The Future for Renewable Energy 2 : Prospects and Directions

ISBN-13: 9781902916316 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 268 str.

Opis

Assesses the position of renewable energy technologies in the context of global energy supply, and recommends a development path for each technology branch based on this analysis. This title incorporates the findings of specialists from over 40 renewable energy research institutes, which represent in total over 1000 scientists.

Spis treści

Authors and Acknowledgements * Preface * Introduction * Biomass * Future Research and Development in Photovoltaics * Small Hydro Power * Energy Efficient Solar Buildings * Solar Thermal Power Plants * Wind Energy * Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into Energy Systems * Renewable Energy Technologies for Developing Countries * Ocean Energy * Solar Process Heat * Solar Chemistry * Appendix A The EUREC Agency * Appendix B * Index

O autorze

EUREC Agency was established in 1991 as a European Economic Interest Grouping to provide a forum for interdisciplinary co-operation in renewables research. It counts among its members many of Europe's foremost renewable energy research institutes.