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  • Renewable Energyby Roland Wengenmayr; Thomas B?hrke

    Wiley 2011; US$ 39.99

    This translation of a German title, which was enthusiastically received by a wide audience, collects contributions by leading and well-known scientists in the area explaining the technical basics of photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, wind and water power as well as geothermal energy. In an easily accessible yet sober way, the book offers a solid overview... more...

  • Onshore and Offshore Wind Energyby Paul A. Lynn

    Wiley 2011; US$ 80.00

    A highly accessible and authoritative account of wind energy’s scientific background, current technology, and international status, with an emphasis on large turbines and wind farms, both onshore and offshore Topics covered include: a brief history of wind energy the nature of the wind turbine aerodynamics, mechanics, and electrics wind farms... more...

  • Wind Energy Handbookby Tony Burton; Nick Jenkins; David Sharpe; Ervin Bossanyi

    Wiley 2011; US$ 145.00

    Named as one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles of 2012 Every year, Choice subject editors recognise the most significant print and electronic works reviewed in Choice during the previous calendar year. Appearing annually in Choice 's January issue, this prestigious list of publications reflects the best in scholarly titles and attracts... more...

  • Deploying Renewablesby OECD Publishing; International Energy Agency

    OECD Publishing 2012; US$ 140.00

    The global energy system faces urgent challenges. Concerns about energy security are growing, as highlighted by the recent political turmoil in Northern Africa and the nuclear incident in Fukushima. At the same time, the need to respond to climate change is more critical than ever. Against this background, many governments have increased efforts to... more...

  • Nonimaging Optics in Solar Energyby Joseph O'Gallagher

    Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2008; US$ 40.00

    Nonimaging optics is a subdiscipline of optics whose development over the last 35?40 years was led by scientists from the University of Chicago and other cooperating individuals and institutions. The approach provides a formalism that allows the design of optical devices that approach the maximum physically attainable geometric concentration for a... more...

  • Organic Electronics for Energy Harvestingby Pira International Ltd

    iSmithers Rapra Publishing 2011; US$ 390.00

    Energy harvesting, also known as power harvesting or energy scavenging, is the process by which energy is derived from external sources, such as solar, wind, kinetic, and thermal and salinity gradients. This energy is captured and stored and is used for low-energy electronics. Energyharvesting, particularly from remote sources, is a striking alternative... more...

  • Time to Shineby Michael Grupp

    Wiley 2012; US$ 69.95

    As solar energy becomes increasingly more important in all of our lives, it is more important to learn how it works and how it can be implemented. This book is the perfect primer for the engineer, scientist, and layperson alike, for learning about the practical applications of solar energy technology and how it is being used today to heat... more...

  • Signal Processing for Solar Array Monitoring, Fault Detection, and Optimizationby Henry Braun; Mahesh Banavar; Andreas Spanias

    Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2012; US$ 40.00

    Although the solar energy industry has experienced rapid growth recently, high-level management of photovoltaic (PV) arrays has remained an open problem. As sensing and monitoring technology continues to improve, there is an opportunity to deploy sensors in PV arrays in order to improve their management.... more...

  • Power Conversion of Renewable Energy Systemsby Ewald F. Fuchs; Mohammad A.S. Masoum

    Springer 2011; US$ 79.99

    Power Conversion of Renewable Energy Systems presents an introduction to conventional energy conversion components and systems, as well as those related to renewable energy. This volume introduces systems first, and then in subsequent chapters describes the components of energy systems in detail. Readers will find examples of renewable and conventional... more...

  • Advanced Energy Saving and its Applications in Industryby Kazuo Matsuda; Yasuki Kansha; Chihiro Fushimi

    Springer 2012; US$ 39.99

    The conventional approach for energy saving in a process system is to maximize heat recovery without changing any process conditions by using pinch technology. "Self-heat recuperation technology" was developed to achieve further energy saving in the process system by eliminating the necessity for any external heat input, such as firing or... more...