Renewable Energy

Technology, Economics and Environment
Herausgegeben:Kaltschmitt, Martin; Streicher, Wolfgang; Wiese, Andreas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The utilisation of renewable energies is not at all new; in the history of mankind renewable energies have for a long time been the primary possibility of generating energy. This only changed with industrial revolution when lignite and hard coal became increasingly more important. Later on, also crude oil gained importance. Offering the advantages of easy transportation and processing also as a raw material, crude oil has become one of the prime energy carriers applied today. Moreover, natural gas used for space heating and power provision as well as a transportation fuel has become increasingly important, as it is abundantly available and only requires low investments in terms of energy conversion facilities. As fossil energy carriers were increasingly used for energy generation, at least by the industrialised countries, the application of renewable energies decreased in absolute and relative terms; besides a few exceptions, renewable energies are of secondary importance with regard to overall energy generation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-08994-7
• Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
• Seitenzahl: 596
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 888g
• ISBN-13: 9783642089947
• ISBN-10: 3642089941
• Artikelnr.: 32079574

Inhaltsangabe

and Structure.- Basics of Renewable Energy Supply.- Utilisation of Passive Solar Energy.- Solar Thermal Heat Utilisation.- Solar Thermal Power Plants.- Photovoltaic Power Generation.- Wind Power Generation.- Hydroelectric Power Generation.- Utilisation of Ambient Air and Shallow Geothermal Energy.- Utilisation of Geothermal Energy.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This translation of a book originally published in German discusses and analyzes the basics of solar, wind, photovoltaic, geothermal, and water-based energy (including ocean energy). ... this well-illustrated work is full of valuable information. ... Many tables, charts, and drawings are included. Authors Kaltschmit, Streicher, and Wiese are listed in the book as editors; they have compiled a large amount of nearly current technical literature in a well-organized format. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (J. C. Comer, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (6), 2008)

Aus den Rezensionen: "In einzigartiger Ausführlichkeit werden ... die physikalischen und technischen Grundlagen der Nutzung Erneuerbarer Energien beschrieben. Den Herausgebern ... ist ein klar gegliedertes und gut lesbares Werk gelungen. Zahlreiche Informationen aus der internationalen Projektarbeit sind mit eingeflossen. ... Den Lesern werden die theoretischen Grundlagen sowie alle wichtigen Daten und Parameter vermittelt, um die Nutzung Erneuerbarer Energien unter ökonomischen und ökologischen Gesichtspunkten beurteilen zu können. Auf dieser Basis werden Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Einsatzes Erneuerbarer Energien ausgelotet und Amortisationsrechnungen aufgemacht ..." (Arne Höllen, in: Beratende Ingenieure, 2007, Issue 11-12, S. 82)