Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future
| AUTHOR | Peake, Stephen; Peake, Stephen; Peake, Stephen et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (02/03/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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. Renewable Energy 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 and the outlook for renewable energy, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables. Online Resource Centre Renewable Energy is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which features: For students:
DT Auto- marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter
DT Curated links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics. For registered adopters of the book:
DT Figures from the book: available to download for use in lectures
DT Auto- marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter
DT Curated links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics. For registered adopters of the book:
DT Figures from the book: available to download for use in lectures
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780198759751
ISBN-10:
0198759754
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0004
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Page Count:
584
Carton Quantity:
6
Product Dimensions:
8.20 x 1.30 x 10.20 inches
Weight:
4.10 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Energy
Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017471965
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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. Renewable Energy 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 and the outlook for renewable energy, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables. Online Resource Centre Renewable Energy is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which features: For students:
DT Auto- marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter
DT Curated links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics. For registered adopters of the book:
DT Figures from the book: available to download for use in lectures
DT Auto- marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter
DT Curated links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics. For registered adopters of the book:
DT Figures from the book: available to download for use in lectures
Show More
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