Product Description
This essential new title provides a contemporary overview on a major key topic of the 21st century. Written by well known scientists in the area who discuss the topic soberly and without ideology, they focus on how photovoltaic, solar power, wind power, hydropower, geothermal energy, fuel cells, and hydrogen enterprise work. Presented in full-colour with catchy information diagrams and information boxes. “… the book offers a solid overview of possibilities of environmental friendly techniques, energy conversion, storage, and transportation” – FAZ (German newspaper)

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 5 reviews)

FOR COLLEGE CLASSES by Kerri S. (Northwest Ohio, USA)

4 Stars
September 03, 2009
Good, infomative book. I needed it for college classes and it fits the bill.

Underlying Science by James A. Keddie (Houston TX)

4 Stars
May 16, 2009
It goes beyond the routine methods discussed in the news... very detailed explanations.... a good deal of technology and science is presented... A good mix of small things that the average person can do and of larger projects that require major coproations and government. Quite good... although it is not a "How to" book...

You don't mess with "the" Biomass! by The Dilettante

5 Stars
May 09, 2009
I'm a lawyer, and not particularly strong in math, engineering or environmental science. When I was forced to quickly bring myself up to speed on alternative energy for a recent project, I bought several books on this topic and found this one to be just right for me. This is about as good as technical writing gets: brief, clear, accurate, and packed to the gills with information and visual aids. I was acutely aware that this is a German book, translated from German, by German minds. There's no public nudity or electronic music, but nouns pick up a lot of definite articles ("the" biomass). And much of the information is about the current state of the financial, economic, and regulatory environment of the EU. It didn't bother me, since I couldn't find a comparable resource for the USA, but the reader should just be aware.

An affordable, good renewable energy technology book by IVFarmboy (CA United States)

5 Stars
January 11, 2009
Very good at describing, at a high to mid level, the renewable energy technologies. Liked it a lot and use it as a reference, better than the $100s you have to pay for other books. Nicely done...

A delight for the general public & scientific community by E. Harker (Berkeley CA)

5 Stars
September 18, 2008
This book will delight the general public as well as the scientific community. It provides an astonishingly accessible, yet detailed introduction to the topic of renewable energy sources. A critical overview of the most important technologies which are currently contributing significantly to world wide energy supplies or that are expected to in the future are presented. I particularly liked the colorful graphics, the clearly labeled subsections, the concise summaries at the end of each article, and the reference sections, which include scientific articles, websites, and the authors' e-mails.

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