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“stephen tindale”

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  • Repowering Communities

    Small-Scale Solutions for Large-Scale Energy Problems

    by Prashant Vaze, Stephen Tindale ...
    Energy policy is at a crossroads. Attempts to meet targets for carbon emissions, energy security and affordable energy for vulnerable households are all on a trajectory to failure. Aggressive ambitions to roll out huge off-shore wind, nuclear and clean coal plants are proposed, but without any clear plans on how funds will be mobilized, or transmission and distribution infrastructure developed.In ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • Solar Energy

    The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems

    by Arno Smets, Klaus Jäger, Olindo Isabella, René van Swaaij, Miro Zeman ...
    This book provides a broad overview on the different aspects of solar energy, with a focus on photovoltaics, which is the technology that allows light energy to be converted into electric energy.Renewable energy sources have become increasingly popular in recent years, and solar is one of the most adaptable and attractive types – from solar farms to support the National Grid to roof panels/tiles ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Wind Power For Dummies

    by Ian Woofenden ...
    The consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production!Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. Wind Power For Dummies supplies all the guidance you need to install and maintain a sustainable, cost-effective wind generator to power your home for decades to come.This authoritative, plain-English guide walks you ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • The Biobased Economy

    Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era

    Edited by Johan Sanders, Marieke Meeusen, Hans Langeveld ...
    The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for energy, chemical compounds and other materials - the beginnings of a biobased economy. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we need to determine potential applications, their perspectives and possible impacts as well as policies that can steer ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Innovation and Disruption at the Grid's Edge

    How Distributed Energy Resources are Disrupting the Utility Business Model

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    Innovation and Disruption at the Grid's Edge examines the viable developments in peer-to-peer transactions enabled by open platforms on the grid's edge. With consumers and prosumers using more electronic platforms to trade surplus electricity from rooftop solar panels, share a storage battery, or use smart gadgets that manage load and self-generation, the grid's edge is becoming crowded. The book ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Making the Most of the Water We Have

    The Soft Path Approach to Water Management

    Edited by David B. Brooks, Stephen Gurman, Oliver M. Brandes ...
    Based on the ‘soft path approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Photovoltaics for Professionals

    Solar Electric Systems Marketing, Design and Installation

    by Antony Falk, Christian Durschner, Karl-Heinz Remmers ...
    For the building industry, the installation of photovoltaic systems has become a new field of activity. Interest in solar energy is growing and future business prospects are excellent.Photovoltaics for Professionals describes the practicalities of marketing, designing and installing photovoltaic systems, both grid-tied and stand-alone. It has been written for electricians, technicians, builders, ... Read more

    $160.00 USD

  • Biomass and Green Chemistry

    Building a Renewable Pathway

    Edited by Sílvio Vaz Jr. ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book investigates the main vegetable biomass types, their chemical characteristics and their potential to replace oil as raw material for the chemical industry, according to the principles of green chemistry. Authors from different scientific and technical backgrounds, from industry and academia, give an overview of the state of the art and ongoing developments. Aspects including bioeconomy, ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Phosphate Based Cathodes and Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Anodes for Energy Storage Applications

    by Abdulrahman Shahul Hameed ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This thesis outlines the investigation of various electrode materials for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications. Li-ion batteries are widely used in various portable electronic devices owing to their compactness, light weight, longer life, design flexibility and environment friendliness.This work describes the detailed synthesis and structural studies of various novel phosphate based cathode materials ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes

    Challenges, Opportunities and Case Studies

    Edited by Evelyne Thiffault, C.T. Smith, Martin Junginger, Göran Berndes ...
    Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes: Challenges, Opportunities, and Case Studies features input from key international experts who identify and analyze the main opportunities and roadblocks for the implementation of sustainable forest biomass supply chains in the boreal and temperate regions. It draws from responses to surveys that were sent to specialists from ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Nutrient Use Efficiency: from Basics to Advances

    Edited by Amitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Avijit Sen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses in detail multifaceted approaches to boosting nutrient use efficiency (NUE) that are modified by plant interactions with environmental variables and combine physiological, microbial, biotechnological and agronomic aspects. Conveying an in-depth understanding of the topic will spark the development of new cultivars and strains to induce NUE, coupled with best management ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Kuroshio Power Plant

    by Falin Chen ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    By outlining a new design or the Kuroshio power plant, new approaches to turbine design, anchorage system planning, deep sea marine engineering and power plant operations and maintenance are explored and suggested. The impact on the local environment, particularly in the face of natural disasters, is also considered to provide a well rounded introduction to plan and build a 30MW pilot power plant ... Read more

    $89.09 USD