Renewables for Power Generation [electronic resource]: Status and Prospects - 2003 Edition /
International Energy Agency.
International Energy AgencyContent Provider
Nowak, Stefan.
Gutschner, Marcel.
Favaro, Giordano.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2003.
Producing electricity from renewable energy sources has undeniable appeal, both for environmental reasons and for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. This book assesses the outlook for six leading renewable energy technologies: small hydro power, solar photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, bio power, geothermal power and wind power. It provides an update on current costs and analyses what future costs might be under different market scenarios. It also identifies key areas for further research and development.
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Preliminaries; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 SMALL HYDROPOWER; 3 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; 4 CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; 5 BIOPOWER; 6 GEOTHERMAL POWER; 7 WIND POWER; ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY; SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Producing electricity from renewable energy sources has undeniable appeal, both for environmental reasons and for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. This book assesses the outlook for six leading renewable energy technologies: small hydro power, solar photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, bio power, geothermal power and wind power. It provides an update on current costs and analyses what future costs might be under different market scenarios. It also identifies key areas for further research and development.
Renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy sources
Electric power-plants
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Mechanical Engineering - General