Power Resources category: 2047 books
A Solar Buyer's Guide for the Home and Office
Navigating the Maze of Solar Options, Incentives, and Installers
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Solar power, once a fringe effort limited to DIY enthusiasts, is now fast becoming mainstream. Many home and business owners are curious about solar electric and solar thermal systems, and wonder how to go about getting a clean energy generation system of their own. The vast majority will hire a professional...
Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution
The Energy Return on Investment
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy profit” from the exploitation...
by John R Fanchi, Christopher J Fanchi
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Energy in the 21st Century is a valuable source of information for students, decision makers, opinion leaders, and the general public. Oil and natural gas price volatility continue to affect both the supply and demand for energy. Advances in other technologies, such as nuclear, wind, solar, and tidal...
Renewable Energy
A User's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Every day there are news reports that highlight spiralling energy costs, accelerating energy consumption, serious concerns over fuel security and fears that oil production may soon decline. All such reports are set against a background of the most serious threat to the world today - global warming...
by Robert C. Brenner
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
This solar case study describes how a 6.4 kW rooftop photovoltaic solar system was determined, designed, purchased and installed. It provides electrical use tables, solution drawings, system specs for all components, and over 30 photos and tables showing each step in the system installation process....
by Robert C. Brenner
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2013
This solar case study is a step-by-step description showing how a 5.0 kW rooftop photovoltaic solar system was purchased and installed. This e-book provides detailed design drawings, system specs for all components, and system installation with over 30 photos showing each step in the process. Includes...
by Robert C. Brenner
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
This solar case study describes how a 7.4 kW rooftop photovoltaic solar system was determined, designed, purchased and installed. It provides electrical use tables, solution drawings, system specs for all components, and over 30 photos and tables showing each step in the system installation process....
Smart Grids
Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
The utilization of sensors, communications, and computer technologies to create greater efficiency in the generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electricity will enable better management of the electric power system. As the use of smart grid technologies grows, utilities will be...
by Ryan Mayfield
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Photovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummies (9781119544357) was previously published as Photovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummies (9780470598931). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded systems, information technology and power engineering. Coverage includes challenges for future resource...
Energy from the Desert
Feasability of Very Large Scale Power Generation (VLS-PV)
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
The world's deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times the current primary global energy supply.
This Energy from the Desert volume examines and evaluates the potential of very large scale photovoltaic power...
Energy from the Desert 4
Very Large Scale PV Power -State of the Art and Into The Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
The fourth volume in the established Energy from the Desert series examines and evaluates the potential and feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) systems, which have capacities ranging from several megawatts to gigawatts, and to develop practical project proposals...
by Lövei Krisztián
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
The description include it on our own invention, which you can build a Permanent Magnet Generator from simple AC ( Alternativ current) motor or car alternator. Then you can using this wind power or water power making. You can use conversion from 0.25 to 100 kW engine. Developed over a...
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
This translation of a German title, which was enthusiastically received by a wide audience, collects contributions by leading and well-known scientists in the area explaining the technical basics of photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, wind and water power as well as geothermal energy. In an easily...