Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition

by Godfrey Boyle (Editor)

Stimulated by recent technological developments and increasing concern over the sustainability and environmental impact of conventional fuel usage, the prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources arouses interest world-wide. This book
provides a comprehensive overview of the principal types of renewable energy-including solar, thermal photovoltaics, bioenergy, hydro, tidal, wind, wave, and geothermal. In addition, the text explains the underlying physical and technological principles of renewable energy and examines the
environmental impact and future prospects of different energy sources. It includes over 350 detailed illustrations, more than fifty tables of data, and a wide range of case studies. Renewable Energy, 2/e is ideal for undergraduate courses in energy, sustainable development, and environmental
science.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Sustainability, Climate Change

464 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 1996

Reviews

[Moth Pockets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent overview of current and upcoming renewable energy technologies. Covers the basics of the theory behind the developments, but is also straightforward enough to be understood by the average reader. Wonderful work!

[Brandon Little · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lays a great foundation in most of the aspects of renewable energy.

[Rachel Waddington · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the course text book for the Open University module T313, which I took in 2016. It is easy to read and accessible even to those without an engineering background, but still manages to go into considerable detail about all the main renewable energies with chapters on wind, solar, biomass and hydropower plus discussions on the financial feasibility.

The latest edition is from 2012, so its getting a bit dated now in such a fast-moving field but I would still recommend this to anyone who wants to get a thorough grounding in the basics. it's a really interesting read.

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative, but outdated. Definitely Euro-centric.

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[Alexandre Marques]

Good introduction to renewable energy technologies. Recommended at the university.