Renewable Energy Resources (Paperback, 4 ed)

1. Principles of renewable energy 2. Solar radiation characteristics and impacts: including the greenhouse effect 3. Solar water heating 4. Other solar thermal applications 5. Photovoltaic (PV) power technology 6. Hydropower 7. Wind resource 8. Wind power technology 9. Biomass resources from photosynthesis 10. Bioenergy technologies 11. Wave power 12. Tidal-current and tidal-range power 13. Ocean gradient energy: OTEC and osmotic power 14. Geothermal energy 15. Energy systems: integration, distribution and storage 16. Solar-buildings and efficient energy use; including transportation, manufacture and homes 17. Institutional and economic factors Review 1. Electrical power for renewables Review 2. Essentials of fluid dynamics Review 3. Heat transfer Review 4. Solid-state physics for photovoltaics Appendices App A Units and conversions App B Data and fundamental constants App C Some heat transfer formulas Answers to the Exercises at the end of chapters and reviews Short answers to selected Problems at end of chapters