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Renewable Energy
 
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Stimulated by recent technological developments and increasing concern over the sustainability and environmental impact of conventional fuel usage, the prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources arouses interest world-wide. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal types of renewable energy-including solar, thermal photovoltaics, bioenergy, hydro, tidal, wind, wave, and geothermal. In addition, the text explains the underlying physical and technological principles of renewable energy and examines the environmental impact and future prospects of different energy sources. It includes over 350 detailed illustrations, more than fifty tables of data, and a wide range of case studies. Renewable Energy, 2/e is ideal for undergraduate courses in energy, sustainable development, and environmental science.

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Review Date: May 31, 2010
Reviewer: Alejandro Allievi,
I would have liked to have received this item by now. I ordered it over a MONTH ago. Amazon has an awfully poor delivery service. That is my review!!
Renewable Energy
 
Review Date: February 22, 2010
Reviewer: Dennis J. Wolfe, Vaxjo, Sweden
An excellant resource for a closer look at Renewable Energy! The book is well written, and goes into great detail about each topic. It is a very readable book; one that a semi-educated individual could probably figure out and understand. It also has so many references you can follow for further, more detailed study of each topic.
A great book
 
Review Date: October 17, 2009
Reviewer: Daniel Posavec, Zagreb, Croatia
It's a fantastic book! Covers all you need to know, albeit focusing a bit too much on the UK!
Nice, but not good for a technical course.
 
Review Date: October 5, 2009
Reviewer: S. Stewart, PA, United States
This book has very nice pictures and broad overview descriptions but it does not dive into technical details of renewable energy device operation. Many of the exmaples shown are in Europe, and therefore less tangible for U.S. students. It would be a more appropriate textbook for a renewable energy survey course.
Excellent introduction - even for after graduated engineers
 
Review Date: June 12, 2009
Reviewer: Juan Manuel Gimenez Garcia,
This book clarifies much concepts concerning Renewable Energy. It is filled with lots of statistical and economical charts, concepts explanation, schemas and drawings about the technology.

It does not show formulas on how to dimension, but a lot of results from studies are revealed with detailed account on what was found in numbers.

Even for an engineering bachelor degree, its worth, because it covers a lot of concept from all the different kinds of Energy.

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