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Introduction to Renewable Energy
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Introduction to Renewable Energy, Second Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, non-specialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy.The second edition discusses developments that have occurred
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IntroductionĀ
toĀ
RenewableĀ
Energy
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Energy
- Chapter 3: Sun
- Chapter 4: Heat Transfer and Storage
- Chapter 5: Solar Heating and Cooling
- Chapter 6: Photovoltaics
- Chapter 7: Concentrating Solar Power
- Chapter 8: Solar Systems
- Chapter 9: Wind Energy
- Chapter 10: Bioenergy
- Chapter 11: Geothermal Energy
- Chapter 12: Water
- Chapter 13: Storage
- Chapter 14: Institutional Issues
- Chapter 15: Economics
- Chapter 16: Observations
- Appendix
- Back Cover
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