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Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change
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Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change
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In the years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the world has undergone drastic changes in terms of energy sources. This is reflected in the expansion of this second edition from 20 to 26 chapters. The most dramatic occurrence was the Tsunami which struck Japan in March of 2011 and set off a reactor catastrophe at the nuclear power plants in Fukushima. On the other hand fossil fuel technology drives the climate change to a threatening level. So, renewable energy sources are essential for the 21st century. The increasing number of wind power plants, solar collectors and photovoltaic installations demonstrates perceptibly that many innovations for tapping renewable energy sources have matured: very few other technologies have developed so dynamically in the past years. Nearly all the chapters were written by professionals in the respective fields. That makes this book an especially valuable and reliable source of information. The second edition is extended by several new chapters such as tidal power stations, the Desertec project, thermography of buildings and more. Furthermore, the critical debate about current first generation bio-fuels is carefully reflected, and the book presents promising solutions that do not trade in food for fuel.
The editors are experienced journalists and illustrate the text with simple diagrams and information boxes, printed in full-color throughout.
A valuable resource for applied physicists, engineers in power technology, engineers, and anyone interested in natural sciences.
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Subject Index
a
absorber
– Andasol
– bioliq® process
– building thermography
– CdTe thin-film solar cells
– CIS thin-film solar cells
– photovoltaics
– solar air conditioning
– solar thermal power plants
acidic solid-state catalytic system
activated concrete ceilings
active-stall concept
adiabatic high-pressure air storage systems
adjustable-pitch plants
aerodynamics
– solar updraft tower
– wind energy
agglomerates
agglutination
aging
air conditioning
air flow
air heat-transfer medium
alcohol
algal biorefinery
alkali carbonates
alkyl methyl imidazole
Almería CESA1 power plant (Spain)
Alpha Ventus offshore wind power plant
aluminum-containing paste
ammonia
amorphous silicon
Andasol solar power plant (Spain)
annual wind-power evolution
anode reaction
anthracite coal
anthropogenic fossil input amounts
antiblocking system (ABS)
antiknock compounds
antireflection coating
apertures
aquifer
Archimedes waveswing
artificial photosynthesis
ash content
atmosphere compartment
attraction, gravitational
automobile industry
autothermal reforming
availability
– biofuels
– Desertec
– fuel cells
– geothermal energy
– HVDC lines
– hydroelectric power
– hydrogen
– offshore wind energy plant
– osmosis power plant
– seasonal storage systems
– solar power plants
– solar updraft tower
– tidal-stream power plants
– water power plants
– wave power plants
– wind power plants
b
balancing power
band gap
barges
basaltic rock
Basel geothermics (Switzerland)
batteries
– electric automobiles
– fuel cells
– hydrogen energy storage
– offshore wind power plant
– solar thermal power plants
Bergheim therapy center (low-energy)
Berlin parliament buildings
Betz’s Law
bidirectional carbondioxide exchange
bifacial photovoltaic cells
bioalcohols
biodiesel
– algae
– bioliq® process
bioethanol
– algae
biofuels
– bioliq® process
biogas
– algae
– low-energy residence heating
biohydrogen
bioliq® process
biological solar cells
biomass
– biofuels
– bioliq® process
– EU-MENA countries
biomass to electricity (BtE) biofuels
biomass-to-liquid fuels (BtL)
– bioliq® process
biomethane
bioslurry gasification
biosyncrude production
black silicon
black spots
boiling point
boreholes
bound states
braking
Breakwater wave power plants
Brazil biofuels
brine
buffer layers
building thermography
buoyancy force
buoys
busses
Butalco process
butanol
c
cables
cadmium telluride (CdTe) film solar cells
cameras, infrared
capacity
– energy storage devices
– EU-MENA
– geothermics
– heat storage medium
– hot-water storage systems
– offshore wind power plant
– photovoltaic
– wind power plant
carbohydrates
carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)
carbon contaminants
carbon cycle
carbon dioxide
– hydrogen storage
– PEMFC
carbon dioxide emissions
– biofuels
– biogas heating
– bioliq® process
– building thermography
– coal-fired power plant
– Desertec
– electric automobiles
– fuel cells
– hydrogen energy storage
– offshore wind power plant
– solar air conditioning
– solar thermal power plants
– wave power plants
carbon dioxide residence times
carbon monoxide
carbon nanotubes
cartridges
cast ingot
catalysts
cathodes
cathodic atomization
ceilings
cellulose
central tower/receiver solar power plant
ceramic particle filter
chalcopyrite (CIGS)
channels
charge carriers
charge equalization
charge state monitoring
charging
– electric automobiles
– heat storage
– Li-ion batteries
chemical biofuel constituents
chemical energy carriers
– algae
– heat storage
– hydrogen
– water power plants
chimney effect
China
– HVDC transmission line
– photovoltaics
– Three Gorges Project
– wind power
Chlorella algae
chlorophyll-like molecules
cleavages
climate change
– Desertec
– hydrogen energy storage
– offshore wind power plant
– tidal-stream power plants
climate engineering
closed systems
close-spaced sublimation process (CSS)
coal-fired power plants
coastal protection
coastlines
coating
coaxial probe
cogeneration plant
coke
cold reservoirs
coli bacteria
collectors
colored solar cells
combi power plants
combined heat and power (CHP) generation
combined-cycle plants (CCGT)
combustion
compartments
complex coaxial probe
composite materials
compressors
concentrated green energy
concentrating solar-thermal powerplants (CSP)
concentration difference (osmosis)
concentrator cells
concrete
condenser
conditioning
conduction band
conductivity
congruent chemical composition
conical mirrors
construction
– osmosis power plants
– PEMFC
– tidal-stream power plants
– wind power plant
construction costs see costs
containers
contaminants
continental crust
control technology
convectors
conversion processes
– biofuels
– photovoltaics
cooling
– fuel cells
– generator stator
– hydrogen storage
– solar power
– solar updraft tower
copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin-film solar cells
copper indium disulfide
Coriolis force
corn
corrosion
– bioliq® process
– geothermics
– tidal-stream power plants
costs
– bioliq® process
– CdTe thin-film solar cells
– Desertec
– fuel cells
– heat storage
– hydrogen energy storage
– offshore wind power plant
– photovoltaics
– solar cells/modules
– so...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Foreword
- Preface
- First-hand Information
- Renewable Energy Sources – a Survey
- A Tailwind for Sustainable Technology
- Flowing Energy
- How the Sun gets into the Power Plant
- Solar Cells – an Overview
- Solar Cells from Ribbon Silicon
- Low-priced Modules for Solar Construction
- On the Path towards Power-Grid Parity
- Energy from the Depths
- Green Opportunity or Danger?
- Twists and Turns around Biofuels
- Concentrated Green Energy
- Synthetic Fuels from the Biomass
- Electric Power from Hot Air
- Sun, Moon and Earth as Power Source
- Energy Reserves from the Oceans
- Salty vs. Fresh Water
- Power from the Desert
- Hydrogen: An Alternative to Fossil Fuels?
- Heat on Call
- Taming the Flame
- Electric Automobiles
- Cooling with the Heat of the Sun
- A Super Climate in the Greenhouse
- An Exceptional Sustainability Concept
- The Allure of Multicolored Images
- Subject Index