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Summary
Summary
Beginning with an overview of renewable energy sources including biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar power, this book explores the fundamentals of different renewable energy systems. The main focus is on technologies with high development potential such as solar thermal systems, photovoltaics and wind power. This text not only describes technological aspects, but also deals consciously with problems of the energy industry. In this way, the topics are treated in a holistic manner, bringing together maths, engineering, climate studies and economics, and enabling readers to gain a broad understanding of renewable energy technologies and their potential. The book also contains a free CD-ROM resource, which includes a variety of specialist simulation software and detailed figures from the book.Following a successful edition in German and in response to growing demand for high quality, user-friendly textbooks on renewable energy, the author has prepared a revised version of this classic text in English. Understanding Renewable Energy Systems is an ideal companion for students of renewable energy at universities or technical colleges - on courses such as renewable energy, electrical engineering, engineering technology, physics, process engineering, building engineering, environment, applied mechanics and mechanical engineering - as well as scientists and engineers in research and industry.
Author Notes
Volker Quaschning is a Professor of renewable energy systems at Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany, having been Area Head of Systems Analysis at Plataforma Solar de Almer�a, a research centre for solar technologies in Spain. The manuscript was edited by Ralph Gottschalg, an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow heading the photovoltaic systems research group at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), Loughborough University, UK.
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Choice Review
Quaschning (Berlin Univ. of Applied Science, Germany) offers this latest effort to draw together the several technologies that comprise renewable energy. The book was first published in German in 1998. The author has now produced a very readable English edition with a number of very current projects used as examples. Chapter 1 treats energy, climate change, and renewable energy sources. Chapter 2 explains solar radiation; chapter 3, solar thermal water heating. Chapter 4 discusses photovoltaics, and chapter 5, wind power. The final chapter treats economics. Excellent illustrations and graphs are complemented by an accompanying CD-ROM that displays all of the figures in the book plus 19 relevant software programs. The bibliography is extensive. This work is for all students of the world's energy dilemma. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All levels. J. C. Comer emeritus, Northern Illinois University
Table of Contents
| List of Figures and Tables |
| List of Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| Preface |
| Energy, Climate Change and Renewable Energy Sources |
| Solar Radiation |
| Solar Thermal Water Heating |
| Photovoltaics |
| Wind Power |
| Economics |
| Simulations and the CD-ROM of the Book |
| Appendices |
| References |
| Index |
