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Book SynopsisENCYCLOPEDIA OF RENEWABLE ENERGY Written by a highly respected engineer and prolific author in the energy sector, this is the single most comprehensive, thorough, and up-to-date reference work on renewable energy. The world's energy industry is and has always been volatile, sometimes controversial, with wild swings upward and downward. This has, historically, been mostly because most of our energy has come from fossil fuels, which is a finite source of energy. Every so often, a technology comes along, like hydrofracturing, that is a game-changer. But is it, really? Aren't we just delaying the inevitable with these temporary price fixes The only REAL game-changer is renewable energy. For decades, renewable energy sources have been sought, developed, and studied. Sometimes wind is at the forefront, sometimes solar, and, for the last decade or so, there has been a surge in interest for biofeedstocks and biofuels. There are also the old standbys of nuclear and geothermal energy, which h
Table of ContentsIntroduction xxxvii
A 1
B 99
C 227
D 329
E 365
F 423
G 481
H 585
I 651
J 681
K 683
L 689
M 741
N 781
O 807
P 835
Q 921
R 923
S 969
T 1057
U 1095
V 1105
W 1111
X 1199
Y 1203
Z 1207
Conversion Factors 1211
Further Reading 1213
About the Author 1215
