Hydroelectric energy : renewable energy and the environment /
Providing essential theory and useful practical techniques for implementing hydroelectric projects, this book outlines the resources, power generation technologies, applications, and strengths and weaknesses for hydroelectric technologies. Emphasizing the links between energy and the environment, it...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
[2017]
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| Series: | Energy and the environment (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Providing essential theory and useful practical techniques for implementing hydroelectric projects, this book outlines the resources, power generation technologies, applications, and strengths and weaknesses for hydroelectric technologies. Emphasizing the links between energy and the environment, it serves as a useful background resource and facilitates decision-making regarding which renewable energy technology works best for different types of applications and regions. Including examples, real-world case studies, and lessons learned, each chapter contains exercise questions, references, and ample photographs and technical drawings from actual micro hydropower plants. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 419 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439811689 1439811687 9781315374840 1315374846 9781315338101 1315338106 |