Renewable Energy Systems provides an authoritative introduction to a wide variety of renewable energy sources. State-of-the-art coverage includes geothermal power stations, ocean energy, renewable energy from biomass, waste to energy, and wind power.

Table of Contents

• Sections
• List of Contributors
• Glossary Terms
• A
• Algae, a New Biomass Resource - Cinzia Formighieri and Roberto Bassi
• B
• Biodiesel - Martin Mittelbach
• Bioethanol from Celluloses - Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi
• Bioethanol from Starch - Anton Friedl
• Bioethanol from Sugar: The Brazilian Experience - Suani Teixeira Coelho, Regiane Gorren, Patricia Guardabassi, Renata Grisoli and José Goldemberg
• Biofuels: A Technical, Economic and Environmental Comparison - Franziska Mueller-Langer, Stefan Majer and Anastasios Perimenis
• Biofuels: Upgraded New Solids - Marco Klemm, Ralf Schmersahl, Claudia Kirsten and Nadja Weller
• Biogas for Electricity Generation, Hi-tech Applications - Frank Scholwin and Michael Nelles
• Biogas Production and Energy Crops - Christoph Strauß, Armin Vetter and A. Von Felde
• Biogas Production, Developing Countries - Heinz-Peter Mang, Zifu Li, Martina Mantopi de Porres Lebofa, Elisabeth-Maria Huba, Dishna Schwarz, Roland Schnell, Nguyen Gia Luong, Christopher Kellner and Johannes Selke
• Biogas Substrates from Municipalities and Industries - Ulrike Seyfert and Daniela Thrän
• Biomass as Renewable Source of Energy, Possible Conversion Routes - Martin Kaltschmitt
• Biomass Combustion for Electricity Generation - Andreas Wiese
• Biomass Energy Heat Provision for Cooking and Heating in Developing Countries - Ralph P. Overend
• Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Large-Scale Systems - Ingwald Obernberger and Friedrich Biedermann
• Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Small-Scale Systems - Hans Hartmann and Volker Lenz
• Biomass Energy Small-Scale Combined Heat and Power Systems - Daniel Büchner and Volker Lenz
• Biomass Gasification for Electricity and Fuels, Large Scale - Hermann Hofbauer
• Biomass Gasification for Rural Electrification, Small Scale - Marco Klemm
• Biomass Production - Michaela Ernst, Achim Walter and Ulrich Schurr
• Biomass Provision and Use, Sustainability Aspects - Daniela Thrän and Marek Gawor
• Biomass Pyrolysis - Andreas Hornung
• Biomass Resources, Worldwide - André Faaij
• Biomass to Liquid (BtL), Concepts and Their Assessment - Franziska Mueller-Langer and Niels Jungbluth
• Biomass Use on a Global Scale - Ausilio Bauen and Raphael Slade
• Biomethane from Anaerobic Processes - Frank Scholwin and Jörgen Held
• Biosynthetic Natural Gas - Michael Seiffert and Stefan Rönsch
• C
• Co-combustion of Wood in Coal-Fired Large-Scale Power Plants - Egbert Broßmann, Martin Kaltschmitt and Marc Koch
• E
• Electricity Generation with Small Wind Turbines - G. J. W. van Bussel
• Engineered Geothermal Systems, Development and Sustainability of - Roy Baria, L. Mortimer and G. Beardsmore
• G
• Gasification and Liquefaction Alternatives to Incineration in Japan - Kunio Yoshikawa
• Geothermal Energy Utilization - John W. Lund
• Geothermal Energy, Geology and Hydrology of - William E. Glassley
• Geothermal Energy, Nature, Use, and Expectations - Barry Goldstein, Gerardo Hiriart, Jeff Tester, Luis Gutierrez-Negrin, Ruggero Bertani, Christopher Bromley, Ernst Huenges, Arni Ragnarsson, Mike Mongillo, John W. Lund, Ladislaus Rybach, Vladimir Zui and Hirofumi Muraoka
• Geothermal Field and Reservoir Monitoring - Trevor M. Hunt
