Renewable Energy ResourcesIn the years between the first and this second edition, renewable energy has come of age; it makes good sense, good government and good business. This book considers the unchanging principles of renewable energy technologies alongside modern application and case studies. In this second edition, the presentation of the fundamentals has been improved throughout, and chapters on economics and institutional factors have been added. Likewise, sections on environmental impact have been added to each technology chapter. Renewable Energy Resources supports multi-disciplinary. |
Contents
1 Principles of renewable energy | 1 |
2 Essentials of fluid mechanics | 20 |
3 Heat transfer | 33 |
4 Solar radiation | 66 |
5 Solar water heating | 89 |
6 Other uses for solar heat | 115 |
7 Photovoltaic generation | 143 |
8 Hydropower | 180 |
12 Wave energy | 312 |
13 Tidal power | 336 |
14 Ocean thermal energy conversion OTEC | 357 |
15 Geothermal energy | 372 |
16 Energy storage and distribution | |
Appendix A Units | |
Appendix C Some heat transfer formulas | |
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