Renewable energy power for a sustainable future
The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind and wave) and non-solar (tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, London
Oxford University Press
2012
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind and wave) and non-solar (tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics and their future prospects. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 566 pages illustrations (colour), maps (colour) 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199545339 (hardback) 0199545332 (hardback) |