Renewable Energy Focus e-Mega Handbook
- 1st Edition - December 29, 2008
- Latest edition
- Authors: Bent Sorensen, Paul Breeze, Galen J. Suppes, Nasir El Bassam, Dr. Semida Silveira, Shang-Tian Yang, Aldo Vieira da Rosa, Harsh K. Gupta, Sukanta Roy, Mukesh Doble, Michel Broussely, Preben Maegaard, Frano Barbir, Gianfranco Pistoia, Soteris Kalogirou, Truman Storvick
- Language: English
A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional… Read more
A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to advanced topics
* A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Energy and Environmental Engineers on a day-to-day basis. * Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference.* Over 2,500 pages of reference material, including over 1,500 pages not included in the print edition
Renewable energy engineers and managers; Professionals in environmental engineering, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering; Energy providers; equipment designers and manufacturers;
Author BiographiesSection 1 Introduction 1.0 Introduction 1.1 The History of EnergySection 2 Energy Perspectives 2.1 Energy Perspectives 2.2 Political and Technological Issues 2.3 Electrical Power as Sustainable Energy 2.4 Planning of Integrated Energy Systems for Rural Communities 2.5 The Energy Outlook 2.6 Bioenergy - Realizing the Potential NowSection 3 Alternative Energy Sources 3.1 Alternate Energy Sources 3.2 Energy Reserves and Renewable Energy Sources 3.3 The Individual Energy Sources 3.4 Renewable Energy Resources and TechnologiesSection 4 Energy Conversion 4.1 Energy Conversion Processes 4.2 Mechanical Heat Engines 4.3 Ocean Thermal Energy ConvertersSection 5 Fuel Cells 5.1 Fuel Cells 5.2 Fuel Cell System Design 5.3 Fuel Cell Applications 5.4 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen EconomySection 6 Solar Power 6.1 Solar Power 6.2 Solar Thermal Collectors and Applications 6.3 Solar Radiation 6.4 Photovoltaic Converters 6.5 Solar Thermal Power Generation 6.6 Solar Thermal Energy, Industrial and Heat ApplicationsSection 7 Ocean, Wave and Tidal Power 7.1 Ocean Power 7.2 Tidal Energy 7.3 Wave and Tidal Energy ConversionSection 8 Geothermal Power 8.1 Geothermal Power 8.2 Basic Concepts 8.3 Worldwide Status of Geothermal Resource Utilization 8.4 Thermal Energy of the OceansSection 9 Wind Power 9.1 Wind Power 9.2 Wind FarmsSection 10 Hydropower 10.1 Hydropower Resources 10.2 Hydropower TechnologySection 11 Power from Waste 11.1 Power from Waste 11.2 Waste Energy TechnologySection 12 Bioenergy 12.1 Bioenergy 12.2 Biodiesel Fuels 12.3 Biomass-Based Power Generation 12.4 Bioreactor Engineering 12.5 Power Generation from Biorenewable Resources 12.6 Biological Production of Hydrogen from Biorenewable ResourcesSection 13 Storage Technologies 13.1 Storage Technologies 13.2 Lead Acid Batteries for Solar and Wind Energy Storage 13.3 Battery Management and Life Prediction 13.4 Battery Collection and Recycling
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 29, 2008
- Language: English
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Bent Sorensen
Bent Sørensen is professor emeritus in physics at Roskilde University, Denmark). He has held academic positions at University of California in Berkeley, Yale University, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden (US), Kyoto University (Japan), University of Grenoble (France) and University of New South Wales (Australia) and served as advisor for the OECD, the Japanese and Australian governments, and various UN agencies, including as lead author the IPCC working group on climate change mitigation. He has published nearly 1000 scientific articles and many books, including two volumes on hydrogen and fuel cells. He served as chairman of the Danish Energy Agency’s Solar Energy and Hydrogen Energy Committees, and received prizes such as the Australian-European Award for Eminent Scholars (1982) and the European Solar Prize (2002).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Denmark; Independent Consultant, NOVATOR Advanced Technology Consulting, DenmarkPB
Paul Breeze
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.
