Renewable energy : a very short introduction / Nick Jelley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jelley, N. A. (Nicholas Alfred), 1946- author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 631.

Very short introductions ; 631

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

xix, 141 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Energy is vital for a good standard of living, and much of the world's population does not have enough. Affordable and adequate sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial; and renewables provide the answer. Wind and solar farms can now provide the cheapest electricity in many parts of the world. Moreover, they could provide all of the world's energy needs. But while market forces are fast helping the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, there are opposing pressures, such as the USA's proposed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and the vested interests in fossil fuels. This book describes the main renewable sources of energy- solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass- as well as the less well-developed ones- geothermal, tidal, and wave.

Contents:

What are renewables?

Why do we need renewables?

Biomass, solar heat, and hydropower

Wind power

Solar photovoltaics

Other low-carbon technologies

Renewable electricity and energy storage

Decarbonizing heat and transport

The transition to renewables.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.

ISBN:

9780198825401

0198825404

OCLC:

1110489880