Renewable Energy and Climate Change

✍ Scribed by Volker Quaschning(auth.)

• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 319
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This dazzling introductory textbook encompasses the full range of today's important renewable energy technologies.

Solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal energy receive balanced treatment with one exciting and informative chapter devoted to each. As well as a complete overview of these state-of-the-art technologies, the chapters provide:

• clear analysis on their development potentials;
• an evaluation of the economic aspects involved;
• concrete guidance for practical implementation; how to reduce your own energy waste.

If we do not act now to stop climate change, the consequences will be catastrophic. The current world situation is demonstrated here with the aid of full-colour figures and photographs, data diagrams and simple calculations and results. A multiplicity of impressive examples from countries across the globe show international ‘alternative’ energy in action.

With its easy-to-read approach, this is an essential textbook for students on renewable energy courses, also environment and sustainability courses. Planners, operators, financers and consultants will find this an excellent manual for planning and realizing climate protection. Furthermore, this book makes great background reading for energy workers, designers, politicians and journalists, and anyone who is interested in the topic of climate change.

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Chapter 1 Our Hunger for Energy (pages 1–23):
Chapter 2 The Climate Before the Collapse? (pages 24–46):
Chapter 3 From Wasting Energy to Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Dioxide (pages 47–69):
Chapter 4 Carbon?Free Energy ? Vision or Utopia? (pages 70–86):
Chapter 5 Photovoltaics – Energy from Sand (pages 87–115):
Chapter 6 Solar Thermal Systems – Year?Round Heating from the Sun (pages 116–143):
Chapter 7 Solar Power Plants – Even More Energy from the Sun (pages 144–164):
Chapter 8 Wind Power Systems – Electricity from Thin Air (pages 165–190):
Chapter 9 Hydropower Plants – Wet Energy (pages 191–209):
Chapter 10 Geothermal Energy – Power from the Deep (pages 210–222):
Chapter 11 Heat Pumps – from Cold to Hot (pages 223–236):
Chapter 12 Biomass – Energy from Nature (pages 237–264):
Chapter 13 The Hydrogen Industry and Fuel Cells (pages 265–275):
Chapter 14 Sunny Prospects – Examples of Sustainable Energy Supply (pages 276–295):