{"product_id":"alternative-energy-and-shale-gas-encyclopedia-hardback-9780470894415","title":"Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia (Hardback) 9780470894415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJay H. Lehr (Edited by), JH Lehr (Author), Jack Keeley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470894415, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e912 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.4 x 22.4 x 4.8 cm, 2.381 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a reliable and current reference book, the 912-page \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Alternative Energy and Shale Gas\u003c\/i\u003e contains a total of 76 articles [and] covers multiple important alternate energy and renewable energy sources and shale gas topics.... The book... has great value as a current energy reference book in public and university libraries, as well as on the bookshelves of those interested in getting a quick overview of alternate energy sources and shale gas.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Professional Geologist,\u003c\/i\u003e 23\/01\/2017)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall the book has a lot of information, some of it of interest to the public and politicians and some of it of interest to engineers. For both groups, this is a useful source of information. The articles have full bibliographies so topics can be taken further.\" (John Goodier, \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol 31, No 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA comprehensive depository of all information relating to the scientific and technological aspects of Shale Gas and Alternative Energy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConveniently arranged by energy type including Shale Gas, Wind, Geothermal, Solar, and Hydropower\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerfect first-stop reference for any scientist, engineer, or student looking for practical and applied energy information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes practical applications of existing technologies, from design and maintenance, to operating and troubleshooting of energy systems and equipment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures concise yet complete entries, making it easy for users to find the required information quickly, without the need to search through long articles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: ENERGY DRIVES EVERYTHING\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward C. Hayden xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I WIND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Acceptance of Wind Power: An Introduction to Drivers and Solutions 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob Ladenburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Wind Power Forecasting Techniques 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Negnevitsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Maximizing the Loading inWind Turbine Plants: (A) The Betz Limit, (B) Ducting the Turbine 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. P. Georgiou and N. G. Theodoropoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Modeling Wind Turbine Wakes for Wind Farms 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngus C. W. Creech and Wolf-Gerrit Fr¨uh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Fatigue Failure inWind Turbine Blades 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuan C. Marin, Alberto Barroso, Federico Paris, and Jose Canas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Floating Wind Turbines: The New Wave in Offshore Wind Power 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntoine Peiffer and Dominique Roddier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Wind Power—Aeole Turns Marine 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger H. Charlier and Alexandre C. Thys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Impacts of Wind Farms on Weather and Climate at Local and Global Scales 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin J. Traiteur and Somnath Baidya Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Power Curves and Turbulent Flow Characteristics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Pope and Greg F. Naterer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Windmill Brake State Models Used in Predicting Wind Turbine Performance 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanu Pratumnopharat and Pak Sing Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Lightning Protection of Wind Turbines and Associated Phenomena 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetar Sarajcev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wind Turbine Wake Modeling—Possibilities with Actuator Line\/Disc Approaches 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Ivanell and Robert Mikkelsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Random Cascade Model for Surface Wind Speed 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Baile and J. F. Muzy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Wind Power Budget 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugo Abi Karam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Identification ofWind Turbines in Closed-Loop Operation in the Presence of Three-Dimensional Turbulence Wind Speed: Torque Demand to Measured Generator Speed Loop 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMikel Iribas-Latour and Ion-Dor´e Landau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Identification in Closed-Loop Operation of Models for Collective Pitch Robust Controller Design 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMikel Iribas-Latour and Ion-Dore Landau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Wind Basics—Energy from Moving Air 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Wind—Chronological Development 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II SOLAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Solar Air Conditioning 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston Garcia-Gabin and Darine Zambrano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Energy Performance of Hybrid Cogeneration Versus Side-by-Side Solar Water Heating and Photovoltaic for Subtropical Building Application 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTin-Tin Chow, Ka-Kui Tse, and Norman Tse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Polycrystalline Silicon for Thin Film Solar Cells 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas Budini, Roberto D. Arce, Roman H. Buitrago, and Javier A. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Solar Basics – Energy from the Sun 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Solar-Power Research 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Solar Thermal – Chronological Development 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Photovoltaic – Chronological Development 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III GEOTHERMAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Geothermal: History, Classification, and Utilization for Power Generation 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathew C. Aneke and Mathew C. Menkiti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Enhanced Geothermal Systems 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosemarie Mohais, Choashui Xu, Peter A. Dowd, and Martin Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Thermodynamic Analysis of Geothermal Power Plants 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMehmet Kanoglu and Ali Bolatturk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Sustainability Assessment of Geothermal Power Generation 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnette Evans, Vladimir Strezov, and Tim J. Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Geothermal Energy and Organic Rankine Cycle Machines 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertrand F. Tchanche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Low Temperature Geothermal Energy: Geospatial and Economic Indicators 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlberto Gemelli, Adriano Mancini, and Sauro Longhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Dry Cooling Towers for Geothermal Power Plants 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhiqiang Guan, Kamel Hooman, and Hal Gurgenci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Thermal Storage 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc A. Rosen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Shallow Geothermal Systems: Computational Challenges and Possibilities 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRafid Al-Khoury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Geothermal Basics—What is Geothermal Energy? 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Geothermal—Chronologic Development 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV HYDROPOWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Sustainability of Hydropower 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoerg Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Environmental Issues Related to Conventional Hydropower 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhiqun Daniel Deng, Alison H. Colotelo, Richard S. Brown, and Thomas J. Carlson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Social Issues Related to Hydropower 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoerg Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Safety in Hydropower Development and Operation 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Kjellen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Pumped Hydroelectric Storage 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn P. Deane and Brian O’Gallachoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Hydroelectric Dams in Tropical Forests 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip M. Fearnside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Physical and Multidimensional Numeric Hydraulic Modeling of Hydropower Systems and Rivers 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy C. Sassaman and Daniel Gessler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Experimental and Numerical Modeling Tools for Conventional Hydropower Systems 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhiqun Daniel Deng, Thomas J. Carlson, Gene R. Ploskey, Richard S. Brown, Gary E. Johnson, and Alison\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eH. A. Colotelo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 The State of Art on Large Cavern Design for Underground Powerhouses and Some Long-Term Issues 465\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOmer Aydan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Hydroelectric Power for the Nation 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Hydropower Basics—Energy from Moving Water 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Hydropower—Chronologic Development 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Fuel Cell Control 501\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston Garcia-Gabin and Darine Zambrano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Recent Trends in the Development of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems 509\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmornchai Arpornwichanop and Suthida Authayanun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Integrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems for Electrical Power Generation—A Review 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuttichai Assabumrungrat, Amornchai Arpornwichanop, Vorachatra Sukwattanajaroon, and Dang\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaebea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Secondary Batteries 547\u003cbr\u003eFiona M. Gray and Michael J. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Recycling and Disposal of Battery Materials 566\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Smith and Fiona M. Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 AC OR DC 578\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Aram Azadpour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI RENEWABLE ENERGY CONCEPTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Will Renewables Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions Substantially? 581\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerbert Inhaber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 The Concept of Base-Load Power 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Diesendorf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Tidal Power Harnessing 590\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger H. Charlier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 The Loading ofWater Current Turbines: The Betz Limit and Ducted Turbines 601\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. P. Georgiou and N. G. Theodoropoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Bottled Gas as Household Energy 606\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasami Kojima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Exergy Analysis: Theory and Applications 628\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc A. Rosen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Global Transport Energy Consumption 651\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Moriarty and Damon Honnery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Biomass: Renewable Energy from Plants and Animals 657\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Planting and Managing Switchgrass as a Biomass Energy Crop 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Municipal SolidWaste—Chronological Development 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Ethanol—Chronological Development 677\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Thermal Properties of Methane Hydrate by Experiment and Modeling and Impacts Upon Technology 680\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert P. Warzinski, Isaac K. Gamwo, Eilis J. Rosenbaum, Evgeniy M. Myshakin, Hao Jiang, Kenneth D.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJordan, Niall J. English, and David W. Shaw (Public Domain)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII SHALE GAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Shale Gas Will Rock theWorld 689\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Myers Jaffe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 What is Shale Gas? 692\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnergy Information Administration (Public Domain)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Directional and Horizontal Drilling in Oil and Gas Wells 695\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Domain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Hydraulic Fracturing of Oil and Gas Wells Drilled in Shale 697\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Domain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Hydraulic Fracturing: A Game-Changer for Energy and Economies 700\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsaac Orr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Zero Discharge Water Management for Horizontal Shale Gas Well Development 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest Virginia Water Research Institute (Public Domain)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 About Oil Shale—What is Oil Shale? 723\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Domain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Natural Gas Basics—How Was Natural Gas Formed? 725\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Domain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Natural Gas—Chronological Development 732\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Domain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 Energy Mineral Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Shale Gas and Liquids Committee Annual Report, FY 2014 734\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil S. 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