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 DevelopmentEnergy Resources Flow: from Fossil Fuels to Renewable ResourcesSustainable Developments: Policies, Strategies and TrainingSystem Design and Integration for Renewable EnergiesEconomical Assessment of Renewable Energies UtilizationRenewable Energies: Perspectives by CountrySection 2: BioenergyBiomass CultivationFirst Generation of BiofuelsSecond Generation of BiofuelsThird and Fourth Generation of BiofuelsBioenergy and Advanced ApplicationBioenergy Industrialization and Economic ChallengesEnvironmental Impact of BioenergySection 3: Geothermal EnergyGeothermal HeatingGeothermal CoolingGeothermal Power ProductionGeothermal CogenerationGeothermal Energy Storage and UsageEnvironmental Impact of Geothermal EnergySection 4: Solar Energy and PhotovoltaicsSolar Thermal EnergyPhotovoltaicsPhotosynthesis and Artificial PhotosynthesisSolar Energy and Photovoltaics Storage and UsageSolar Energy and Photovoltaics Industrialization and Economic ChallengesSection 5: Hydropower and Marine EnergiesWaves EnergyTidal EnergySalinity EnergyTemperature GradientsWater Flow and FallHydropower and Marine Energies Storage and UsageHydropower and Marine Energies Industrialization and Economic ChallengesEnvironmental Impact of Hydropower/ Marine EnergySection 6: Wind EnergyWind Energy Storage and UsageWind Energy Industrialization and Economic ChallengesEnvironmental ImpactSection 7: Nuclear EnergyHydropower and Marine Energies Storage and UsageHydropower and Marine Energies Industrialization and Economic ChallengesEnvironmental ImpactSection 8: Renewable Energies Applications and UtilizationRenewable Energy and ConstructionsRenewable Energy and TransportationRenewable Energy and NanotechnologyRenewable Energy and IndustrializationSection 9: Advanced Resources of Renewable EnergiesWaste to EnergyGreen Hydrogen EnergyHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsGrids and Microgrids Renewable Energy SystemsSection 10: Carbon Capture and StorageCarbon Capture by Absorption and Adsorption MethodsCarbon Capture by MembranesCarbon Storage Methods and Techniques