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Renewable Energy
Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning
This fifth edition offers a comprehensive examination of the physics, engineering, environmental impacts, economics, and planning principles for renewable energy
Bent Sorensen (Author)
9780128045671, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 6 June 2017
1056 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 6.3 cm, 1.68 kg
Bent Sørensen’s Renewable Energy: Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning, Fifth Edition, continues the tradition by providing a thorough and current overview of the entire renewable energy sphere. Since its first edition, this standard reference source helped put renewable energy on the map of scientific agendas. Several renewable energy solutions no longer form just a marginal addition to energy supply, but have become major players, with the promise to become the backbone of an energy system suitable for life in the sustainability lane. This volume is a problem-solving tool for engineers, researchers, students, consultants, and planners currently working in the field, as well as a detailed map of the renewables universe for those looking to expand into new technological specialties, offering the most comprehensive coverage of the subject available. The book has been structured around three parts in order to assist readers in focusing on the issues that impact them the most for a given project or question. PART I covers the basic scientific principles behind all major renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, and biomass. PART II provides in-depth information about how these raw renewable sources can actually be converted into useful forms, transmitted into the grid, and stored for future utilization. Finally, PART III undertakes the aspects of energy planning, environmental impacts, and socio-economic issues on regional and global levels. In this new edition, Sørensen presents his audience with updated data about renewables market penetration, current insights on climate change, the most recent available technology for renewable energy conversion, transmission and storage, and revised planning scenarios and the future outlook.
1. Perspectives on Energy Resources2. Origin of Renewable Energy Flows3. Individual Renewable Energy Sources4. The Energy Conversion Processes5. Energy Transmission and Storage6. Energy System Planning7. Socioeconomic Assessment8. Integrated Approaches
Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Environmental policy & protocols [RND], Energy industries & utilities [KNB]
