
Renewable Energy
Power for a Sustainable Future
Godfrey Boyle(Editor)
Oxford University Press
3rd Edition
Published on 13. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
584 pages
978-0-19-954533-9 (ISBN)
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Description
The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind and wave) and non-solar
(tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics and their future prospects.
Together with its companion volume, Energy Systems and Sustainability, this book provides both perspective and detail on the relative merits and state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various 'renewables'. The analysis considers emissions, sustainability, cost implications and energy security, as political and economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes, through a discussion of the individual renewable
sources, to a concluding examination of the prospects for their integration into national and international networks, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables.
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre to accompany Renewable Energy features:
For students:
? Self-assessment questions.
? Links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics.
For registered adopters of the book:
? Figures from the book in electronic format.
(tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics and their future prospects.
Together with its companion volume, Energy Systems and Sustainability, this book provides both perspective and detail on the relative merits and state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various 'renewables'. The analysis considers emissions, sustainability, cost implications and energy security, as political and economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes, through a discussion of the individual renewable
sources, to a concluding examination of the prospects for their integration into national and international networks, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables.
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre to accompany Renewable Energy features:
For students:
? Self-assessment questions.
? Links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics.
For registered adopters of the book:
? Figures from the book in electronic format.
Reviews / Votes
This textbook continues the high standards of previous editions in terms of the clarity with which it explains the technologies while offering high quality graphics. Both the range and quality of photos, tables and figures is improved. The expanded section on the key issues relating to the adoption and integration of different renewable energy technologies at greater volumes is a welcome expansion for the undergraduate or other reader who should know something aboutthe technology's interaction with society and not just the technology.
I have compared the new edition with other recent textbooks at the same level and will be continuing to recommend this one to undergraduate students. * Peter Connor, Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy Policy, University of Exeter * Review from previous edition 'This is an excellent introductory text which deserves the widest readership'. * Book Review 2004 *
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in energy, sustainable development, environmental subjects and architecture. Also suitable for non-specialists.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Over 300 colour illustrations and photographs
Over 300 colour illustrations and photographs
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-954533-9 (9780199545339)
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Person
Godfrey Boyle is Professor of Renewable Energy in The Open University's MCT Faculty. His main research interests are in solar and wind power, energy systems modelling and energy policy, and he has chaired various Open University modules on renewable and sustainable energy. He is also a visiting professor at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University in New Delhi, India, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Trustee of the UK
National Energy Foundation.
National Energy Foundation.
Content
1. Introducing renewable energy ; 2. Solar thermal energy ; 3. Solar photovoltaics ; 4. Bioenergy ; 5. Hydroelectricity ; 6. Tidal power ; 7. Wind energy ; 8. Wave energy ; 9. Geothermal energy ; 10. Integrating renewable energy