Nelson, Vaughn creator author. Starcher, Kenneth author. text xx S.l.] CRC PRESS 2025 Third edition. monographic eng

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1 online resource Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, nonspecialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy. This revised edition discusses developments that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition and considers the growing environmental impact of human activity on planet Earth. Dedicated to converging science and technology in a way that ensures a sustainable future, this book outlines the basics of renewable energy and focuses on current and developing policies that support the shift to renewable energy. New in the third edition, the book addresses bioenergy, energy balance, biodiesel, and photovoltaic applications, and includes an all-new chapter addressing climate change. Revised throughout and includes an all-new chapter on climate change. Includes color images throughout for this new edition. Adds revised end-of-chapter problems, and a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for instructors. Includes several appendices: mathematics, exponential growth, lifetime of finite resource, order of magnitude estimates, and conversions. Renewable energy sources SCIENCE / Energy TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & Technology TJ808 9781040318782 1040318789 9781003539919 1003539912 9781040318775 1040318770 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003539919 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003539919 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 250124 20251030122259.0 9781003539919 eng