Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems

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eBook - ePub

Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems

About this book

Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems provides students with a fundamental and practical understanding of the energy transition. It discusses the design, production, and economics of energy conversion and storage technologies, as well as requirements and technologies for the end-use sectors of transportation, buildings, and industry.

This book begins by introducing students to the important field of sustainability and then presents comprehensive coverage of solar, wind, hydropower, biomass and bio-fuels, geothermal, nuclear, and ocean-based energy technologies. This new edition features recent advances in batteries and other storage technologies, electricity transmission, electric vehicles, and beneficial electrification and demand response in buildings, as well as approaches for reducing emissions from shipping and aviation. It introduces new material on low-carbon building materials, heat pumps, and the practical design aspects of solar photovoltaic systems. This book also covers economics and energy systems analysis methods such as life cycle assessment and greenhouse gas accounting, including detailed examples of design and financial analysis using the System Advisor Model (SAM).

This book is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate engineering students taking courses in Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, and Energy Conversion.

Instructors will have access to a Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their course.

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Yes, you can access Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems by Charles F. Kutscher,Jana B. Milford,Frank Kreith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Energy Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Epigraph
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Authors
  13. Contributors
  14. 1 Introduction to Sustainable Energy
  15. 2 Economics of Energy Generation and Conservation Systems
  16. 3 Energy Systems Analysis Methodologies
  17. 4 Energy Use and Efficiency in Buildings and Industry
  18. 5 Electricity Supply Systems
  19. 6 Fossil Fuels
  20. 7 Nuclear Power
  21. 8 Wind Energy
  22. 9 Capturing Solar Energy through Biomass
  23. 10 Fundamentals of Solar Radiation
  24. 11 Photovoltaics
  25. 12 Solar Thermal Collectors and Systems
  26. 13 Ocean, Hydropower, and Geothermal Energy Conversion
  27. 14 Storage Technologies
  28. 15 Transportation
  29. Index