Tag Archives: Wind
Energy Harvesting: Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy Conversion Systems
Product DescriptionAlso called energy scavenging, energy harvesting captures, stores, and uses “clean” energy sources by employing interfaces, storage devices, and other units. Unlike conventional electric power generation systems, renewable energy harvesting does not use fossil fuels and the generation units can be decentralized, thereby significantly reducing transmission and distribution losses. But advanced technical methods must [...]
Wind Energy Pocket Reference
ISBN13: 9781844075393 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionPrepared and peer-reviewed by some of the foremost experts in the field, this easy-to-use pocket reference offers a wealth of information relating to wind energy and wind energy technologies. Topics covered range from wind resources to wind turbines, covering offshore and onshore [...]
Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Energy, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future
ISBN13: 9781586485757 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionWhen Jim Gordon set out to build a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, he knew some people might object. But there was a lot of merit in creating a privately-funded, clean energy source for energy-starved New England, and he [...]
Wind Energy Handbook
Product DescriptionAs environmental concerns have focused attention on the generation of electricity from clean and renewable sources wind energy has become the world’s fastest growing energy source. The Wind Energy Handbook draws on the authors’ collective industrial and academic experience to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of wind energy research and provide a comprehensive treatment of [...]
Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment
Product DescriptionDue to the mounting demand for energy and increasing population of the world, switching from nonrenewable fossil fuels to other energy sources is not an option—it is a necessity. Focusing on a cost-effective option for the generation of electricity, Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment covers all facets of wind energy and wind [...]
Renewable Energy Made Easy: Free Energy from Solar, Wind, Hydropower, and Other Alternative Energy Sources
ISBN13: 9781601382405 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionStudies have shown that the average North American family will spend more than a quarter of a million dollars on energy in a lifetime. What many other countries, including Germany, Spain, France, Denmark, China, Brazil, and even Iceland, have realized is that [...]
Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind-Energy Systems
ISBN13: 9781603580304 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThe availability of clean, renewable power is without question going to be the defining challenge and goal of the 21st century, and wind will lead the way.Internationally acclaimed wind energy expert Paul Gipe is as soberly critical of past energy mistakes as [...]
The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower
ISBN13: 9780865715363 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThe coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their fuel bills. Two options [...]