Renewable Energy Engineering
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Renewable Energy Engineering

Nicholas Jenkins, Janaka Ekanayake

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This book provides a quantitative yet accessible overview of renewable energy engineering practice and the technologies that will transform our energy supply system over the coming years. Covering wind, hydro, solar thermal, photovoltaic, ocean and bioenergy, the text is suitable for engineering undergraduates as well as graduate students from other numerate degrees. The technologies involved, background theory and how projects are developed, constructed, and operated are described. Worked examples of the simple techniques used to calculate the output of renewable energy schemes engage students by showing how theory relates to real applications. Tutorial chapters provide background material, supporting students from a range of disciplines and ensuring they receive the broad understanding essential for a successful career in the field. Over 150 end-of-chapter problems are included with answers to the problems available in the book and full solutions at www.cambridge.org/jenkins, password-protected for instructors.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781316849514
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Energy
18
Energy 
in 
the 
Modern 
World
1.3.3 
Low 
Carbon 
Electricity 
Generation
Climate 
change 
brought 
about 
by 
the 
emission 
of 
CO
2
from 
burning 
fossil 
fuels 
is 
a 
major 
driver 
of 
energy 
policy 
in 
many 
countries. 
Thus 
alternatives 
to 
burning 
fossil 
fuel, 
particularly 
coal, 
are 
needed 
urgently. 
The 
options 
to 
generate 
electricity 
without 
emitting 
CO
2
are 
limited 
to:
• 
renewable 
energy
• 
nuclear 
energy
• 
fossil 
fuel 
generators 
equipped 
with 
carbon 
capture 
and 
storage.
Figures 
1.10 
and 
1.11 
show 
a 
wind 
and 
solar 
energy 
plant 
sited 
on 
the 
hills 
above 
a 
former 
coal 
mining 
area 
of 
South 
Wales. 
The 
environmental 
impact 
of 
the 
schemes 
is 
limited 
and 
the 
land 
continues 
to 
be 
used 
for 
grazing 
sheep.
Figure 
1.11 
Solar 
photovoltaic 
farm.
Photo:
RichardJones/
BusinessVisual, 
Rights 
Managed.
(For 
the 
colour 
version, 
please 
refer 
to 
the 
plate 
section.)
Figure 
1.10 
Wind 
farm.
Photo:
RichardJones/
BusinessVisual, 
Rights 
Managed.
(For 
the 
colour 
version, 
please 
refer 
to 
the 
plate 
section.)

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