Beginning with an overview of renewable energy
sources including biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal,
tidal, wind and solar power, this book explores the
fundamentals of different renewable energy systems. The
main focus is on technologies with high development
potential such as solar thermal systems, photovoltaics
and wind power. This text not only describes
technological aspects, but also deals consciously with
problems of the energy industry. In this way, the topics
are treated in a holistic manner, bringing together
maths, engineering, climate studies and economics, and
enabling readers to gain a broad understanding of
renewable energy technologies and their potential. The
book also contains a free CD-ROM resource, which
includes a variety of specialist simulation software and
detailed figures from the book. Following a successful
edition in German and in response to growing demand for
high quality, user-friendly textbooks on renewable
energy, the author has prepared a revised version of
this classic text in English.''Understanding Renewable
Energy Systems'' is an ideal companion for students of
renewable energy at universities or technical colleges -
on courses such as renewable energy, electrical
engineering, engineering technology, physics, process
engineering, building engineering, environment, applied
mechanics and mechanical engineering - as well as
scientists and engineers in research and
industry. |
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