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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Main Authors: Pandey, Bikash (Author), Karki, Ajoy (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]
Series:Energy and the environment (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 419 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439811689
1439811687
9781315374840
1315374846
9781315338101
1315338106