Green Energy: Technology, Economics and Policy

Renewable fuels, such as wind, solar, biomass, tides, and geothermal, are inexhaustible, indigenous and are often free. They need to be captured efficiently and transformed into electricity, hydrogen or clean transportation fuels to provide the energy of the future. This book addresses how to approach and apply technology, economics and policy to bring down the costs involved with renewables, the most important challenge faced in the green era. It is intended for students and professionals in resources, energy and environmental engineering and in economic fields focusing on green energy.

ISBN	0415876281	Pages	364
ISBN13	9780415876285 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	839
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc	Published in	Bosa Roca
Imprint	CRC Press Inc	Height (mm)	246
Format	Hardback	Width (mm)	174
Publication date	11 Aug 2010	Spine width (mm)	25
DEWEY	333.794	Academic level	Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Preface
	Foreword
	List of Contributors
	Units, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Definitions and Conversion Constants
Section 1	Introduction by U. Aswathanarayana	1
Section 2	Renewable energy technologies by U. Aswathanarayana	5
Chapter 1	Renewables and climate change by U. Aswathanarayana	7
1.1	Projected growth of renewables	7
Chapter 2	Wind power by U. Aswathanarayana	11
2.1	Introduction	11
2.2	Environmental factors	12
2.3	Costs	13
2.4	Wind power markets	13
2.5	Projected growth of wind power	15
2.6	Offshore wind power	15
2.7	Prognosis	20
Chapter 3	Solar energy by U. Aswathanarayana	21
3.1	Introduction	21
3.2	PV technology	22
3.3	Thin films	23
3.4	Costs	24
3.5	Research & Development needed	24
3.6	New concept PV devices	26
3.7	Concentrated Solar Power	26
Chapter 4	Biomass by U. Aswathanarayana	29
4.1	Introduction	29
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