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Renewable Energy

Power for a Sustainable Future

Second Edition

Edited by Godfrey Boyle, The Open University


The prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources is now arousing interest world-wide, stimulated by recent technological developments that have improved the cost-effectiveness of many of the 'renewables' and by increasing concern over the environmental impact and sustainability of conventional fossil and nuclear fuel use.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources including:

· Solar thermal
· Photovoltaics
· Bioenergy
· Hydro
· Tidal
· Wind
· Wave
· Geothermal

With the aid of over 350 detailed illustrations, more than 50 tables of data and a wide range of case studies it explains, for each source, the underlying physical and technological principles, and examines its environmental impact and future prospects.

The overall approach is interdisciplinary, covering the economic, social, environmental and policy issues raised by renewable energy as well as the physical and engineering aspects. The book will therefore appeal strongly to non-specialist readers who wish to improve their understanding of this complex, fascinating and increasingly important subject.
  • A welcome new edition of this well respected text
  • Gives comprehensive coverage of the principal renewable energy sources available today
  • Accessible to readers across a wide range of academic backgrounds
  • Interdisciplinary approach covers the economic, social, environmental and policy issues raised by renewable energy, as well as describing their key physical and engineering features
  • New full colour design includes hundreds of illustrations plus numerous tables of data and a wide range of detailed case studies
  • Written by an experienced and authoritative course team at the Open University

1: Gary Alexander and Godfrey Boyle: Introducing Renewable Energy
2: Bob Everett: Solar Thermal Energy
3: Godfrey Boyle: Solar Photovoltaics
4: Stephen Larkin, Janet Ramage and Jonathan Scurlock: Bioenergy
5: Janet Ramage: Hydroelectricity
6: David Elliott: Tidal Power
7: Derek Taylor: Wind Energy
8: Les Duckers: Wave Energy
9: Geoff Brown and John Garnish: Geothermal Energy
10: Bob Everett and Godfrey Boyle: Integration

Godfrey Boyle, Open University

Contributors:
Godfrey Boyle
Bob Everett
Janet Ramage
Jonathan Scurlock
Stephen Larkin
David Elliott
Les Duckers
Derek Taylor
Geoff Brown
John Garnish

All of the contributors are from the Open University in the UK

 

"'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."