Principles of sustainable energy systems

• Other Authors: Kreith, Frank (Editor), Krumdieck, Susan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: Mechanical and aerospace engineering (CRC Press)
• Subjects: Renewable energy sources.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628707342; 1628707348; 9781466556973; 1466556978; 9781466556966; 146655696X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 752 pages) : illustrations.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Sustainable Energy
• Chapter 2. Economics of Energy Generation and Conservation Systems
• Chapter 3. Wind Energy
• Chapter 4. Capturing Solar Energy through Biomass
• Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Solar Radiation
• Chapter 6. Photovoltaics
• Chapter 7. Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings
• Chapter 8. Solar Process Heat and Thermal Power
• Chapter 9. Passive Solar Heating, Cooling, and Daylighting
• Chapter 10. Energy Storage
• Chapter 11. Ocean Energy Conversion
• Chapter 12. Transportation
• Chapter 13. Transition Engineering.