Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes

Name: Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes
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ISBN: 9780123972194

ISBN-10: 0123972191

ISBN-13: 9780123972194

Edition: 3rd 2013

Authors: Aldo Vieira da Rosa

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With energy sustainability and security at the forefront of public discourse worldwide, there is a pressing need to foster an understanding of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa's highly respected and comprehensive resource fulfills this need; it has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. This new third edition of the classic text highlights advances in this vital area, which are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, allowing everyone interested in this burgeoning field to keep up with the…

Book details

List price: $93.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 10/18/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 908
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 3.388

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.




Generalities



Heat Engines



A Minimum of Thermodynamics



Mechanical Heat Engines



Ocean Thermal Energy Converters



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



Wind Energy



Ocean Engines