Renewable Energy
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
491 pages
978-0-19-856452-2 (ISBN)
Description
The prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources is arousing interest world-wide. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources; solar thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, photovoltaic, hydro, wind, geothermal. With the aid of 370 detailed illustrations and 50 tables of data, it explains the physical and technological principles underlying each source and examines its environmental impact and future prospects.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 halftones, 340 two-colour line illustrations, tables, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-856452-2 (9780198564522)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The context of renewable energies; cost and resource assessment; solar thermal energy; solar photovoltaics; energy from biomass; hydroelectricity; tidal power; wind energy; wave energy; geothermal energy; integration of renewable energy sources.