Introduction to Renewable Energy
Introduction to Renewable Energy
Editor/Author
Nelson, Vaughn C. and Starcher, Kenneth L.
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: CRC Press
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ISBN: 978-1-49-870193-8
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254
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Second Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, non-specialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy.
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Energy and Society
- 1.2 Types of Energy
- 1.3 Renewable Energy
- 1.4 Advantages/Disadvantages
- 1.5 Economics
- 1.6 Climate Change
- 1.7 Order of Magnitude Estimates
- 1.8 Growth (Exponential)
- 1.9 Solutions
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 2 Energy
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Definition of Energy and Power
- 2.3 Heat
- 2.4 Thermodynamics
- 2.5 Energy Dilemma in Light of the Laws of Thermodynamics
- 2.5.1 Conservation
- 2.5.2 Efficiency
- 2.6 Use of Fossil Fuels
- 2.6.1 Petroleum
- 2.6.2 Natural Gas
- 2.6.3 Coal
- 2.7 Nuclear
- 2.8 Finite Resource
- 2.9 Summary
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 3 Sun
- 3.1 Solar Power
- 3.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 3.2.1 Visible
- 3.2.2 Blackbody Radiation
- 3.3 Energy Balance of the Earth
- 3.4 Earth-Sun Motion
- 3.4.1 Earth Motion
- 3.4.2 Sun Position
- 3.5 Insolation
- 3.6 Solar Resource
- 3.7 Greenhouse Effect
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 4 Heat Transfer and Storage
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Conduction
- 4.3 Convection
- 4.4 Radiation
- 4.5 Thermal Mass
- 4.5.1 Thermal Mass Patterns
- 4.5.2 Specific Heat
- 4.6 Seasonal Heating or Cooling
- 4.7 Thermal Comfort
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 5 Solar Heating and Cooling
- 5.1 Building
- 5.1.1 Air Quality
- 5.1.2 Air and Vapor Barriers
- 5.1.3 Wind and Vegetation
- 5.2 Passive
- 5.3 Windows and Glazing
- 5.3.1 Other Glazings
- 5.3.2 Solar Heating
- 5.3.3 Shading
- 5.4 Passive Heating and Cooling
- 5.4.1 Direct Gain
- 5.4.2 Indirect Gain
- 5.4.3 Cooling
- 5.5 Active Heating
- 5.5.1 Flat-Plate Collectors
- 5.5.2 Domestic Hot Water
- 5.5.3 Swimming Pools
- 5.6 Active Cooling
- 5.7 Daylighting
- 5.8 Hybrid and Other
- 5.9 Drying Agricultural Products, Lumber
- 5.10 Solar Cookers
- 5.11 Water Purification
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 6 Photovoltaics
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Physics Basics
- 6.3 Energy Bands
- 6.4 Photovoltaic Basics
- 6.5 Performance
- 6.6 Design Considerations
- 6.6.1 Sizing
- 6.6.2 Tracking
- 6.6.3 Estimation of Energy Production
- 6.7 Installed Capacity and Production
- 6.8 Distributed Systems
- 6.9 Community Solar
- 6.10 Applications
- 6.10.1 Grid Connected
- 6.10.2 Village and Hybrid Power
- 6.10.3 Stand-Alone
- 6.11 Comments
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 7 Concentrating Solar Power
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Power Tower
- 7.3 Line or Linear
- 7.4 Dish/Engine
- 7.5 Point Focus
- 7.6 Solar Pond
- 7.7 Comments
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 8 Solar Systems
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Passive Systems
- 8.2.1 Location, Orientation, and Shape
- 8.2.2 Indoor Space
- 8.2.3 Windows
- 8.2.4 Direct Gain
- 8.2.5 Thermal Mass
- 8.2.6 Clerestories and Skylights
- 8.2.7 Sunroom (Solar Room) and Attached Greenhouse
- 8.2.8 Passive Cooling
- 8.2.9 Other
- 8.3 Hybrid Systems
- 8.3.1 Building
- 8.3.2 Passive Heating and Cooling
- 8.3.3 Solar Hot Air System
- 8.3.4 Solar Hot Water
- 8.3.5 Daylighting
- 8.3.6 Electrical Generation
- 8.3.7 Performance
- 8.4 Active Systems
- 8.5 Underground Homes
- 8.6 Computer Software
- 8.7 Others
- 8.7.1 Straw Bale House
- 8.7.2 Adobe and Rammed Earth
- 8.7.3 Tire Houses, Earthships
- 8.7.4 Double-Envelope House
- 8.7.5 Green Building
