Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-87466-1
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 568 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1010 g

Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions examines all the major renewable energy conversion technologies and provides step-by-step procedures for readers to formulate renewable energy resource assessments and design appropriate renewable energy systems and strategies.

After covering the core renewable resources, this book also delves into tidal, wave, ocean thermal, piezoelectrics, cold fusion, and gravitational field energy. The new edition features extended discussions on the circular economy with newer concepts such as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), carbon footprint (CF), and carbon intensity (CI) of fuels. It includes over 490 end-of-chapter problems and real-world scenarios and case studies, featuring solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, hydraulic rams, and wind power.

Upper-level undergraduate engineering and science students taking courses in Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, Energy Conversion, and Sustainability will find this book a valuable resource.

Instructors will be able to access a Solutions Manual, Lecture Slides, Case Studies and Solutions, and a suggested syllabus with lab exercises.

The eBook+ includes popup definitions and figures, audio overviews of each chapter, and video instructions and Excel templates for case studies.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Capareda, Sergio

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Technologien für Fossile Energieträger
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Renewable Energy. 2. Solar Energy. 3. Wind Energy. 4. Biomass Energy. 5. Hydropower. 6. Geothermal Energy. 7. Salinity Gradient. 8. Fuel Cells. 9. Tidal Energy. 10. Wave Energy. 11. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems. 12. Human and Animal Power, and Piezoelectrics. 13. Cold Fusion and Gravitational Energy. 14. Sustainability and Cost of Renewables: Their Role in the Circular Economy. Appendix A: Table of Conversion Units Appendix B: Glossary of Terms in Renewable Energy.

Über Autor(innen)

Sergio C. Capareda is a Professor and a Faculty Fellow at Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas. He is also an active member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. He holds a PhD degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from TAMU, USA. From 2000 to 2003, he served as director of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and program manager of the Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (now BIOMECH, Center of Agri-fisheries and Biosystems Mechanization), a United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr. Capareda was appointed faculty at TAMU in 2005, where he developed and established the BioEnergy Testing and Analysis Laboratory. Dr. Capareda is the author of Introduction to Biomass Energy Conversions (2023) and has authored or co-authored more than 132 refereed journal publications and four book chapters.