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Drawing on the experience of some of the foremost experts in the
field, this easy-to-use and affordable pocket reference includes a
wealth of information relating to solar energy and solar energy
technologies. Topics covered range from solar angles, sun path
diagrams, solar radiation and radiative properties of materials
through to thermal collectors, thermal energy storage,
photovoltaics and daylighting. The book also includes conversion
factors and constants and is peppered throughout with helpful
illustrations, equations and explanations. Anyone with an interest
in solar energy, including professional architects and engineers,
home builders, academic researchers, students and energy
consultants will find a host of answers in this book - a practical
assimilation of data, fundamentals and guidelines for application.
Principles of Solar Engineering, Fourth Edition addresses the need
for solar resource assessment and highlights improvements and
advancements involving photovoltaics and solar thermal
technologies, grid power, and energy storage. With updates made to
every chapter, this edition discusses new technologies in
photovoltaics, such as organic, dye-sensitized, and perovskite
solar cells, and the design of solar systems and power plants. It
also features battery energy storage for distributed and bulk
storage and electrical integration with the main solar systems. In
addition, the book includes the latest advancements in
concentrating solar power plants, such as supercritical CO2 cycle.
Readers will benefit from discussions of the economics of the solar
energy systems, which apply to all the systems covered in the
subsequent chapters. Nine Appendices are available for download by
all readers. Features: Discusses new forecasting models in solar
radiation that are important to the economics and bankability of
large solar energy systems, such as power plants. Includes expanded
coverage of high temperature thermal storage for Concentrating
Solar Thermal Power (CSP), including thermal energy transport using
heat exchangers. Features a new chapter on solar seawater
desalination. Includes new and additional end-of-chapter example
problems and exercises. A Solutions Manual will be available for
instructors. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and
graduate engineering students taking Energy Engineering and Solar
Energy courses.
Energy is the mainstay of industrial societies, and without an
adequate supply of energy the social, political and economic
stability of nations is put into jeopardy. With supplies of
inexpensive fossil fuels decreasing, and climate change factors
becoming more threatening, the need to conserve energy and move
steadily to more sustainable energy sources is more urgent than
ever before. The updated Second Edition of this successful handbook
includes chapters from leading experts on the economics and fiscal
management of energy, with a focus on the tools available to
advance efficiency and conservation measures. Updated coverage of
renewable energy sources, energy storage technologies, energy
audits for buildings and building systems, and demand-side
management is provided. The appendix of the handbook provides
extensive data resources for analysis and calculation.
Can hydrogen and electricity supply all of the world's energy
needs? Handbook of Hydrogen Energy thoroughly explores the notion
of a hydrogen economy and addresses this question. The handbook
considers hydrogen and electricity as a permanent energy system and
provides factual information based on science. The text focuses on
a large cross section of applications such as fuel cells and
catalytic combustion of hydrogen. The book also includes
information on inversion curves, physical and thermodynamic tables,
and properties of storage materials, data on specific heats, and
compressibility and temperature-entropy charts and more. Analyzes
the principles of hydrogen energy production, storage, and
utilization Examines electrolysis, thermolysis, photolysis,
thermochemical cycles, and production from biomass and other
hydrogen production methods Covers all modes of hydrogen storage:
gaseous, liquid, slush, and metal hydride storage Handbook of
Hydrogen Energy serves as a resource for graduate students, as well
as a reference for energy and environmental engineers and
scientists.
This handbook surveys the range of methods and fuel types used in
generating energy for industry, transportation, and heating and
cooling of buildings. Solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, geothermal,
ocean and fossil fuels are discussed and compared, and the
thermodynamics of energy conversion is explained. Appendices are
provided with fully updated data. Thoroughly revised, this second
edition surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from a
wide variety of currently available energy sources. It describes
energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass (including
refuse-derived biomass fuels), nuclear, solar radiation, wind,
geothermal, and ocean, then provides the terminology and units used
for each energy resource and their equivalence. It includes an
overview of the steam power cycles, gas turbines, internal
combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, Stirling engines, advanced
fossil fuel power systems, and combined-cycle power plants. It
outlines the development, current use, and future of nuclear power.
