Recent researches in environment, energy systems and sustainability: proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (EEESD'12)

This year the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (EEESD '12) was held at the University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal, May 2-4, 2012. The conference provided a platform to discuss environment and sustainable development, sustainable management, global change, climate and biodiversity, energy storage, solar energy systems, distributed generation, embedded generation, environmental risks etc. with participants from all over the world, both from academia and from industry. Its success is reflected in the papers received, with participants coming from several countries, allowing a real multinational multicultural exchange of experiences and ideas. The accepted papers of this conference are published in this Book that will be sent to international indexes. They will be also available in the E-Library of the WSEAS. Extended versions of the best papers will be promoted to many Journals for further evaluation. Conference such as this can only succeed as a team effort, so the Editors want to thank the International Scientific Committee and the Reviewers for their excellent work in reviewing the papers as well as their invaluable input and advice