Product Description
Stimulated by recent technological developments and increasing concern over the sustainability and environmental impact of conventional fuel usage, the prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources arouses interest world-wide. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal types of renewable energy-including solar, thermal photovoltaics, bioenergy, hydro, tidal, wind, wave, and geothermal. In addition, the text explains the underlying physical and technological principles of renewable energy and examines the environmental impact and future prospects of different energy sources. It includes over 350 detailed illustrations, more than fifty tables of data, and a wide range of case studies. Renewable Energy, 2/e is ideal for undergraduate courses in energy, sustainable development, and environmental science.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)

A great book by Daniel Posavec (Zagreb, Croatia)

5 Stars
October 17, 2009
It's a fantastic book! Covers all you need to know, albeit focusing a bit too much on the UK!

Nice, but not good for a technical course. by S. Stewart (PA, United States)

3 Stars
October 05, 2009
This book has very nice pictures and broad overview descriptions but it does not dive into technical details of renewable energy device operation. Many of the exmaples shown are in Europe, and therefore less tangible for U.S. students. It would be a more appropriate textbook for a renewable energy survey course.

Excellent introduction - even for after graduated engineers by Juan Manuel Gimenez Garcia

5 Stars
June 12, 2009
This book clarifies much concepts concerning Renewable Energy. It is filled with lots of statistical and economical charts, concepts explanation, schemas and drawings about the technology. It does not show formulas on how to dimension, but a lot of results from studies are revealed with detailed account on what was found in numbers. Even for an engineering bachelor degree, its worth, because it covers a lot of concept from all the different kinds of Energy.

very good book by Anca Dumitru (Romania)

4 Stars
February 02, 2009
It is a very good book for those who want to have minimum ideas regarding renewable. I like the book and I recommend it for teachers and students and not only!

Very good book! by J. Roberto R. Siffert (Brasil)

5 Stars
January 08, 2009
It is a very good book. It presents valuable information and is a very agreeable reading. I recommend it for everybody that is interested in renewable energies.

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