Affiliations and expertise
Freelance Science and Technology Writer/Consultant, UKGS
Galen J. Suppes
Galen J. Suppes is a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. He received his B.S in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1985, and his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1989. He has also done Post-Doc Class Work at the University of Huston in 1991/92, and is author of over 120 documents, including peer reviewed articles, conference papers and scientific reports.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USANE
Nasir El Bassam
Prof. Dr. N. El Bassam is the founder and director of the International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED), Germany, India and USA; Chairperson at World Council of Renewable Energy (WCRE) Scientific Advisory Board, Federal Association of Regenerative Mobility, and Vice President of the Climate Protection Agency North Germany; Chairman of the Working Group Sustainable Rural Energy Network (SREN), FAO, United Nations, Rome; ); Program Head of the Projects wind energy and Concentrating Solar Power for Power (CSP) Supply and Seawater Desalination Middle East and North Africa (DESERTEC).
He coordinates the Centre activities, technology transfer of and the co-operation in national and international organizations (UN, EU, and Club of Rome), the integration and application of renewable energy resources available in various regions for electricity, water and food supply with aims of empowering the countryside.
El Bassam is well-known as Poverty Researcher, in this context he initiated the strategy and project “Empowering Urban Cities and Rural Habitats in Africa” which considered as a Marshal Plan for sustainable economic development and combating Poverty, migration, and Depopulation of urban cities and Rural Communities worldwide.
He contributes as an editor in the journals: International Journal “Sustainability Science, Springer Scientific Publishing Services; Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (AJEAS).
El Bassam published 12 books, authored numerous publications, and received several awards
Affiliations and expertise
Founder and Director, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED)DS
Dr. Semida Silveira
Affiliations and expertise
Swedish Energy Agency, Eskilstuna, SwedenSY
Shang-Tian Yang
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University, OH, USAAd
Aldo Vieira da Rosa
Dr. da Rosa taught the perennially popular Renewable Energy course at Stanford University for over 30 years. Former Chairman of the Brazilian National Research Council, Director of the Aeronautical Technical Center, and founder of Brazilian NASA, he also served as the CEO of a tech start-up, Chairman of the Board for a microprocessor manufacturer, and as a member of Siemens Corporation’s scientific advisory board.
Affiliations and expertise
Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USAHG
Harsh K. Gupta
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Ocean Development, New Delhi, IndiaSR
Sukanta Roy
Affiliations and expertise
National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaMD
Mukesh Doble
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biotechnology, I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, IndiaMB
Michel Broussely
Affiliations and expertise
SAFT, Speciality Battery Group, Poitiers, FrancePM
Preben Maegaard
Dr. Maegaard is Director of the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, an institute for the development and implementation of renewable energies located in Denmark. The center has, under his leadership, provided transfer of renewable energy technology to many countries. Dr. Maegaard was appointed the first president of the World Wind Energy Institute, first president of the World Wind Energy Association, and has served as a Renewable Energy Adviser to the President of Mali. For over three decades, Dr. Maegaard has been a director, organizer, and speaker at numerous international seminars, workshops and conferences. He has authored numerous reports, books, and articles in Danish, English, German and Japanese on renewables and sustainable development.
Affiliations and expertise
Danish Center for Renewable Energy, Hurup Thy, DenmarkFB
Frano Barbir
Affiliations and expertise
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USAGP
Gianfranco Pistoia
Affiliations and expertise
formerly Research Director, National Research Council, Rome, ItalySK
Soteris Kalogirou
Prof. Soteris Kalogirou is a Professor in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Materials Science and Engineering at
the Cyprus University of Technology. In
addition to his Ph.D., he holds a D.Sc. and is
internationally recognized for his pioneering
contributions to renewable energy. He is a
Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences,
a Founding Member of the Cyprus Academy
of Sciences, Letters and Arts, a Member of
Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the
International Artificial Intelligence Industry
Alliance. For over 35 years, he has conducted
research in solar energy, with expertise
encompassing solar collectors, solar water
heating, solar steam generation, desalination, photovoltaics, geothermal energy, and
absorption cooling. He has published extensively,
authoring numerous journal articles,
book chapters, and conference papers. His
books Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and
Systems and Thermal Solar Desalination: Methods and Systems (Academic Press, Elsevier)
are widely recognized references in the field.
He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, CyprusTS
Truman Storvick
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA