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Renewable Energy
Power for a Sustainable Future
Third Edition
Edited by Godfrey Boyle
584 pages
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Over 300 colour illustrations and photographs
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263x210mm
978-0-19-954533-9
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Paperback
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13 September 2012
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- Covers all principal sources of renewable energy currently being exploited.
- The interdisciplinary approach considers economic, social, environmental and policy issues.
- Detailed colour illustrations, together with tables of data, support comprehensive analysis of the relevant disciplines.
New to this edition - Updated treatment of integration of renewables into existing energy systems.
- Updated throughout to reflect new data, advances in technology and new developments around the world.
- Reflects increased appreciation of the economic, social and environmental impact of renewables.
- End-of-chapter summaries consolidate information.
- Expanded appendices on unit conversions and costing analysis.
The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. 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.
Together with its companion
volume, Energy Systems and Sustainability, this book provides both perspective and detail on the relative merits and state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various 'renewables'. The analysis considers emissions, sustainability, cost implications and energy security, as political and economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes, through a discussion of the individual renewable sources, to a concluding examination of the prospects for their integration into national and international networks, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables.
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre to accompany Renewable Energy features:
For students:
· Self-assessment questions.
· Links to further information and up-to-date energy statistics.
For registered adopters of the book:
· Figures from the book in electronic format.Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in energy, sustainable development, environmental subjects and architecture. Also suitable for non-specialists.
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Edited by Godfrey Boyle, Professor of Renewable Energy, The Open University Godfrey Boyle is Professor of Renewable Energy in The Open University's MCT Faculty. His main research interests are in solar and wind power, energy systems modelling and energy policy, and he has chaired various Open University modules on renewable and sustainable energy. He is also a visiting professor at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University in New Delhi, India, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Trustee of the UK National Energy Foundation. Contributors:
Godfrey
Boyle, Professor of Renewable Energy at The Open University
Bob Everett, Senior Lecturer in Renewable Technology at The Open University
Dick Morris, retired Senior Lecturer in Systems at The Open University
Jonathan Scurlock, renewable energy advisor to the UK National Farmers' Union and a visiting research fellow at The Open University
Janet Ramage, Visiting Lecturer at The Open University
David Elliott, Professor of Technology Policy at The Open University
Derek Taylor, architect and visiting lecturer at The Open University
Les Duckers, Principal Lecturer in Environmental Management at Coventry University
John Garnish, consultant and former director of Geothermal programmes at the European
Commission
Geoff Brown. The late Geoff Brown was Professor of Earth Sciences at The Open University
Gary Alexander, retired Senior Lecturer in Telematics at The Open University
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"This textbook continues the high standards of previous editions in terms of the clarity with which it explains the technologies while offering high quality graphics. Both the range and quality of photos, tables and figures is improved. The expanded section on the key issues relating to the adoption and integration of different renewable energy technologies at greater volumes is a welcome expansion for the undergraduate or other reader who should know something about the technology's interaction with society and not just the technology.
I have compared the new edition with other recent textbooks at the same level and will be continuing to recommend this one to undergraduate students." - Peter Connor, Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy Policy, University of Exeter "Review from previous edition 'This is an excellent introductory text which deserves the widest readership'." - Book Review 2004
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1: Introducing Renewable Energy
2: Solar Thermal Energy
3: Solar Photovoltaics
4: Bioenergy
5: Hydroelectricity
6: Tidal Power
7: Wind Energy
8: Wave Energy
9: Geothermal Energy
10: Integrating Renewable Energy
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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