
Renewable Energy - Volume 1: Solar, Wind, and Hydropower
Definitions, Developments, Applications, Case Studies, and Modelling and Simulation
- 1st Edition - April 28, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Abdul Ghani Olabi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 6 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 6 9 - 6
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Renewable Energy - Volume 1: Solar, Wind, and Hydropower: Definitions, Developments, Applications, Case Studies, and Modelling and Simulation is a comprehensive resource for those wanting an authoritative volume on the significant aspects of these rapidly growing renewable technologies. Providing a structured approach to the emerging technologies and advances in the implementation of solar, wind and hydro energy, the book offers the most requested and desirable practical elements for the renewable industry. Sections cover definitions, applications, modeling and analysis through case study and example.
This coordinated approach allows for standalone, accessible, and functioning chapters dedicated to a particular energy source, giving researchers and engineers an important and unique consolidated source of information on all aspects of these state-of-the-art fields.
- Includes in-depth and up-to-date explanations for the latest developments in Solar, Wind and Hydropower
- Presents a uniquely, thematically arranged book with structured content that is easily accessible and usable
- Provides extensively illustrated and supported content, including multimedia components like short videos and slideshows for greater examples and case studies
1. Solar Thermal Energy
1.1 Introduction and Definition
1.2 Developments of Solar Thermal Energy Systems
1.3 Application of Solar Thermal Energy
1.4 Case Studies on Solar Thermal Energy
1.5 Thermal Analysis of Solar Collectors
1.6 Energy and Exergy analyses of a photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collector
2. Solar Photovoltaics "PV" Energy
2.1 Introduction and Definition of Solar PV Energy
2.2 Developments of Solar PV Energy
2.3 Application of Solar PV Energy
2.4 Review on Solar PV Energy
2.5 Case Studies on Solar PV Energy
2.6 Modelling and Simulation of Solar PV Energy Systems
3. Wind Energy
3.1 Introduction and Definition of Wind Energy
3.2 Developments of Wind Energy
3.3 Application of Wind Energy
3.4 Review on Wind Energy
3.5 Case Studies on Wind Energy
3.6 Modelling and Simulation of Wind Energy Systems
4. Hydro Energy
4.1 Introduction and Definition of Hydro Energy
4.2 Developments of Hydro Energy
4.3 Application of Hydro Energy
4.4 Review on Hydro Energy
4.5 Case Studies on Hydro Energy
4.6 Modelling and Simulation of Hydro Energy Systems
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 28, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Abdul Ghani Olabi
Prof. Abdul Ghani Olabi is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He holds an M.Eng. and Ph.D. from Dublin City University and has worked at leading institutions across Europe. He founded the SEEP and MSSM international conferences and plays a major role in academic publishing as Editor-in-Chief of several Elsevier encyclopedias. Prof. Olabi’s research focuses on renewable energy and energy storage systems. His team has secured numerous patents in hydrogen production, advanced PEM fuel cells, and novel supercapacitors and batteries, contributing significantly to global sustainable energy advancements.