Sorensen Renewable Energy

Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning
4. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-08-089066-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 976 Seiten

This volume is a true shelf reference, providing a thorough overview of the entire renewable energy sphere, while still functioning as a go-to information source for professionals and students when they need answers about a specific technical issue. Crafted over the last 15 years into a problem-solving tool for engineers, researchers, consultants and planners currently working in the field, as well as a detailed map of the renewables universe for those looking to expand into new technological specialties, Renewable Energy by Sorensen offers the most comprehensive coverage of the subject available. The book has been structured around three parts in order to assist readers in focusing on the issues that impact them the most for a given project or question. PART I covers the basic scientific principles behind all major renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind and biomass. PART II provides in-depth information about how these raw renewable sources can actually be converted into useful forms, transmitted into the grid and stored for future utilization. Finally, PART III undertakes the aspects of energy planning, environmental impacts and socio-economic issues on regional and global levels. In this fourth edition update, new material includes expanded coverage of biofuels, solar conversion, biomass and fuel cells, storage and transmission, and a new chapter on integrated technologies to introduce the hybrid systems now being explored. New surveys and the most recent research findings are included throughout. - New, thoroughly updated fourth edition of the authoritative field guide to the entire Renewable Energy universe - The only books to scientific principles and implementation methods, technologies and socio-economics, environmental impacts and cutting-edge advances, all in one volume - New material includes expanded coverage of biofuels, solar conversion, biomass and fuel cells, storage and transmission, and a new chapter on integrated systems

Professor Emeritus at the Department of People and Technology, and a professor of physics at the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, both at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is also an independent consultant at Novator Advanced Technology Consulting. Bent S›rensen's research is cross-disciplinary and has resulted in nearly a thousand scientific articles and some 40 books, including foundation work in economic theory (the scenario method, life-cycle analysis) and in energy research (renewable energy resources, technology and applications). Dr. S›rensen is one of the world's leading specialists in renewable energy. He has five decades of experience in researching the field, and has published hundreds of monographs, articles in scientific journals, technical reports, and conference contributions. He has received several awards and has been knighted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark. He has worked at universities in Japan, France, Denmark, Australia and the United States (Berkeley and Yale), has been a consultant to governments and international organizations, a lead author in the IPCC climate assessment recipient of several international prizes and honors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sorensen, Bent

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Other Books by the Author;3
3;Renewable Energy;4
4;Copyright;5
5;Table of Contents;6
6;Preface to Fourth Edition;10
7;Preface to Third Edition;12
8;Preface to Second Edition;14
9;Preface to First Edition;16
10;Units and Conversion Factors;18
11;Part I. Renewable Energy Resources;20
11.1;Chapter 1. Perspectives on Energy Resources;22
11.1.1;1.1 Current Renewable Energy Market;22
11.1.2;1.2 Past and Present Energy Resources;36
11.1.3;1.3 Resource Prospects for the Future;47
11.1.4;1.4 Global Temperature Impacts and Other Climate Impacts;48
11.1.5;1.5 Role of Environmental and Social Issues;50
11.1.6;1.6 The Sustainability Test;52
11.2;Chapter 2. Origin of Renewable Energy Flows;54
11.2.1;2.1 Solar Radiation;54
11.2.2;2.2 Disposition of Radiation on the Earth;74
11.2.3;2.3 Processes near the Surface of the Earth;94
11.2.4;2.4 The Energy Cycle of the Earth;160
11.2.5;2.5 Inclusion of Nonradiative Energy Flows;191
11.3;Chapter 3. Individual Renewable Energy Sources;224
11.3.1;3.1 Direct Solar Energy;224
11.3.2;3.2 Wind;251
11.3.3;3.3 Water Flows and Reservoirs, Waves, and Tides;269
11.3.4;3.4 Heat Flows, Reservoirs, and Other Sources of Energy;290
11.3.5;3.5 Biological Conversion and Stores;313
11.3.6;Part I: Mini Projects, Discussion Issues, and Exercises;349
12;Part II. Renewable Energy Technologies;354
12.1;Chapter 4. The Energy Conversion Processes;356
12.1.1;4.1 General Principles;356
12.1.2;4.2 Heat Energy Conversion Processes;367
12.1.3;4.3 Mechanical Energy Conversion Processes;380
12.1.4;4.4 Solar Radiation Conversion;432
12.1.5;4.5 Electrochemical Energy Conversion;503
12.1.6;4.6 Bioenergy Conversion Processes;515
12.2;Chapter 5. Energy Transmission and Storage;552
12.2.1;5.1 Energy Transmission;552
12.2.2;5.2 Heat Storage;559
12.2.3;5.3 High-quality Energy Storage;583
12.2.4;Part II: Mini Projects, Discussion Issues, and Exercises;619
13;Part III. Renewable Energy Impacts: Planning forSustainability and Climate Change Aversion;626
13.1;Chapter 6. Energy System Planning;628
13.1.1;6.1 Methodology of Energy Planning;628
13.1.2;6.2 Demand Scenario Construction;633
13.1.3;6.3 Supply Scenario Construction;664
13.1.4;6.4 Implementation Issues;701
13.1.5;6.5 Local Systems;703
13.1.6;6.6 Regional Systems;755
13.1.7;6.7 A Global Energy Scenario;782
13.2;Chapter 7. Socioeconomic Assessment;802
13.2.1;7.1 Social and Economic Framework;802
13.2.2;7.2 Scale of Analysis;823
13.2.3;7.3 Life-cycle Analysis;836
13.3;Chapter 8. Integrated Approaches;900
13.3.1;8.1 Greenhouse Warming Mitigation;900
13.3.2;8.2 Greenhouse Warming Adaptation;907
13.3.3;8.3 Ecological Sustainability;908
13.3.4;Part III: Mini Projects, Discussion Issues, and Exercises;914
14;References;920
15;Subject Index;962