For the Movers, Shakers, and Policy Makers in Energy Engineering
and Related Industries The latest version of a bestselling
reference, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook, Second
Edition covers the foremost trends and technologies in energy
engineering today. This new edition contains the latest material on
energy planning and policy, with a focus on renewable and
sustainable energy sources. It also examines nuclear energy and its
place in future energy systems, includes a chapter on natural gas,
and provides extensive coverage of energy storage for numerous
forms of energy generation. The text also provides energy supply,
demand, and pricing factor projections for the future. Explore the
Future of Global Energy The authors address problems that industry
now faces, including the limited availability of conventional
energy resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal, and considers
renewable energies such as wind power, solar energy, and biomass.
They also illustrate the economics of energy efficiency, discuss
the financial energy policies of various countries, consider the
role of energy conservation in energy strategies, and examine the
future of renewable energy technologies to build a sustainable
energy system. This book is divided into five sections, providing a
comprehensive look at renewable energy technologies and systems:
Global Energy Systems, Policy, and Economics Energy Generation
through 2025 Energy Infrastructure and Storage Renewable
Technologies Biomass Energy Systems Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Handbook, Second Edition focuses on the successful promotion
of a sustainable energy supply for the future, and offers new and
relevant information providing a clear reference to
sustainable-development goals.
'Essential for any serious technical library' PROFESSOR MARTIN
GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTHWALES, AUSTRALIA 'Valuable, detailed
information that helps me plan for the future' DON OSBORN, FORMERLY
OF SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT The Advances in Solar
Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary
renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass,
bringing together invited contributions from the foremost
international experts in renewable energy. Spanning a broad range
of technical subjects, this volume and series is a 'must-have'
reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy.
Volume 17 focuses primarily on solar energy, with respect to
heating, hot water, drying and detoxification. Specific chapter
subjects include: Alternative World Energy Outlook 2006: A Possible
Path towards a Sustainable Future Quantum Well Solar Cells Recent
Progress of Organic Photovoltaics Thermal and Material
Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot
Water Photocatalytic Detoxification of Water with Solar Energy
Solar-Hydrogen: A Solid-State Chemistry Perspective Solar Heat for
Industrial Processes Solar Energy Technology in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) for Sustainable Energy, Water and Environment
For the Movers, Shakers, and Policy Makers in Energy Engineering
and Related Industries The latest version of a bestselling
reference, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook, Second
Edition covers the foremost trends and technologies in energy
engineering today. This new edition contains the latest material on
energy planning and policy, with a focus on renewable and
sustainable energy sources. It also examines nuclear energy and its
place in future energy systems, includes a chapter on natural gas,
and provides extensive coverage of energy storage for numerous
forms of energy generation. The text also provides energy supply,
demand, and pricing factor projections for the future. Explore the
Future of Global Energy The authors address problems that industry
now faces, including the limited availability of conventional
energy resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal, and considers
renewable energies such as wind power, solar energy, and biomass.
They also illustrate the economics of energy efficiency, discuss
the financial energy policies of various countries, consider the
role of energy conservation in energy strategies, and examine the
future of renewable energy technologies to build a sustainable
energy system. This book is divided into five sections, providing a
comprehensive look at renewable energy technologies and systems:
Global Energy Systems, Policy, and Economics Energy Generation
through 2025 Energy Infrastructure and Storage Renewable
Technologies Biomass Energy Systems Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Handbook, Second Edition focuses on the successful promotion
of a sustainable energy supply for the future, and offers new and
relevant information providing a clear reference to
sustainable-development goals.
The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art
information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including
solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions
from the foremost international experts in renewable energy.
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