This book gathers selected papers presented at the First International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (REC 2019), which was held at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM) from 1 to 2 February 2019. The topics covered include renewable (green) energy and sources including wind power, hydropower, solar energy, biomass, biofuel, geothermal energy, wave energy, tidal energy, hydrogen & fuel cells, energy storage, new trends and technologies for renewable energies, policies and strategies for renewable energies, smart grids, batteries, and e-mobility, control techniques for renewable energies, hybrid renewable energies, renewable energy research and applications for industries, applications of renewable energies in electrical vehicles and other allied areas, artificial intelligence and machine learning studies for renewable energies, renewable energy systems in smart cities, climate change mitigation, carbon trading, carbon capture andutilization, and carbon dioxide refrigeration systems.

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Dipankar Deb completed his PhD at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, with Prof. Gang Tao who is an IEEE Fellow and Professor at the Department of ECE in 2007. In 2017, Dr Deb was elected an IEEE Senior Member. He has previously served as a Lead Engineer at GE Global Research Bengaluru (20122015) and as an Assistant Professor in EE, IIT Guwahati (20102012). Currently, he is a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management. As a Student Start-up and Innovation Project Coordinator at IITRAM, he mentors students on how to establish and secure Intellectual Property Rights (Patents). He has published 15 Science Citation indexed Journal papers and hols 5 granted US patents.

Ambesh Dixit (Ph.D., 2010, Wayne State University MI, USA) has substantial experience in computational and experimental condensed matter physics with a special emphasis on the design and development of materials for energy applications. He is currently working on the development of new materials for energy conversion and storage. He has authored several research publications in international journal and in conference proceedings. Laltu Chandra (Ph.D., 2005, University of Karlsruhe, Germany) has extensive experience in experimental and numerical heat transfer and fluid mechanics. His chief interests are in the design, development and evaluation of nuclear and concentrated solar thermal sub-systems. Recently, he has developed an open volumetric air receiver-based solar convective furnace system for metal processing. He has authored several research publications in international journals, as book chapters, and in conference proceedings.

Inhalt
Rare earth oxides based composites for high voltage supercapacitors applications: A short review.- Wind farm layout optimization using Teaching learning based optimization technique considering power and cost.- Performance analysis of Fractional order PI Based controller for Variable Speed Hybrid Standalone WECS.- Selection Criteria for Algae Biodiesel Production using Slow Pyrolysis.- Performance Analysis of 4-Leg IB APF for 3-phase 4-wire System with Renewable Energy Interface Fuzzy control DC Bus Capacitor.- Evaluation of Dynamic Amplification of Conventional and Mono-Lattice Structural System for Tall Wind Mill Towers.- Thermo-economic Comparison of Solar Heat Driven NH3-LiNO3 and NH3-H2O Absorption Refrigeration System.- Thermo-economic Analysis of Biomass-Powered Single Effect LiBr/H2O Absorption Refrigeration System.- Issue and Challenges with High Temperature Solar Selective Material for Solar Thermal Application.- Investigation on the relative influence of absorber layer defect states over performance of Pb-based and Sn-based perovskite solar cells.- Application of Fuzzy Linguistic Modeling Aggregated with VIKOR for Optimal Selection of Solar Power Plant Site: An Empirical Study.- Controller Design for Buck Boost converter Using State Space Analysis.- Optimal Utilization of Reactive Power Capability of Renewable Energy Based Distributed Generation for Improved Performance of Distribution Network.- Voltage Control of Wind and Diesel Based Distributed Generating System Using PSO and CSA.- Harmonic Current Signal Injection based Grid Impedance Measurement Technique for Active Harmonic Filter.- Experimental Investigation of Dehumidifier Hybrid Air conditioner Integrated Zeotropic Refrigerant Blend R-407C Air Source Water Heat Pump.- Experimental Investigation of the solar dryer using Phase Change Material.- Design and Optimization of Hybrid Electric Vehicle.- Climate Control of Greenhouse System using Neural Predictive Controller.- Green Concrete by Replacing Coarse Aggregate with Cupola Slag for Environmental Protection.- Potential study of Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) for humid climatic conditions of Eastern States in India.- Exergy analysis a useful concept of sustainability for Air Source Heat Pump System.- Role of Algae in CO Sequestration Addressing Climate Change: A Review.- Chemical Looping Reforming (CLR) System for H2 production A review.- Commitment for A Cleaner India: Utilization of CO2 and Sewage Wastewater by Green Algae Scenedesmus sp. under Laboratory Conditions.- A Design Frame Work for Portable Artificial Photosynthesizer: A Future Reality.- Thermodynamic Analysis of Trans critical CO2 Booster Systems with Flooded Evaporator for Supermarket Application.