Renewable Energy

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXXII

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2. Introduction and Structure

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 1-22

3. Basics of Renewable Energy Supply

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 23-102

4. Utilisation of Passive Solar Energy

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 103-121

5. Solar Thermal Heat Utilisation

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 123-170

6. Solar Thermal Power Plants

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 171-228

7. Photovoltaic Power Generation

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 229-294

8. Wind Power Generation

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 295-348

9. Hydroelectric Power Generation

   • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

   Pages 349-383

10. Utilisation of Ambient Air and Shallow Geothermal Energy

    • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

    Pages 385-435

11. Utilisation of Geothermal Energy

    • Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese

    Pages 437-496

12. Back Matter

    Pages 497-564

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The utilisation of renewable energies is not at all new; in the history of mankind renewable energies have for a long time been the primary possibility of generating energy. This only changed with industrial revolution when lignite and hard coal became increasingly more important. Later on, also crude oil gained importance. Offering the advantages of easy transportation and processing also as a raw material, crude oil has become one of the prime energy carriers applied today. Moreover, natural gas used for space heating and power provision as well as a transportation fuel has become increasingly important, as it is abundantly available and only requires low investments in terms of energy conversion facilities. As fossil energy carriers were increasingly used for energy generation, at least by the industrialised countries, the application of renewable energies decreased in absolute and relative terms; besides a few exceptions, renewable energies are of secondary importance with regard to overall energy generation.

• Hydropower
• Passive Solar Energy
• Photovoltaic
• Power Plants
• Renewable Energy
• Wind
• biomass
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• industrial pollution prevention

From the reviews:

"This translation of a book originally published in German discusses and analyzes the basics of solar, wind, photovoltaic, geothermal, and water-based energy (including ocean energy). … this well-illustrated work is full of valuable information. … Many tables, charts, and drawings are included. Authors Kaltschmit, Streicher, and Wiese are listed in the book as editors; they have compiled a large amount of nearly current technical literature in a well-organized format. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (J. C. Comer, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (6), 2008)

• Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

  Martin Kaltschmitt

• Institute of Thermal Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

  Wolfgang Streicher

• Lahmeyer International GmbH, Bad Vilbel, Germany

  Andreas Wiese

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