Be introduced to the essential theoretical background of renewable energy sources as well as practical engineering considerations associated with designing renewable energy systems and predicting their performance.
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Be introduced to grid integration problems of renewable energy sources, e.g. uncertainty and variability. You will also be introduced to relatively newly emerged concepts, such as microgrids and demand response.
Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, Third Edition, examines both the practical and economic potential of renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind, and wave), and non-solar (tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics, and their future prospects.
Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century is a comprehensive and insightful analysis of how the current energy transition will impact our planet in the coming years. Written by Professor Bruce Usher, it provides insights and analysis into the renewable energy landscape, with a particular focus on wind and solar.
Renewable Energy: A First Course is an introductory text that focuses on the fundamentals of renewable energy and its applications. This book covers renewable energy and nonrenewable energy, conservation, economics, and public policy.
Learn how to save money and the environment at the same time by harnessing the twin technologies of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Learn about wind, solar thermal, and photovoltaic systems for your home, and hot water system designs for your home and business.
Renewable Energy: Physic, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics, and Planning is the most comprehensive coverage of renewable energy available. Written in an easy-to-understand style and with a clear focus on technology, this book provides users with a detailed map of the renewables universe.
Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future is a fun and empowering book for kids. Readers ages 9 to 12 learn about these renewable energy resources and discover how to use them in their everyday lives.
The Baby Professor books are a fun way to empower your children with all the information that they need to care for our environment, as well as offer them a glimpse into the future. Learn about renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and hydro energy in this specific edition of The Baby Professor series. This book will allow you and your child to understand the importance of energy conservation and sustainable energy use.
The cost of renewable energy technology has been falling for decades and continues to fall every year. Wind turbines are now twice as efficient as they were in 1990, and solar panels are about three times as efficient. This means that we are getting more and more electricity from each unit of land used for these technologies, which reduces the cost per unit of electricity generated by them.
In addition to this, there are other factors at play that make renewable energy even more attractive compared to fossil fuels when it comes to price. For example, many countries have subsidies in place for people who want to install solar panels, which can reduce their upfront costs considerably. In addition to this some countries also have tax exemptions or rebates on installation costs too!
Basic Energy and Environment References and TextbooksMultilateral AgreementsBasic Statistical SourcesReal-Time Electricity DataRenewable Energy TechnologiesEnergy Futures and Distributed GenerationRenewable Energy Markets Historical ReferencesRenewable Energy and Fossil-Fuel Price RiskBASIC ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT REFERENCES AND TEXTBOOKSNote: the tag GOOD AS TEXTBOOK has been added to some of the links below to indicate that the website author believes this reference is especially suited to a teaching context.State of the World 2017: EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet, Robert Engelman et al. (Island Press, Washington, DC: 2017). Worldwatch Institute's annual State of the World series is a long-standing classic that covers the full range of environmental issues and solutions.Renewable Energy, Stephen Peake, editor (Oxford University Press and the Open University: forthcoming ? November 2017), 584 pp. Undergraduate course textbook on renewable energy technologies, science, economics, environmental impacts, and social and policy issues. Used by the Open University for distance learning. An update to the 2012 edition (below). GOOD AS TEXTBOOKRenewables: A Review of Sustainable Energy Supply Options, David Elliott (the Institute of Physics and the Open University: 2013), 190 pp. Reviews the basic technological options and how renewable technologies are being implemented and used around the world. Also considers local environmental impacts and the need to deal with the variability of some renewable energy sources.Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA, 2012), 1884 pp. A tremendous free PDF resource that exhaustively covers all aspects of energy and environment. One must read this selectively to get the basics, as it also provides lots of details, numbers, and regional differentiation. Examines major global challenges and their linkages to energy; the technologies and resources available for providing adequate, modern, and affordable forms of energy; the plausible structure of future energy systems most suited to addressing the century's challenges; and the policies, measures, institutions, and capacities needed to realize sustainable energy futures. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKRenewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future (Third Edition), Godfrey Boyle, editor (Oxford University Press and the Open University: 2012), 584 pp. Undergraduate course textbook on renewable energy technologies, science, economics, environmental impacts, and market issues. Used by the Open University for distance learning. An update to the 2004 edition (below). GOOD AS TEXTBOOKSustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options (Second Edition), JW Tester, EM Drake, MG Driscoll, MW Golay, and WA Peters (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012), 1035 pp. An excellent and comprehensive textbook, more technical and engineering oriented than others (some equations), but with many useful chapters on energy and environment concepts that non-engineers can well understand. