Renewables : a review of sustainable energy supply options / David Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, David, 1943- author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP series in renewable and sustainable power.

IOP ebooks. 2020 collection.

IOP series in renewable and sustainable power

IOP ebooks. [2020 collection]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (cheifly color).

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Review of sustainable energy supply options.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

text file

Biography/History:

Professor David Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University, where he specialises in renewable energy development policy. He writes a regular column for the magazine Physics World.

Summary:

Renewable energy is a rapidly expanding field, welcomed by many as part of the answer to climate change and energy security concerns. This book offers a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date overview of this globally-expanding field, including a thorough review of fluid-driven mechanical power, heat-based systems and light conversion. It also examines the challenges involved with the unpredictable nature of renewable energy sources, and how these variable energy inputs can be balanced and integrated into a viable energy supply system. Finally, the book discusses both the developing technologies and support policies from around the world. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated and remains an invaluable reference text for scientists and professionals involved with the technology, policy and implementation of renewable energy. It is essential reading for renewable energy courses. Part of IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power.

Contents:

1. Introduction

1.1. Renewable energy an overview of the issues and options

1.2. Why renewables?

1.3. Which sources and technologies will dominate?

1.4. What are the problems?

1.5. The structure of this book

2. Power

2.1. Power for machines : hydro, wind, wave and tidal power plants

2.2. Hydro

2.3. Wind power

2.4. Wave power

2.5. Tidal power

2.6. Power in perspective

3. Heat

3.1. Renewable heat : bioenergy, solar thermal, geothermal

3.2. Bioenergy

3.3. Solar heat

3.4. Geothermal heat and power

3.5. Heat pumps and CHP/DH

3.6. Heat in perspective

4. Light

4.1. Energy from light : PV solar and direct conversion

4.2. PV solar

4.3. The next generation of solar

4.4. One world under the Sun

5. Integration

5.1. Integration : grid balancing, energy storage and saving

5.2. Dealing with variability

5.3. Grid balancing

beyond electricity

5.4. Energy storage

5.5. A balanced future

5.6. Energy conservation and energy efficiency

5.7. A sustainable energy future : costs and policy choices

6. Policy

6.1. Policy : global review and strategic development issues

6.2. Prospects and problems with rivals

6.3. Europe, Russia and the Middle East

6.4. Asia and the Pacific Area

6.5. The Americas

6.6. Africa

6.7. The way ahead

6.8. Conclusions

7. Afterword

7.1. On the other hand : sceptical views .

Notes:

"Version: 20191001"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 18, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750323048

9780750323031

OCLC:

1128001605

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.