Introduction to Renewable Energy
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
434 pages
978-1-032-88842-2 (ISBN)
Description
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, nonspecialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy. This revised edition discusses developments that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition and considers the growing environmental impact of human activity on planet Earth. Dedicated to converging science and technology in a way that ensures a sustainable future, this book outlines the basics of renewable energy and focuses on current and developing policies that support the shift to renewable energy. New in the third edition, the book addresses bioenergy, energy balance, biodiesel, and photovoltaic applications, and includes an all-new chapter addressing climate change.
?Revised throughout and includes an all-new chapter on climate change.
Includes color images throughout for this new edition.
Adds revised end-of-chapter problems, and a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for instructors.
Includes several appendices: mathematics, exponential growth, lifetime of finite resource, order of magnitude estimates, and conversions.
?Revised throughout and includes an all-new chapter on climate change.
Includes color images throughout for this new edition.
Adds revised end-of-chapter problems, and a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for instructors.
Includes several appendices: mathematics, exponential growth, lifetime of finite resource, order of magnitude estimates, and conversions.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Reference
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
96 farbige Abbildungen, 96 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 154 s/w Zeichnungen, 46 s/w Tabellen, 154 s/w Abbildungen
46 Tables, black and white; 154 Line drawings, black and white; 96 Halftones, color; 96 Illustrations, color; 154 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-88842-2 (9781032888422)
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Introduction to Renewable Energy
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03/2025
3rd Edition
CRC Press
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Introduction to Renewable Energy
E-Book
03/2025
3rd Edition
CRC Press
€165.99
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Persons
Vaughn C. Nelson, PhD, has been involved with renewable energy since the early 1970s. Dr. Nelson has published numerous papers and is the author of three books, including Wind Energy (2009, 2nd Ed 2013) and Introduction to Renewable Energy (2011) from CRC Press. His primary work has been on wind resource assessment, education and training, applied R&D, and rural applications of wind energy. He has received three awards from the American Wind Energy Association. His degrees include a PhD in physics from the University of Kansas; an EdM from Harvard University; and a BSE from Kansas State Teachers College.
Kenneth Starcher has a BS in physics/computer science at West Texas State University (1980). He received an MS in engineering technology at WTAMU (1995). Starcher has been a field worker at the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) Wind Test Center since 1980. He has been the educational funnel for onsite training and public information for students and public workshops for AEI, and has served as a trainer at wind and solar training workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. He has also served as a research technician, research associate, assistant director, director, and associate director for AEI over the past 35 years.
Kenneth Starcher has a BS in physics/computer science at West Texas State University (1980). He received an MS in engineering technology at WTAMU (1995). Starcher has been a field worker at the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) Wind Test Center since 1980. He has been the educational funnel for onsite training and public information for students and public workshops for AEI, and has served as a trainer at wind and solar training workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. He has also served as a research technician, research associate, assistant director, director, and associate director for AEI over the past 35 years.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Energy
Chapter 3 Climate Change
Chapter 4 Sun
Chapter 5 Heat Transfer and Storage Chapter
Chapter 6 Solar Heating and Cooling
Chapter 7 Photovoltaics
Chapter 8 Concentrating Solar Power
Chapter 9 Solar Systems
Chapter 10 Wind Energy
Chapter 11 Bioenergy
Chapter 12 Geothermal Energy
Chapter 13 Water
Chapter 14 Storage
Chapter 15 Institutional Issues
Chapter 16 Economics
Chapter 17 Observations Chapter 18 Appendix
Chapter 2 Energy
Chapter 3 Climate Change
Chapter 4 Sun
Chapter 5 Heat Transfer and Storage Chapter
Chapter 6 Solar Heating and Cooling
Chapter 7 Photovoltaics
Chapter 8 Concentrating Solar Power
Chapter 9 Solar Systems
Chapter 10 Wind Energy
Chapter 11 Bioenergy
Chapter 12 Geothermal Energy
Chapter 13 Water
Chapter 14 Storage
Chapter 15 Institutional Issues
Chapter 16 Economics
Chapter 17 Observations Chapter 18 Appendix