Energy Resources and Systems Volume 2: Renewable Resources /

• Main Authors: Ghosh, Tushar K. (Author), Prelas, Mark A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Renewable and Green Energy.

This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanol and hydrogen. Each of these energy resources is important and growing. For example, high-head hydroelectric e...

Table of Contents:

• 11 WIND ENERGY
• 12 SOLAR ENERGY.-  13 HYDROPOWER
• 14 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• 15 OCEAN ENERGY
• 16 BIOENERGY
• 17 ETHANOL.-  18 HYDROGEN ENERGY
• APPENDICES
• Appendix XI: Wind Energy
• Appendix XII: Solar Energy
• Appendix XIII: Hydropower
• Appendix XIV: Geothermal Energy
• Appendix XV: Ocean Energy
• Appendix XVI: Bioenergy
• Appendix XVII: Ethanol
• Appendix XVIII: Hydrogen.  .