Usage
Hydropower and Marine Energies Industrialization and Economic Challenges
Environmental Impact of Hydropower/ Marine Energy

Section 6: Wind Energy
Wind Energy Storage and Usage
Wind Energy Industrialization and Economic Challenges
Environmental Impact

Section 7: Nuclear Energy
Hydropower and Marine Energies Storage and Usage
Hydropower and Marine Energies Industrialization and Economic Challenges
Environmental Impact

Section 8: Renewable Energies Applications and Utilization
Renewable Energy and Constructions
Renewable Energy and Transportation
Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology
Renewable Energy and Industrialization

Section 9: Advanced Resources of Renewable Energies
Waste to Energy
Green Hydrogen Energy
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Grids and Microgrids Renewable Energy Systems

Section 10: Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon Capture by Absorption and Adsorption Methods
Carbon Capture by Membranes
Carbon Storage Methods and Techniques