Part 1 European update: special profile - non-fossil options; overviews 1 - the current status and prospects for renewable energy in Europe, 2 recent EC energy initiatives; profiles 1 Eastern Europe, 2 Denmark, 3 Finland, 4 The Netherlands, 5 Norway, 6 Spain, 7 France, 8 UK, 9 Portugal, 10 Ireland, 11 Germany, 12 Italy, 13 Sweden, 14 Switzerland. Part 2 Biomass: overview article - biomass technologies in Europe; case studies 1 electricity from landfill gas, 2 thermal options for straw and grass residues in the Netherlands, 3 power and heat from sludge and garbage; classified listing. Part 3 Energy in building and industry: cogeneration - overview Europe - the cogeneration opportunities; case studies 1 power boiler for a paper mill in Strasbourt, 2 new cogeneration plant for box board company; passive solar, overview - passive solar energy, case study - design advise for Montessory farm school; passive solar glossary, classified listing. Part 4 Geothermal: overview - geothermal - the unknown energy resource; case study - power generation from low-grade geothermal resources; classified listing. Part 5 Hydro, wave and tidal: overview - wave energy; special overview - small scale hydro in the UK; case studies 1 submersible hydroturbine generators, 2 heat exchangers for ocean thermal energy plants; classified listing. Part 6 Instrumentation and metering: overview - instrumentation for renewable energy systems; classified listing. Part 7 Photovoltaics: overview - photovoltaics; map of solar radiation in Europe; case studies, 1 Mont-Soleil solar photovoltaic power, 2 the power of the sum - a project in Bolivia, 3 sewage plant powered by innovative hybrid system; photovoltaics glossary; clasified listing. Part 8 Solar heating: overview - state of the art of active solar systems; case studies, 1 building-integrated solar-heating systems, 2, development of absorber strips for solar heating in Sweden; special overview - the Danish solar energy industry; solar heating glossary; classified overview. Part 9 Wind: overview - rational use of a raw resource; map of wind resources in Europe; special overview - wind energy in Germany; case studies, 1 wind resources and windfarm planning, 2 the M30 wind turbine, 3 introduction to some recent Danish wind technology; wind energy glossary; classified listing. Part 10 Services: classified listing; list or organization active in the field of renewable energy. Part 11 General information: list of conferences and courses; journal listing, sources of statistical information and bibliography; a-z company listing; conversion factors. Part 12 56 page US supplement: US-based articles on, 1 renewable energy and energy efficiency, 2 national renewable energy laboratory, 3 wind energy, 4 municipal waste combusion, 5 geothermal energy, 6 production of ethanol, past, present and future, 7 hydro energy; US company listing; temperature conversion chart.
