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 Renewable Energy and Climate Change
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Volker Quaschning
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
344 pages
€ 72,90
ISBN 978-0-470-74707-0
John Wiley & Sons Ltd Chichester
1st edition 2010
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Overview
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This dazzling introductory textbook encompasses the full range of today's important renewable energy technologies.
Solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal energy receive balanced treatment with one exciting
and informative chapter devoted to each. As well as a complete overview of these state-of-the-art technologies, the chapters
provide: clear analysis on their development potentials; an evaluation of the economic aspects involved; concrete guidance
for practical implementation; how to reduce your own energy waste. If we do not act now to stop climate change, the
consequences will be catastrophic. The current world situation is demonstrated here with the aid of full-colour figures
and photographs, data diagrams and simple calculations and results. A multiplicity of impressive examples from countries
across the globe show international 'alternative' energy in action. With its easy-to-read approach, this is an essential
textbook for students on renewable energy courses, also environment and sustainability courses. Planners, operators,
financers and consultants will find this an excellent manual for planning and realizing climate protection. Furthermore,
this book makes great background reading for energy workers, designers, politicians and journalists, and anyone who is
interested in the topic of climate change.
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Contents
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- Our Hunger for Energy
- The Climate Before the Collapse?
- From Wasting Energy to Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Dioxide
- Carbon-Free Energy – Vision or Utopia?
- Photovoltaics – Energy from Sand
- Solar Thermal Systems – Year-round Heating from the Sun
- Solar Power Plants – Even More Energy from the Sun
- Wind Power Systems – Electricity from Thin Air
- Hydropower Plants – Wet Energy
- Geothermal Energy – Power from the Deep
- Heat Pumps – from Cold to Hot
- Biomass – Energy from Nature
- The Hydrogen Industry and Fuel Cells
- Sunny Prospects – Examples of Sustainable Energy Supply
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