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKRenewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Special Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge/New York, NY: IPCC, 2011), 1075 pp. Aims to impartially assess the scientific literature on the potential role of renewable energy sources in the mitigation of climate change. Extensively covers all renewables technologies. Reviews 164 scenarios and finds that the majority indicates a substantial increase in the deployment of renewables by 2030, 2050 and beyond.Energy Systems and Sustainability: Power for a Sustainable Future (Second Edition), Godfrey Boyle, Bob Everett, Stephen Peake, and Janet Ramage, editors (Oxford University Press and the Open University, 2011), 672 pp. Undergraduate course textbook on energy supply and demand patterns, science, technologies, costs, environmental impacts, and social issues. Used by the Open University for distance learning. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKReinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era, Amory B. Lovins/Rocky Mountain Institute (Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont, 2011), 352 pp.This covers all aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy by sector: industry, buildings, transport, and power grids. Intended as a future-oriented scenario/vision, the book also serves as a distilled summary of the energy understanding gained during the five-decade distinguished career of Amory Lovins, who first wrote "Soft Energy Paths" in 1973. In that respect it can serve well as a classroom textbook. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKEnergy, Environment and Development (Second Edition), Jose Goldemberg and Oswaldo Lucon (Earthscan, New York, NY: 2010), 480 pp. An update to the 1995 edition (below). GOOD AS TEXTBOOKA Renewable World: Energy, Ecology, Equality, H Girardet and M Mendonca (Devon, UK: Green Books, 2009), 256 pp. Covers renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change, and local city action, good treatment of a full range of topics. Not an academic book but still quite good for teaching. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKEnergy for Sustainability: Technology, Planning, Policy, John Randolph and Gilbert M. Masters (Island Press, Washington DC, 2008), 790 pp. Excellent textbook on all aspects of sustainable energy, still relevant today except for the few current statistics. GOOD AS TEXTBOOKWorld Energy Assessment: 2004 Update, Jose Goldemberg and Thomas B. Johansson, editors (UN Development Programme, New York: 2004), 85 pp. An update to the 2000 edition (below).The Earth Policy Reader, Lester R. Brown, Janet Larsen, and Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts, Earth Policy Institute (W.W. Norton, New York: 2002), 303 pp. A wide range of environment and policy topics, including climate change, water, population, forests, and discussion of future wind/hydrogen energy economy.Technologies, Policies and Measures for Mitigating Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, edited by Robert T. Watson, Marufu C. Zinyowera, and Richard H. Moss (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK: 2001), 84 pp. Good summary of technology and policy options.G8 Renewable Energy Task Force Final Report (2001). 51 pp. Multilateral effort to develop a common renewable energy promotion framework produced a report on background and policy options. There is also a separate set of detailed annexes. World Energy Assessment: Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability, UN Development Program, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and World Energy Council, edited by Jose Goldemberg (UN Development Program, New York: 2000), 508 pp. Comprehensive look by teams of dozens of authors at all dimensions of energy: technical, economic, social, environmental, security, economic, resources, future scenarios, rural energy, and policy. Essentially superseded by the 2012 Global Energy Assessment (above).Energy in the twentieth century: resources, conversions, costs, uses, and consequences, Vaclav Smil, Annual Review of Energy and the Environment 25: 21-51 (2000).The UNDP website contains several good general publications.Rural Energy and Development for Two Billion People, World Bank (Washington, DC: 1996). Emphasizes link between energy services and rural poverty, and considers different rural energy options for 2 billion people still unserved by electricity and other "modern" forms of energy. A classic, still very relevant.Energy, Environment and Development (First Edition), Jose Goldemberg (Earthscan, London: 1996), 192 pp. Classic reference on linkage between energy and development, and look at local, regional, and global environmental impacts.MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTSAgenda 21: Earth Summit--The United Nations Programme of Action from Rio, United Nations (New York: 1993), 294 pp. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations (New York: 1992), 25 pp. Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations (New York: 1997), 21 pp. Paris Agreement COP21, United Nations (New York: 2015), 27 pp. BASIC STATISTICAL SOURCESNote: statistical sources often lag a year or more behind the data they report, some as much as three years. The quickest sources are the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, and some of the International Energy Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration publications.GlobalRenewables Information 2017--with 2016 data, International Energy Agency (Paris: 2017). Provides comprehensive statistics on renewable energy supply, for all OECD countries.In addition, the International Energy Agency offers Statistics Services, and also publishes an annual publication for Electricity Information and Key World Energy Statistics.Renewable Energy Statistics 2017.International Renewable Energy Agency (Abu Dhabi: 2017). Notably shows data sets on renewable power-generation capacity for 2007-2016, and renewable power generation for 2007-2015.BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 (London: 2017). The best set of world energy statistics by country for conventional energy forms and large hydro. Since the 2008 edition, BP began to cover non-hydro renewables.REN21 Interactive Map, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. Provides renewable energy information such as policies, targets, shares, or installed capacity which can be searched by technology, sector, and country.RESOURCE, International Renewable Energy Agency. Gives a brief comprehensive picture of the situation of renewable energy in the different parts of the world, by providing information and data on energy supply, electrical capacity, energy access, policies, and targets.International Energy Statistics Portal, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. Comprehensive international energy statistics.World Development Indicators 2017, World Bank (Washington, DC: 2017). Population, development, environment, and energy statistics, by country with world and regional totals.World Energy Resources 2016, World Energy Council (London: 2016). Energy statistics, by source and country.Regional and NationalAustralia: Clean Energy Australia Report 2016, Clean Energy Council (Melbourne: 2017). Comprehensive overview of the Australian renewable energy sector from 2016. Provides key figures and statistics.Brazil: Power Generation Data Bank (Banco de Informacoes de Geracao), in Portuguese, National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). Brazil electricity statistics and diagrams.China: Data/Statistics, China Electricity Council. China electricity statistics.Denmark: Annual and Monthly Statistics, Danish Energy Agency. Denmark energy statistics.Europe/European Union: Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption, Eurostat. European Union renewable energy table, graph, and map.Electricity production and supply statistics, Eurostat. Comprehensive overview of the European Union electricity sector from 2016. Provides key figures and statistics.Statistical Pocket Book 2016, European Commission (Luxembourg, 2016). Comprehensive overview of the European Union energy sector. Provides key figures and statistics.And The State of Renewable Energies in Europe 16th Report, EurObserv'ER (Paris, 2017). Comprehensive overview of the European renewable energy sector. Provides key figures and statistics.France: 2015 Annual Electricity Report, in French, Reseau de Transport d'Electricite (Paris-La Defense, France: 2016). Comprehensive overview of the French electricity sector from 2015. Provides key figures and statistics.Germany: Development of Renewable Energy Sources in Germany 2016, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Berlin: 2017). Comprehensive overview of the German renewable energy sector from 2016. Provides key figures and statistics.Iceland: Energy Statistics, Orkustofnun National Energy Authority. Iceland energy statistics.India: Achievements New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. India renewable energy statistics.And Reports, Central Electricity Authority. India electricity statistics. Italy: Rapporti Statistici, in Italian, Gestore Servizi Energetici. Italy renewable energy statistics and diagrams.And Statistical Data, Terna. Italy electricity statistics.Japan: Renewables 2016 Japan Status Report (Summary), Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (Tokyo: 2016). Comprehensive overview of the Japanese renewable energy sector from 2015. Provides key figures and statistics.And Energy Statistics in Japan, Renewable Energy Institute. Up-to-date Japan renewable energy statistics and diagrams.Kenya: 2015/2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (Nairobi: 2016). Overview of the Kenyan electricity sector. Provides figures and statistics.New Zealand: Renewables, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. New Zealand renewable energy statistics and diagrams.Nicaragua: Estadisticas, in Spanish, Instituto Nicaraguense de Energia. Nicaragua electricity statistics.Portugal: Estatisticas e Precos-Renovaveis, in Portuguese, Direcao Geral de Energia e Geologia. Portugal renewable energy statistics.Spain: The Spanish Electricity System 2016, Red Electrica de Espana (Madrid: 2017). Comprehensive overview of the Spanish electricity sector from 2014. Provides key figures and statistics.Sweden: Energy in Sweden - Facts and Figures 2016, Swedish Energy Agency. Sweden energy statistics.United Kingdom: Renewables Statistics, United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. United Kingdom renewable energy statistics.And Electricity Statistics, United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. United Kingdom electricity statistics.United States: Electric Power Monthly, United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. United States energy statistics.2015 Renewable Energy Data Book, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Provides facts and figures on renewable electricity, renewable energy development and clean energy investments.And Monthly Energy Review, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. Comprehensive U.S. energy statistics and diagrams updated monthly. REAL-TIME ELECTRICITY DATACalifornia: Today's Outlook, California System Operator.Europe: Transparency platform, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity.France: Eco2mix, Reseau de Transport d'Electricite.Germany: Electricity production in Germany, Fraunhofer ISE.Italy: Realtime Electricity Demand, Terna.Spain: Real-time demand and generation, Red Electrica de Espana.Sweden: The control room, Svenska Kraftnat.United Kingdom: U.K. National Grid Status, Gridwatch (data courtesy of Elexon portal and Sheffield University).United States: U.S. Electric System Operating Data: U.K. National Grid Status, United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES"Renewable Energy Essentials" series by the International Energy Agency, for biofuel production, biomass for power generation and CHP, geothermal, hydropower, concentrating solar thermal power, solar heating and cooling, and wind, plus information contained in the "technology roadmaps.""Renewable Energy Cost Analysis" series by the International Renewable Energy Agency, for biomass for power generation, hydropower, 2ff7e9595c
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