Introduction to Renewable Energy

Auteur

Vaughn C. Nelson, PhD, has been involved with renewable energy since the early 1970s. Dr. Vaughn has published numerous papers and is the author of three books, including Wind Energy (2009, 2nd Ed 2013) and Introduction to Renewable Energy (2011) from CRC Press. His primary work has been on wind resource assessment, education and training, applied R&D, and rural applications of wind energy. He has received three awards from the American Wind Energy Association. His degrees include a PhD in physics from the University of Kansas; an EdM from Harvard University; and a BSE from Kansas State Teachers College.

Kenneth Starcher has a BS in physics/computer science at West Texas State University (1980). He received an MS in engineering technology at WTAMU (1995). Starcher has been a field worker at the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) Wind Test Center since 1980. He has been the educational funnel for onsite training and public information for students and public workshops for AEI, and has served as a trainer at wind and solar training workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. He has also served as a research technician, research associate, assistant director, director, and associate director for AEI over the past 35 years.

Texte du rabat

Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, non-specialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Energy

Chapter 3 Climate Change

Chapter 4 Sun

Chapter 5 Heat Transfer and Storage Chapter

6 Solar Heating and Cooling

Chapter 7 Photovoltaics

Chapter 8 Concentrating Solar Power

Chapter 9 Solar Systems

Chapter 10 Wind Energy

Chapter 11 Bioenergy

Chapter 12 Geothermal Energy

Chapter 13 Water

Chapter 14 Storage

Chapter 15 Institutional Issues

Chapter 16 Economics

Chapter 17 Observations Chapter 18 Appendix