Talking renewables : a renewable energy primer for everyone /

This book provides a clear and factual picture of the status of renewable energy and its capabilities today. The book covers all areas of renewable energy, starting from biomass energy and hydropower and proceeding to wind, solar and geothermal energy before ending with an overview of ocean energy....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singh, Anirudh (Physicist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2018]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 4.
IOP concise physics.
Temas:
Renewable energy sources.
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Energy and its uses
  • 1.1. Our energy needs
  • 1.2. Forms of energy
  • 1.3. Primary and end-use energy
  • 1.4. Renewable energy
  • 1.5. Why renewable energy?
  • 1.6. Availability of renewable energy
  • 1.7. Activities
  • 1.8. Summary
  • 2. Principles of renewable energy technologies--biomass and hydropower
  • 2.1. Introduction to renewable energy technologies
  • 2.2. Biomass energy
  • 2.3. Hydro energy
  • 2.4. Summary
  • 3. Principles of renewable energy technologies--solar, wind, geothermal and ocean energy
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Solar energy
  • 3.3. Wind energy
  • 3.4. Geothermal energy
  • 3.5. Ocean energy
  • 3.6. Summary
  • 4. Assessing renewable energy resources
  • 4.1. Introduction : the essential requirements for renewable energy development
  • 4.2. Solar resources
  • 4.3. Wind resources
  • 4.4. Hydro resources
  • 4.5. Biomass and biofuels
  • 4.6. Summary
  • 5. Other requirements for renewable energy
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Human capacity
  • 5.3. Institutional capacity
  • 5.4. Policies and legislations
  • 5.5. Summary
  • 6. Using renewable energy
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Global overview of energy
  • 6.3. Issues with renewable energy
  • 6.4. Developments in the energy distribution paradigm
  • 6.5. Renewable energy and energy poverty
  • 6.6. Renewable energy and climate change
  • 6.7. Summary
  • 7. Our energy future
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Motivation for change
  • 7.3. Free market forces and the renewable energy industry
  • 7.4. Barriers to change
  • 7.5. Towards advanced biofuels
  • 7.6. The future of power generation
  • 7.7. Summary.

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