Renewable Energy Power for a Sustainable Future by Stephen Peake

Description: About this productProduct InformationThe provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind and wave) andnon-solar (tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics and their future prospects.Together with its companion volume,Energy Systems and Sustainability, this book provides both perspective and detail on the relative merits and state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various 'renewables'. The analysis considers emissions, sustainability, cost implications and energy security, as political and economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes, through a discussion of the individual renewable sources, to a concluding examinationof the prospects for their integration into national and international networks, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables.Online ResourceCentreThe Online Resource Centre to accompany Renewable Energy features:For students:· Self-assessment questions.· Links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics.For registered adopters of the book:· Figures from the book in electronic format.Product IdentifiersPublisherOxford University Press, IncorporatedISBN-100199545332ISBN-139780199545339eBay Product ID (ePID)114079298Product Key FeaturesAuthorGodfrey BoylePublication NameRenewable Energy : Power Fora Sustainable FutureFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishPublication Year2012TypeTextbookNumber of Pages512 PagesDimensionsItem Length8.3inItem Height1.2inItem Width10.3inItem Weight56.4 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberTj808Edition Number3Reviews"This is an excellent text, covering all the actual and potential sources of renewable energy. The writing is clear and the many excellent diagrams and illustrations complement the written word. Where the treatment is necessarily theoretical the level is appropriate and the argument laid outin separate text. This book will be highly relevant to any undergraduate studying this important field." --Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.10, October 1996, '...an excellent and timely primer...the book strikes an admirable balance between making the principles underlying the renewables as understandable as possible and endeavouring not to oversimplify important technological and economic aspects.'Resurgence, April 1997, This textbook continues the high standards of previous editions in terms of the clarity with which it explains the technologies while offering high quality graphics. Both the range and quality of photos, tables and figures is improved. The expanded section on the key issues relating to the adoption and integration of different renewable energy technologies at greater volumes is a welcome expansion for the undergraduate or other reader who should know something about the technology'sinteraction with society and not just the technology.I have compared the new edition with other recent textbooks at the same level and will be continuing to recommend this one to undergraduate students., Review from previous edition 'This is an excellent introductory text which deserves the widest readership'., "...an excellent and timely primer...the book strikes an admirable balance between making the principles underlying the renewables as understandable as possible and endeavouring not to oversimplify important technological and economic aspects." --Resurgence, April 1997, 'Review from previous edition 'This is an excellent introductory text which deserves the widest readership'.'Book Review 2004''This is an outstanding undergraduate textbook which deserves to become the standard text. I can only urge all those who are teaching courses in the field and all students, formal or otherwise, to read and treasure this book'.'Professor Robert Hill, Times Higher Education Supplement, review of the first edition of Renewable Energy.'It is high time that good textbooks on the subject become available on the market. Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, is thus a timely and welcome addition to the existing literature on the subject...Godfrey Boyle and his team of authors have, in my view, managed to produce an outstanding textbook in which a wealth of information, including an extensive amount of data, is presented in a lucid and comprehensible form.'The Journal of Energy Literature, March 1997'It is readily accessible to readers with a wide range of interests and abilities because the complex scientific explanations are presented separately from the main text ... the authors have presented the questions that must be considered. The book contains a wealth of information and is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in renewable energy technologies and their possible role in our future.'Nicola Pearsall, Chemistry & Industry, October 1996'...an excellent and timely primer...the book strikes an admirable balance between making the principles underlying the renewables as understandable as possible and endeavouring not to oversimplify important technological and economic aspects.'Resurgence, April 1997'This book has been produced by a large, expert course team who have carefully researched the area and presented much up to date information. The book is very user-friendly, having many valuable figures, tables and boxes. There are plentiful suggestions for further reading, and students are guided towards key papers in a range of journals.'Paul Phillips, Education in Chemistry, May 1997'This is an excellent text, covering all the actual and potential sources of renewable energy. The writing is clear and the many excellent diagrams and illustrations complement the written word. Where the treatment is necessarily theoretical the level is appropriate and the argument laid out in separate text. This book will be highly relevant to any undergraduate studying this important field.'Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.10, October 1996, Review from previous edition: "This is an excellent introductory text which deserves the widest readership". --Book Review 2004, "This is an outstanding undergraduate textbook which deserves to become the standard text. I can only urge all those who are teaching courses in the field and all students, formal or otherwise, to read and treasure this book". --Professor Robert Hill, Times Higher Education Supplement, review of the first edition of Renewable Energy., 'This is an excellent text, covering all the actual and potential sources of renewable energy. The writing is clear and the many excellent diagrams and illustrations complement the written word. Where the treatment is necessarily theoretical the level is appropriate and the argument laid outin separate text. This book will be highly relevant to any undergraduate studying this important field.'Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.10, October 1996, This book has been produced by a large, expert course team who have carefully researched the area and presented much up to date information. The book is very user-friendly, having many valuable figures, tables and boxes. There are plentiful suggestions for further reading, and students areguided towards key papers in a range of journals.' --Paul Phillips, Education in Chemistry, May 1997|9780199545339|, 'This is an outstanding undergraduate textbook which deserves to become the standard text. I can only urge all those who are teaching courses in the field and all students, formal or otherwise, to read and treasure this book'. Professor Robert Hill, Times Higher Education Supplement, review of the first edition of Renewable Energy., "It is high time that good textbooks on the subject become available on the market. Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, is thus a timely and welcome addition to the existing literature on the subject...Godfrey Boyle and his team of authors have, in my view, managed to produce anoutstanding textbook in which a wealth of information, including an extensive amount of data, is presented in a lucid and comprehensible form." --The Journal of Energy Literature, March 1997, "It is readily accessible to readers with a wide range of interests and abilities because the complex scientific explanations are presented separately from the main text ... the authors have presented the questions that must be considered. The book contains a wealth of information and ishighly recommended for anyone with an interest in renewable energy technologies and their possible role in our future." --Nicola Pearsall, Chemistry and Industry, October 1996 25/03/1997, 'This book has been produced by a large, expert course team who havecarefully researched the area and presented much up to date information. Thebook is very user-friendly, having many valuable figures, tables and boxes.There are plentiful suggestions for further reading, and students are guidedtowards key papers in a range of journals.'Paul Phillips, Education in Chemistry, May 1997Table of Content1. Introducing Renewable Energy2. Solar Thermal Energy3. Solar Photovoltaics4. Bioenergy5. Hydroelectricity6. Tidal Power7. Wind Energy8. Wave Energy9. Geothermal Energy10. IntegrationCopyright Date2012Target AudienceScholarly & ProfessionalTopicEarth Sciences / Geography, Power Resources / Alternative & RenewableLccn2013-409760Dewey Decimal333.794Dewey Edition23IllustratedYesGenreTechnology & Engineering, Science

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