ABSTRACT

In 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 masters degrees in science and engineering, and also specialist modules in science and engineering first degrees, as well as being of use to practitioners. Each chapter begins with fundamental theory from a physical science perspective, then considers applied examples and developments, and finally concludes with a set of workable problems and their solutions.

chapter 1|19 pages

Principles of renewable energy

chapter 2|13 pages

Essentials of fluid mechanics

chapter 3|33 pages

Heat transfer

chapter 4|23 pages

Solar radiation

chapter 5|26 pages

Solar water heating

chapter 6|28 pages

Other uses for solar heat

chapter 7|37 pages

Photovoltaic generation

chapter 8|24 pages

Hydro-power

chapter 9|53 pages

Power from the wind

chapter 10|24 pages

The photosynthetic process

chapter 11|31 pages

Biofuels

chapter 12|24 pages

Wave energy

chapter 13|21 pages

Tidal power

chapter 14|15 pages

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

chapter 15|15 pages

Geothermal energy

chapter 16|25 pages

Energy storage and distribution