Talking renewables : a renewable energy primer for everyone /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Anirudh (Physicist) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan and Claypool Publishers, [2018]
Series:	IOP (Series). Release 4. IOP concise physics.
Subjects:	Renewable energy sources. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology. SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Energy and its uses
1.1. Our energy needs
1.2. Forms of energy
1.3. Primary and end-use energy
1.4. Renewable energy
1.5. Why renewable energy?
1.6. Availability of renewable energy
1.7. Activities
1.8. Summary
2. Principles of renewable energy technologies--biomass and hydropower
2.1. Introduction to renewable energy technologies
2.2. Biomass energy
2.3. Hydro energy
2.4. Summary
3. Principles of renewable energy technologies--solar, wind, geothermal and ocean energy
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Solar energy
3.3. Wind energy
3.4. Geothermal energy
3.5. Ocean energy
3.6. Summary
4. Assessing renewable energy resources
4.1. Introduction : the essential requirements for renewable energy development
4.2. Solar resources
4.3. Wind resources
4.4. Hydro resources
4.5. Biomass and biofuels
4.6. Summary
5. Other requirements for renewable energy
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Human capacity
5.3. Institutional capacity
5.4. Policies and legislations
5.5. Summary
6. Using renewable energy
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Global overview of energy
6.3. Issues with renewable energy
6.4. Developments in the energy distribution paradigm
6.5. Renewable energy and energy poverty
6.6. Renewable energy and climate change
6.7. Summary
7. Our energy future
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Motivation for change
7.3. Free market forces and the renewable energy industry
7.4. Barriers to change
7.5. Towards advanced biofuels
7.6. The future of power generation
7.7. Summary.