Alternative Energy Sources

• Main Author: Michaelides, Efstathios E. (Stathis) (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Technology.

Alternative Energy Sources is designed to give the reader, a clear view of the role each form of alternative energy may play in supplying the energy needs of the human society in the near and intermediate future (20-50 years). The two first chapters on energy demand and supply and environmental effe...

Table of Contents:

• Energy Demand and Supply
• Environmental effects of energy use – The laws of thermodynamics
• Nuclear energy
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Fusion energy
• Wind Power
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy
• Biomass/biofuels
• Other renewable sources of energy
• Energy storage
• Energy Conservation
• Economics of Energy Projects.