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Talking Renewables - A Renewable Energy Primer for Everyone (Hardcover)
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Talking Renewables - A Renewable Energy Primer for Everyone (Hardcover)
Series: IOP Concise Physics
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Renewable energy (RE) is a subject of great interest today. It is
one of the two main means for implementing climate change
mitigation programmes, and presently the only perceived means for
replacing the declining global fossil fuel reserves. It also helps
fight poverty and assists in the global quest for gender equity by
taking clean energy where it is needed most for development. It is
perhaps not surprising therefore that there is so much coverage of
RE in both the conventional media and the internet by media and
tech writers, economists and bloggers, many of who only have a
partial understanding of the technology itself. The end result is
mostly promotional rhetoric that says little about the true value
of the technology, and leads to a confused picture for the serious
individual or decision-maker who wants to know what the technology
is really capable of doing. This book provides a clear and factual
picture of the status of RE and its capabilities today. The need
for such a book was first realized by the author when he was
engaged in a renewable energy capacity-building project
encompassing countries from Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and the
Pacific. The book is largely non-technical in nature; it does
however contain enough mention of the science and technology to
enable readers to go further with their own investigations should
they wish to. The book covers all areas of renewable energy (RE),
starting from biomass energy and hydropower and proceeding to wind,
solar and geothermal energy before ending with an overview of ocean
energy. It begins with a simple introduction to the physical
principles of the RE technologies, followed by an enumeration of
the requirements for their successful implementation. The last two
chapters consider how the technologies are actually being
implemented today and their roles in climate change mitigation and
poverty alleviation.
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