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Renewables : a review of sustainable energy supply options /
Renewable energy is a fast expanding field, welcomed by many as part of the answer to climate change and energy security concerns, but can renewables deliver enough energy reliably and economically? Rapid expansion continues in the area of renewable energy, with wind capacity expected to double over...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
IOP Publishing,
[2013]
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| Colección: | IOP expanding physics.
IOP (Series). Release 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments and dedications
- Author biography
- Introduction
- Why renewables?
- Which sources are emerging?
- What are the problems?
- The structure of this book
- Power
- Hydro
- Wind power
- Wave power
- Tidal power
- Power in perspective
- Heat
- Bioenergy
- Solar heat
- Geothermal heat and power
- Heat pumps and CHP
- Light
- PV solar
- Beyond PV-PE, thermoelectric and photochemical systems
- One world under the Sun : a global grid?
- Integration
- Dealing with variability
- Grid balancing : beyond electricity
- Energy storage
- A balanced future
- Energy conservation and energy efficiency
- A sustainable energy future : costs and policy choices
- Policy
- Prospects and problems
- Europe
- Asia and the Pacific area
- The Americas
- Africa
- What next : the issues of cost and scale
- Conclusions
- Afterword.