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"Beginning with an overview of renewable energy sources including biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar power, this book explores the fundamentals of different renewable energy systems. The main focus is on technologies with high development potential such as solar thermal systems, photovoltaics and wind power. Understanding Renewable Energy Systems is an ideal companion for students of renewable energy at universities or technical...

"Renewable energy has enjoyed relatively good - and sometimes extraordinary - growth in recent years, in particular photovoltaics and wind; but it will be difficult to sustain such rates of diffusion on a global basis. A more complete transition to renewable energy is required on a demanding timescale set by climate change and fossil fuel depletion. This book analyses strategies for promoting renewable energy within the context of a rapid energy transition,...

"Renewable Energy is essential reading for undergraduates and graduates in Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Engineering. Researchers will find it a useful reference tool. The book will also prove invaluable to consultants and planners working in both the public and private sectors of government and international agencies."--Jacket.

An entertaining and informative guide to where renewable energy has been, where it is today, and where it's heading. Shere begins with a tour of a traditional coal-fueled power plant in his home state of Indiana, then travels from coast to coast speaking to scientists, scholars and innovators. He immersed himself in the green energy world, and tells the stories of the most interesting and promising types of renewable energy: namely, biofuel, solar,...

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using oil and it's derivatives as sources of energy.

Climate change is the most pressing global problem of our age. In this book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper.

The global energy transition from carbon-intensive to renewable fuels has increasingly demanded a better understanding of the causes and consequences of the rapid development of unconventional oil and gas. Focusing on key countries including the United States, Canada, China, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Australia, this book consists of case studies and in-depth analyses that weigh up the risks and rewards at regional, national and global scales....

Publisher description: This work features a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs. This three-point framework allows examination of issues and problems associated with implementation of U.S. energy policies in the context of major social goals (such as growth and equity), with treatment of conflicts...

"Transportation fuel and electric power prices, energy security, and climate change have been on every business leader's mind. Recent shifts in scientific knowledge, public awareness, and political will are causing governments to take meaningful regulatory and legislative action. And multinational corporations are factoring new realities and uncertainties into their strategies and operations." "Energy Shift: Game-Changing Options for Fueling the Future...