Principles of sustainable energy
By: Frank Kreith, Jan F. Kreider
Contributors: Kreider, Jan F., 1942-
Series: Mechanical engineering series ; 46
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 855
ISBN-13: 9781439814079
Subjects: Renewable energy sources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to sustainable energy; title: Economics of energy generation and conservation systems; title: Wind energy; title: Capturing solar energy through biomass; title: Fundamentals of solar radiation; title: Photovoltaics; title: Solar heating and cooling of buildings; title: Solar process heat and thermal power; title: Passive solar heating, cooling and daylighting; title: Energy storage; title: Ocean energy conversion; title: Transportation.