Renewable energy resources /
Twidell, John.
Renewable energy resources / - Third edition. - London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. - xxxi, 784 p. : ill. (some color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Figure of photo acknowledgments -- List of symbols -- List of abbreviations -- 1 : principles of renewable energy -- 2 : solar radiation and the greenhouse effect -- 3 : solar water heating -- 4 : other solar thermal applications -- 5 : photovoltaic (PV) power technology -- 6 : hydropower -- 7 : wind resource -- 8 : wind power technology -- 9 : biomass resources from photosynthesis -- 10 : bioenergy technologies -- 11 : wave power -- 12 : tidal-current and tidal-range power -- 13 : ocean gradient energy : OTEC and osmotic power -- 14 : geothermal energy -- 15 : energy systems : integration, distribution and storage -- 16 : using energy efficiently -- 17 : institutional and economic factors -- Review 1 : electrical power for renewables -- Review 2 : essentials of fluid dynamics -- Review 3 : heat transfer -- Review 4 : solid-state physics for photovoltaics -- Review 5 : units, labels and conversions : the algebraic method -- Appendices -- Supplementary material.
Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides comprehensive coverage of available renewable technologies starting from basic scientific and engineering principles.
9780415584371 (hardback) 9780415584371: £95.00 041558437X (hardback) 9780415584388 (pb) 0415584388 (pb)
2014018436
Renewable energy sources--Energy engineering.
Renewable energy sources.
Sustainability--Green Design.
621.042 / TWI
Renewable energy resources / - Third edition. - London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. - xxxi, 784 p. : ill. (some color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Figure of photo acknowledgments -- List of symbols -- List of abbreviations -- 1 : principles of renewable energy -- 2 : solar radiation and the greenhouse effect -- 3 : solar water heating -- 4 : other solar thermal applications -- 5 : photovoltaic (PV) power technology -- 6 : hydropower -- 7 : wind resource -- 8 : wind power technology -- 9 : biomass resources from photosynthesis -- 10 : bioenergy technologies -- 11 : wave power -- 12 : tidal-current and tidal-range power -- 13 : ocean gradient energy : OTEC and osmotic power -- 14 : geothermal energy -- 15 : energy systems : integration, distribution and storage -- 16 : using energy efficiently -- 17 : institutional and economic factors -- Review 1 : electrical power for renewables -- Review 2 : essentials of fluid dynamics -- Review 3 : heat transfer -- Review 4 : solid-state physics for photovoltaics -- Review 5 : units, labels and conversions : the algebraic method -- Appendices -- Supplementary material.
Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides comprehensive coverage of available renewable technologies starting from basic scientific and engineering principles.
9780415584371 (hardback) 9780415584371: £95.00 041558437X (hardback) 9780415584388 (pb) 0415584388 (pb)
2014018436
Renewable energy sources--Energy engineering.
Renewable energy sources.
Sustainability--Green Design.
621.042 / TWI