Power Resources category: 2047 books
by Volker Quaschning
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
By mid-century, renewable energy must cover all of our energy supply if we are to phase out nuclear and successfully stop climate change.
Now updated and expanded, the 2nd edition of this textbook covers the full range of renewable energy systems and now also includes such current trends as...
by Harold Schobert
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
People rarely stop to think about where the energy they use to power their everyday lives comes from and when they do it is often to ask a worried question: is mankind’s energy usage killing the planet? How do we deal with nuclear waste? What happens when the oil runs out? Energy: The Basics answers...
by Master Miser
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
With rising costs of energy, Master Miser will show you four ways in which you can save money: Power Meter; dial thermometer; LED lighting and a single solar panel.
Tried by a qualified electrician/engineer with over 50 years experiences. This will help your budget.
Master Mind had narrowed these...
Automotive Electricity
Electric Drives
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
Since the beginning of the century, electrical goods have invaded our everyday lives. Now, electric power is coming to be seen as a solution to the pollution caused by cars. While this transition has remained very slow during the last ten years, it has been accelerating as the statutory constraints...
Ocean Energy
Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy. This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of legal, economic, and social issues related to the emerging ocean energy industry, in particular wave and tidal energy technologies.
This...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
A preface explains the difficulties of solar power when the sun does not shine, and what a light capacitor is, comparing it to the electrical capacitor. Chapter 1 deals with basic requirements: looping, reflection, vacuum and size. The light must move about a toroid or polygonal container. This requires...
Compact Heat Exchangers
Selection, Application, Design and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
This book describes the fundamentals and applications of compact heat exchangers in energy generation. The text focuses on their efficiency impacts on power systems, particularly emphasizing alternative energy sources such as Concentrated Solar Power and nuclear plants.
The various types...
Solar Photovoltaic Cells
Photons to Electricity
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Solar Photovoltaic Cells: Photons to Electricity outlines our need for photovoltaics - a field which is exploding in popularity and importance. This concise book provides a thorough understanding of solar photovoltaic cells including how these devices work, what can be done to optimize the technology,...
Planning and Installing Micro-Hydro Systems
A Guide for Designers, Installers and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
An essential addition to the Earthscan Planning & Installing series, Planning and Installing Micro-Hydro Systems provides vital diagrams, pictures and tables detailing the planning and installing of a micro-hydro system, including information on the maintenance and economics once an installation...
by Stephen A. Rackley
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a technology aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels during industrial and energy-related processes. CCS involves the capture, transport and long-term storage of carbon dioxide, usually in geological reservoirs deep underground...
Developments and Innovation in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture and Storage Technology
Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Storage and Utilisation
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is the one advanced technology that conventional power generation cannot do without. CCS technology reduces the carbon footprint of power plants by capturing, and storing the CO2 emissions from burning fossil-fuels and biomass. This volume provides a...
Gaseous Hydrogen Embrittlement of Materials in Energy Technologies
The Problem, its Characterisation and Effects on Particular Alloy Classes
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Many modern energy systems are reliant on the production, transportation, storage, and use of gaseous hydrogen. The safety, durability, performance and economic operation of these systems is challenged by operating-cycle dependent degradation by hydrogen of otherwise high performance materials. This...
by Salahuddin Qazi
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Standalone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems for Disaster Relief and Remote Areas explores the increased demand for energy, including clean energy alternatives and the ways that solar energy is fast becoming a vital source for meeting peak demand, a solution for energy demand in disaster and remote areas,...
Renewable Hydrogen Technologies
Production, Purification, Storage, Applications and Safety
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
The fields covered by the hydrogen energy topic have grown rapidly, and now it has become clearly multidisciplinary. In addition to production, hydrogen purification and especially storage are key challenges that could limit the use of hydrogen fuel. In this book, the purification of hydrogen with...