This book highlights the present scenario of energy demand and power generation technologies in tropical countries. The tropics are well known to receive direct sunlight. Furthermore, different than four-season countries, tropical countries have a continuous summer-like season, and therefore, they are rich in clean energy sources, like solar and biomass. Home to 40% of the world's population, the demand for energy in these countries keeps increasing. With the present serious global concern on the environment, the choice of power generation is no doubt the cleanest possible resources. This book delves into the opportunity that various tropical countries have in pursuing environmentally friendly power generation systems.

1 Introduction

2 A Review on Hydropower Generation in Tropical Countries

3 Solar Irradiance Assessment for Power Generation: A Big Data Approach

4 Integration of Compound Parabolic Concentrator with Solar Power Tower Receiver

5 Nanofluids Application in Solar Thermal Collectors

6 Plate-fin heat sink for the application in Solar Thermal Power

7 The Potential of Coconut Shells through Pyrolysis Technology

8 An Overview of Biomass Conversion Technologies in Nigeria

9 Performance of Biodiesel with diethyl ether in DI diesel engine

10 Geothermal Power Potentials in Ethiopia

11 Tidal and wave energy potential assessment

12 Offshore Renewable Energy Applications in the United Arab Emirates

13 Current and Future Perspectives of Integrated Energy Systems

14 Nanofluid assisted thermoelectric air conditioner