TY - BOOK AU - Sorensen,Bent TI - Renewable energy focus handbook SN - 978-0-12-374705-1 PY - 2009/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Academic Press KW - Recursos energéticos renovables N1 - Índice; "This book has been compiled using extracts from ... books ... in the Elsevier collection"--P. [ii]; Bibliografía; Section 1 Introduction; Section 2 Energy perspectives; Section 3 Alternate energy sources; Section 4 Energy conversion; Section 5 Fuel cells; Section 6 Solar power; Section 7 Ocean, wave and tidal power; Section 8 Geothermal power; Section 9 Wind power; Section 10 Hydropower; Section 11 Power from waste; Section 12 Bioenergy; Section 13 Storage technologies; Index; Advertisment N2 - A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. The full range of renewable energies are explored including solar, wind, geothermal and bioenergy. A hard-working Desk Reference, providing all the essential material needed by energy and environmental engineers on a day-to-day basis Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference sourcebook Definitive content by the leading authors in the field, including Bent Sorensen, Paul Breeze, Galen Suppes and Truman Storvick ER -