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9781559631389

Renewable Energy

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  • ISBN13:

    9781559631389

  • ISBN10:

    1559631384

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-11-01
  • Publisher: Island Pr
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Summary

Written and edited by the world's leading experts,Renewable Energyis the most comprehensive reference work on alternative energy ever published. Overall performance, cost, market potential, and environmental impact are assessed for fuels and electricity derived from hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaics, solar-thermal, geothermal, ocean, and biomass energy sources. In addition, practical and specific recommendations for promoting the adoption of renewables on a broad scale and presented and analyzed.

Table of Contents

Renewable Fuels and Electricity for a Growing World Economy: Defining and Achieving the Potentialp. 1
Hydropower and Its Constraintsp. 73
Wind Energy: Technology and Economicsp. 121
Wind Energy: Resources, Systems and Regional Strategiesp. 157
Solar-Thermal Electric Technologyp. 213
Introduction to Photovoltaic Technologyp. 297
Crystalline- and Polycrystalline-Silicon Solar Cellsp. 337
Photovoltaic Concentrator Technologyp. 361
Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Systemsp. 403
Polycrystalline Thin-Film Photovoltaicsp. 437
Utility Field Experience with Photovoltaic Systemsp. 483
Ocean Energy Systemsp. 513
Geothermal Energyp. 549
Biomass for Energy: Supply Prospectsp. 593
Bioenergy: Direct Applications in Cookingp. 653
Open-Top Wood Gasifiersp. 699
Advanced Gasification-Based Biomass Power Generationp. 729
Biogas Electricity - The Pura Village Case Studyp. 787
Anaerobic Digestion for Energy Production and Environmental Protectionp. 817
The Brazilian Fuel-Alcohol Programp. 841
Ethanol and Methanol from Cellulosic Biomassp. 865
Solar Hydrogenp. 925
Utility Strategies for Using Renewablesp. 1011
A Renewables-Intensive Global Energy Scenario (Appendix to Chapter 1)p. 1071
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