The series Springer Proceedings in Energy covers a broad range of multidisciplinary subjects in those research fields closely related to present and future forms of energy as a resource for human societies. Typically based on material presented at conferences, workshops and similar scientific meetings, volumes published in this series will constitute comprehensive state-of-the-art references on energy-related science and technology studies. The subjects of these conferences will fall typically within these broad categories: - Energy Efficiency - Fossil Fuels - Nuclear Energy - Policy, Economics, Management & Transport - Renewable and Green Energy - Systems, Storage and Harvesting - Materials for Energy