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Feeding the Fireby Mark Eberhart
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 13.99From the first spark created by human hands thousands of years ago, mankind has grown dependent on nature’s vast stores of energy to build, explore, and experiment. Our expanding knowledge and technologies have come from the felling of forests to the harnessing of wind and water, from the burning of coal and oil to tapping the energy of the atom. Energy does more than heat our homes and fill our gas tanks; it fuels our imaginations. Our future is inextricably linked to energy, and in this groundbreaking book, Mark Eberhart examines our historic quest for power and tackles the brutal realization that there are limits to the energy Earth can provide. In Western society, we treat energy as a given—the background noise of modern life.... more...
Renewable Energy Sourcesby M.A. Laughton
Spon Press 1990; US$ 360.00Presents and analyses the sources of renewable energy, including advantages and disadvantages, projects implemented internationally, cost and environmental implications, and the benefits of system integration. more...
Performance of European Wind Turbinesby J. Schmid; H.P. Klein
Spon Press 1991; US$ 260.00The statistical analyses presented are the evaluations obtained from the operational data of wind turbines within the member countries of the European Community and provide information on individual and mean energy production, capacity factors, operational time, failure analysis, economics and energy pay back. more...
Renewable Energy Resourcesby John Twidell; Tony Weir
Spon Press 2005; US$ 75.00The second edition of this standard text reflects the experience gained as a result of the rapid developments in renewable energy technologies. It will be of use to both students and professionals. more...
Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 Stabilizationby Robert G. Watts
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 74.00This book discusses the feasibility of increasingly efficient energy use and the potential for supplying energy from sources that do not introduce CO2. It will be essential reading for engineers/physicists, and industrial leaders and politicians. It will also be used as a supplementary textbook on advanced courses on energy. more...
Solar Energy, Technology Policy, and Institutional Valuesby Frank N. Laird
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 31.00Solar Energy, Technology Policy, and Institutional Values provides a historical case study that analyzes US renewable energy policy from the end of World War II through the energy crisis of the 1970s. The book illuminates the ways beliefs and values come to dominate official problem frames and get entrenched in institutions. more...
Nonimaging Opticsby Roland Winston; Juan C. Minano; Pablo G. Benitez; With contributions by Narkis Shatz and John C. Bortz
Elsevier 2004; US$ 117.00From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and efficient collection , concentration, transport and distribution of light energy is - i.e. solar energy conversion, signal detection, illumination optics, measurement and testing. This book will incorporate the substantial developments of the past decade in this field. * Includes all substantial developments of the past decade in the rapidly moving field of nonimaging optics * The only authoritative reference on nonimaging optics, from the leader in the field more...
Renewables in Russiaby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2003; US$ 100.00Russia is rich not only in oil, gas and coal, but also in wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass and solar energy ? the resources of renewable energy. However, fossil fuels dominate Russia?s current energy mix, while its abundant and diverse renewable energy resources play little role. more...
Renewables Informationby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 100.00This is a comprehensive book of data on the use of renewables and waste. The first part of the publication features an analysis of renewable and waste energy in OECD and non-OECD countries. The second part covers principles and definitions, and includes general notes, notes on energy sources, country notes, geographical coverage, as well as conversion tables. more...
Renewable Energyby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 125.00Renewable energy has received high levels of attention in recent years as an alternative to traditional hydrocarbons. Governments, industry and consumers have adopted and promoted renewable technologies in response to concerns about energy security and the environment, and as a solution to electricity access problems in developing countries. more...









