Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes

Name: Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes
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ISBN: 9780123746399

ISBN-10: 0123746396

ISBN-13: 9780123746399

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Aldo Vieira da Rosa

List price: $131.00

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We are all hearing a LOT about Renewable Energy these days! But unlike most available resources about alternative energy that focus on politics and economic impacts, Da Rosa''s practical guide Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes is dedicated to explaining the scientific and technological principles and processes that enable energy production from safe, renewable, clean sources. Advances in the renewable energy sphere are proceeding with an unprecendented speed, and in order for the world''s alarming energy challenges to be solved, solid, up-to-date resources addressing the technical aspects of renewables are essential. This new, updated second edition of Da Rosa's successful book…

Book details

List price: $131.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 5/7/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 864
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English

Dr. da Rosa taught the perennially popular Renewable Energy course at Stanford University for over 30 years. Former Chairman of the Brazilian National Research Council, Director of the Aeronautical Technical Center, and founder of Brazilian NASA, he also served as the CEO of a tech start-up, Chairman of the Board for a microprocessor manufacturer, and as a member of Siemens Corporation's scientific advisory board.




Heat Engines


Thermodynamics


Mechanical Heat Engines


Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion


Thermoelectricity


Thermionics


Amtec


Radio-Noise Generators



The World of Hydrogen;Fuel Cells


Hydrogen Production


Hydrogen Storage



Energy from the Sun


Solar Radiation


Biomass


Photovoltaic Converters



Wind, Water, and Earth Energy


Wind Energy


Ocean Engines


Tidal Energy


Energy from Current


Salination Energy


Osmotic Energy