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  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

    Emerging Technologies and Applications

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    A hydrogen economy, in which this one gas provides the source of all energy needs, is often touted as the long-term solution to the environmental and security problems associated with fossil fuels. However, before hydrogen can be used as fuel on a global scale we must establish cost effective means of producing, storing, and distributing the gas, develop cost efficient technologies for converting ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

  • Solar Energy Storage

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    While solar is the fastest-growing energy source in the world, key concerns around solar power's inherent variability threaten to de-rail that scale-up . Currently, integration of intermittent solar resources into the grid creates added complication to load management, leading some utilities to reject it altogether, while other operators may penalize the producers via rate increases or force solar ... Read more

    $108.89 USD

  • A History of Energy

    Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the Present Day

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    In this seminal book, Bent Sørensen views human society as driven by the quest for, and control of, energy. From allowing our prehistoric ancestors to survive harsh northern European winters to more recent global energy security and climate concerns, the control and effective harnessing of energy sources has played a central role in human development. Using the written and archaeological record ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Renewable Energy

    Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    This volume is a true shelf reference, providing a thorough overview of the entire renewable energy sphere, while still functioning as a go-to information source for professionals and students when they need answers about a specific technical issue. Crafted over the last 15 years into a problem-solving tool for engineers, researchers, consultants and planners currently working in the field, as ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Renewable Energy

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    This third edition of Renewable Energy is undoubtedly one of the most complete accounts of the subject, from source through to extraction and use. The book is academically rigorous, but accessible.The author first describes the effect of the sun on the atmosphere and the creation of wind and waves, including the effects of global warming. For each type of renewable energy, from direct solar ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Energy Intermittency

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    The first book to consider intermittency as a key point of an energy system, Energy Intermittency describes different levels of variability for traditional and renewable energy sources, presenting detailed solutions for handling energy intermittency through trade, collaboration, demand management, and active energy storage. Addressing energy supply intermittency systematically, this practical text ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Energy, Resources and Welfare

    Exploration of Social Frameworks for Sustainable Development

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    Bent Sørensen, one of the world's leading experts in the field of renewable energy systems, explores the current hurdles to the universal adoption of renewable energy sources and proposes solutions to the current situation in this new inspiring work. He discusses the social, political and economic issues that make sustainability seem like such an attainable goal, and explores the ways through ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

    Emerging Technologies and Applications

    by Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Bent Sorensen ...
    In a multidisciplinary field such as energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells stands out by covering the entire width of hydrogen production and usage technologies, giving detailed descriptions of not just one but the range of very different fuel cells that have been developed or are under development. In one volume, respected experts Bent Sorensen and Giuseppe Spazzafumo provide all the basic scientific ... Read more

    $92.69 USD

  • Renewable Energy

    Four Volume Set

    Edited by Bent Sorensen ...
    Series series Earthscan Reference Collections
    This four-volume set, edited by a leading expert in the field, brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of renewable energy as a defined discipline. Some of the papers were first published many years ago, but they remain classics in their fields and retain their relevance to the understanding of current issues. The papers have been selected ... Read more

    $1,600.00 USD

  • Renewable Energy Focus e-Mega Handbook

    by Paul Breeze, Dr. Semida Silveira, Shang-Tian Yang, Harsh K. Gupta, Sukanta Roy, Mukesh Doble, Michel Broussely, Frano Barbir, Gianfranco Pistoia, Soteris Kalogirou, Truman Storvick, Galen J. Suppes, Aldo Vieira da Rosa, Nasir El Bassam, Bent Sorensen, Preben Maegaard ...
    A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to advanced topics* A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Energy and ... Read more

    $125.09 USD

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    Series Book 2 - World Scientific Series In Current Energy Issues
    Concerns about energy resources and the environmental impact of energy use will continue to be important globally. World Scientific's unique series of books on Current Energy Issues is intended, in part, as an expansion and update of the material contained in the World Scientific Handbook of Energy. Each volume will focus on related energy resources or issues and will contain a broader range of ... Read more

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  • Future Energy

    Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet

    Edited by Trevor Letcher ...
    As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second Edition provides scientists and decision makers with the knowledge they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of various energy ... Read more

    $97.19 USD