Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions

ISBN-13: 9780367188504 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 422 str.

Sergio C. Capareda

Opis

Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions discusses major renewable energy conversion technologies with a global approach to energy resource assessment. Readers follow step-by-step procedures for selecting and integrating renewable energy options for a given location on a long-term basis, and selection of appropriate renewable energy strategies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Renewable Energy 2. Solar Energy 3. Wind Energy 4. Biomass Energy 5. Hydro Power 6. Geothermal Energy 7. Salinity Gradient 8. Fuel Cells 9. Tidal Energy 10. Wave Energy 11. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems 12. Human and Animal Power, and Piezoelectrics 13. Cold Fusion and Gravitational Energy 14. Environmental and Social Cost of Renewables