Alternative Energy Sources is designed to give the reader, a
clear view of the role each form of alternative energy may play in
supplying the energy needs of the human society in the near future
(20-50 years).
The two first chapters on "energy demand and supply" and
"environmental effects," set the tone as to why alternative energy
is essential for the future. The third chapter gives the laws of
energy conversion processes, as well as the limitations of
converting one energy form to another. The section on exergy gives
a quantitative background on the capability/potential of each
energy source to produce power. The fourth, fifth and sixth
chapters are expositions of fission and fusion nuclear energy, the
power plants that may produce power from these sources and the
issues that will frame the public debate on nuclear energy. The
following five chapters include descriptions of the most common
renewable energy sources (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass,
hydroelectric) some of the less common sources (e.g. tidal and wave
energy). The emphasis of these chapters will be on the global
potential of each source, the engineering/technical systems that
are used in harnessing the potential of each source, the
technological developments that will contribute to wider
utilization of the sources and environmental effects associated
with their wider use. The last three chapters are: "energy
storage," which will become an important issue if renewable energy
sources are used widely.
The fourteen chapters in the book have been chosen so that one
may fit a semester University course around this book. At the end
of every chapter, there are 10-20 problems and 1-3 suggestions of
semester projects that may be assigned to students for further
research.
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