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 9 Wind Energy
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Wind Resource
- 9.2.1 Wind Shear
- 9.2.2 Wind Maps
- 9.3 Wind Turbines
- 9.4 Wind Farms
- 9.5 Wind Industry
- 9.6 Small Wind Turbines
- 9.7 Distributed-Community Wind
- 9.8 Village Power
- 9.9 Wind Diesel
- 9.10 Others
- 9.11 Performance
- 9.12 Comments
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 10 Bioenergy
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Climate Change
- 10.2.1 Climate Change-Anthropocene
- 10.2.2 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- 10.3 Biomass Production
- 10.4 Conversion
- 10.5 Heat and Power
- 10.5.1 Municipal Solid Waste
- 10.5.2 Landfill Gas
- 10.5.3 Biogas
- 10.6 Biofuels
- 10.6.1 Ethanol
- 10.6.2 Biodiesel
- 10.6.3 Biogas Digesters
- 10.6.4 Microalgae
- 10.7 Comments
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 11 Geothermal Energy
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Resource
- 11.3 Types of Geothermal Resources
- 11.4 Direct Use
- 11.4.1 Springs, Space Heating, and Others
- 11.4.2 District Heating
- 11.4.3 Case Studies
- 11.5 Geothermal Heat Pumps
- 11.6 Electricity
- 11.6.1 Dry Steam
- 11.6.2 Flash
- 11.6.3 Binary Plants
- 11.6.4 Combined Heat and Power
- 11.6.5 Other Systems
- 11.7 Comments
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 12 Water
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 World Resource
- 12.3 Hydroelectric
- 12.3.1 Large (≥30 MW)
- 12.3.2 Small Hydro (100 kW to 30 MW, 10 MW in Europe)
- 12.3.3 Microhydro (≤100 kW)
- 12.4 Turbines
- 12.4.1 Impulse Turbines
- 12.4.2 Reaction Turbines
- 12.5 Water Flow
- 12.6 Tides
- 12.7 Ocean
- 12.7.1 Currents
- 12.7.2 Waves
- 12.7.3 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
- 12.7.4 Salinity Gradient
- 12.8 Others
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 13 Storage
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Pumped Hydro
- 13.2.1 Case Study
- 13.3 Compressed Air
- 13.4 Flywheels
- 13.5 Batteries
- 13.5.1 Lead Acid
- 13.5.2 Lithium Ion
- 13.5.3 Sodium Sulfur
- 13.5.4 Flow Batteries
- 13.5.4.1 Case Study
- 13.5.5 Other Types of Batteries
- 13.6 Other Storage Systems
- 13.6.1 Magnetic Systems
- 13.6.2 Capacitors
- 13.6.3 Phase Change Materials
- 13.7 Hydrogen
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 14 Institutional Issues
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 The United States
- 14.2.1 Avoided Cost
- 14.2.2 Utility Concerns
- 14.3 Regulations
- 14.4 Environmental Issues
- 14.5 Politics
- 14.6 Incentives
- 14.6.1 The United States
- 14.6.1.1 Federal Support
- 14.6.1.2 State Support
- 14.6.1.3 Green Power
- 14.6.1.4 Net Metering
- 14.6.2 Other Countries
- 14.6.2.1 Wind
- 14.6.2.2 Photovoltaic Energy, Solar Hot Water
- 14.7 Externalities (Social Costs/Benefits)
- 14.8 Transmission
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 15 Economics
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Factors Affecting Economics
- 15.3 Economic Analyses
- 15.3.1 Simple Payback
- 15.3.2 Cost of Energy
- 15.4 Life-Cycle Costs
- 15.5 Present Worth and Levelized Costs
- 15.6 Externalities
- 15.7 Project Development
- 15.7.1 Landowner Considerations
- 15.8 Cost (Value) of Energy and Different Sources
- 15.8.1 Passive Solar
- 15.8.2 Active Solar Heat
- 15.8.3 Photovoltaics
- 15.8.4 Concentrating Solar Power
- 15.8.5 Wind
- 15.8.6 Bioenergy
- 15.8.7 Geothermal Systems
- 15.8.8 Water
- 15.8.9 Village Power
- 15.8.10 Wind Diesel
- 15.9 Summary
- 15.10 Future Trends
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Chapter 16 Observations
- 16.1 Solid-State Electronics
- 16.2 Internet
- 16.3 Geographic Information Systems
- 16.4 Satellites
- 16.5 Examples
- 16.5.1 Interactive Maps
- 16.5.2 Interactive Database
- 16.5.3 Tools
- 16.5.4 Others
- 16.6 Predictions
- 16.7 Science
- 16.8 Authors’ Predictions
- 16.9 On the Downside
- References
- Recommended Resources
- Appendix