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Third Edition
By
Bent Sorensen (Sørensen), Professor, Institute of Studies in Mathematics and Physics, Roskilde University; President, Novator Advanced Technology Consulting, Denmark
Description
This third edition of Renewable Energy is undoubtedly one of the most complete accounts of the subject, from source through to extraction
and use. The book is academically rigorous, but accessible.
The author first describes the effect of the sun on the atmosphere and the
creation of wind and waves, including the effects of global warming. For each type of renewable energy, from direct solar radiation to
wind and biomass, there follows a technical description of the devices that can be used to transform the energy into useful forms. The
author explores new solar cell types, including polymer and organic cells, new biofuel processes and new wave energy devices.
The final
part of the book loos at social and economic aspects of renewable energy – the costs of our current fuel bills versus new energy sources,
and the difference it could make to developing as well as developed countries. The concept of whole new energy systems based around wind,
solar, and other energies is put into a real-life context. Key features include: – Reference paths: the reader may follow the general
process from source through to distribution, or concentrate on a specific type of energy. – The material is divided into undergraduate
text and advanced options. – Details the significant expansion of the field since the publication of the previous edition. – Updated
material includes offshore wind technologies, polymer and organic solar cells, new developments in hydrogen storage, pipeline transmission,
biofuel processes, and wave energy devices, evaluation of biomass options, and an outlook on the renewable energy market.
Audience
Environmental Engineering graduate students & environmental engineering research scientists
Contents
Preface
Prefaces to Previous Editions
Contents
Units and Conversion Tables
1. Perspectives
2. The Origin of Renewable Energy Flows
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The Individual Energy Sources
4. The Energy Conversion Processes
5. Energy Transmission and Storage
6. Energy Supply Systems
7. Socio-Economic
Assessment of Energy Supply Systems
8. Winding Up
References
Subject Index
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Hardbound, 952 pages, publication date: JUL-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-656153-1
ISBN-10: 0-12-656153-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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