Renewable Energy. Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning

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Bent Sorensen’s Renewable Energy: Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning, Fifth Edition, continues the tradition by providing a thorough and current overview of the entire renewable energy sphere. Since its first edition this standard reference source helped put renewable energy on the map of scientific agendas. Several renewable energy solutions no longer form just a marginal addition to energy supply, but have become major players, with the promise to become the backbone of an energy system suitable for life in the sustainability lane. This volume is a problem-solving tool for engineers, researchers, consultants, and planners currently working in the field, as well as a detailed map of the renewables universe for those looking to expand into new technological specialties, offering the most comprehensive coverage of the subject available. The book has been structured around three parts in order to assist readers in focusing on the issues that impact them the most for a given project or question. PART I covers the basic scientific principles behind all major renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, and biomass. PART II provides in-depth information about how these raw renewable sources can actually be converted into useful forms, transmitted into the grid, and stored for future utilization. Finally, PART III undertakes the aspects of energy planning, environmental impacts, and socio-economic issues on regional and global levels. In this new edition, Sorensen presents his audience with updated data about renewables market penetration, current insights on climate change, the most recent available technology for renewable energy conversion, transmission and storage, and revised planning scenarios and the future outlook. Content: Front-matter,Copyright,Preface to fifth edition,Preface to fourth edition,Preface to third edition,Preface to second edition,Preface to first edition,Units and conversion factorsEntitled to full textPart I: Renewable Energy Resources1 - Perspectives on energy resources, Pages 3-37 2 - Origin of renewable energy flows, Pages 39-218 3 - Individual renewable energy sources, Pages 219-353 4 - The energy conversion processes, Pages 357-567 5 - Energy transmission and storage, Pages 569-646 6 - Energy system planning, Pages 649-850 7 - Socioeconomic assessment, Pages 851-962 8 - Integrated approaches, Pages 963-982 Index, Pages 983-1026