• Geothermal Power Capacity, Sustainability and Renewability of - Subir K. Sanyal
• Geothermal Power Conversion Technology - Lucien Y. Bronicki
• Geothermal Power Economics - Subir K. Sanyal
• Geothermal Power Stations, Introduction to - Lucien Y. Bronicki
• Geothermal Resources Worldwide, Direct Heat Utilization of - John W. Lund
• Geothermal Resources, Drilling for - John T. Finger
• Geothermal Resources, Environmental Aspects of - Trevor M. Hunt
• Global Wind Power Installations - Thomas Ackermann and Rena Kuwahata
• Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction by Waste-to-Energy - Bernd Bilitewski and Christoph Wünsch
• H
• Hitachi Zosen Inova Technology - Craig Kedrowski and Peter Chromec
• Hydrogen from Biomass - Ralf Schmersahl, Marco Klemm, Ruth Brunstermann and Renatus Widmann
• Hydrothermal Systems, Geochemistry of - David Nieva, Rosa María Barragán and Víctor Arellano
• I
• Incinerator Grate Combustion Phenomena - J. Swithenbank and Vida N. Sharifi
• L
• Life Cycle Comparison of Waste-to-Energy to Sanitary Landfill - P. Ozge Kaplan, Joseph F. DeCarolis and Morton A. Barlaz
• Lignocellulosic Energy Crops, Production and Provision - Iris Lewandowski
• M
• Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Environmental Challenges - Andrea E. Copping
• Martin Waste-to-Energy Technology - Johannes J. E. Martin and Ralf Koralewska
• Meterology and Wind Power - Erik Lundtang Petersen and Peter Hauge Madsen
• O
• Ocean Energy, Introduction - Luis A. Vega
• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion - Luis A. Vega
• Offshore Wind Energy Technology Trends, Challenges, and Risks - James F. Manwell
• Offshore Wind Power - Göran Dalén
• P
• Plant Oil Fuels Combined Heat and Power (CHP) - Klaus Thuneke
• Plasma-Assisted Waste-to-Energy Processes - Nickolas J. Themelis and Armelle M. Vardelle
• R
• Renewable Energy from Biomass, Introduction - Martin Kaltschmitt
• Reservoir Engineering in Geothermal Fields - Enrique Lima, Hiroyuki Tokita and Hideki Hatanaka
• S
• Solid Biofuels, Fuels and Their Characteristics - Hans Hartmann
• T
• Thermal Treatment of Waste: Key Element for Sustainable Waste Management - Paul H. Brunner
• Tidal Energy - Ian G. Bryden
• W
• Waste Management for Sustainable Society - Brian Bahor and Michael Van Brunt
• Waste-to-Energy Ash Management in Europe - Juergen Vehlow
• Waste-to-Energy Ash Management in the United States - Floyd Hasselriis
• Waste-to-Energy Facilities as Power Plants - M. A. J. (Marcel) van Berlo
• Waste-to-Energy for District Heating - Lasse Tobiasen and Bettina Kamuk
• Waste-to-Energy using Refuse-Derived Fuel - Floyd Hasselriis and Patrick F. Mahoney
• Waste-to-Energy, Introduction - Nickolas J. Themelis
• Waste-to-Energy: Decreasing the Entropy of Solid Wastes and Increasing Metal Recovery - Helmut Rechberger
• Waste-to-Energy: Energy Resource in Solid Wastes - Dieter O. Reimann
• Waste-to-Energy: Fluidized Bed Technology - Franz P. Neubacher
• Wind Power Balancing - Lennart Söder and Hannele Holttinen
• Wind Power Generator Systems and Local Power System Interconnection - Torbjörn Thiringer
• Wind Power Grid Integration: Transmission Planning - Dale Osborn
• Wind Power, Aerodynamics and Blade Technology - Martin O. L. Hansen
• Wind Power, Introduction - Lennart Söder
• Wind Power: Basic Challenge Concerning Social Acceptance - Maarten Wolsink
• Wind Power: Economy, Market, Subsidies, Payment Mechanisms, and Capacity Credit - Michael Milligan, Lori Bird, Suzanne Tegen, Kevin Porter, Sari Fink and Brendan Kirby
• Wind Turbine Noise Emissions - Karl Bolin and Mats Åbom