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Renewable energy : sustainable energy concepts for the future / edited by Roland Wengenmayr and Thomas Bührke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2008.Description: 118 p. : col. ill., ports ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 3527408045 (hbk.)
  • 9783527408047 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.042 WEN
Contents:
High-quality, first-hand information / Roland Wengenmayr, Thomas Bührke -- Renewable energy sources on the rise / Harald Kohl -- Tailwind for sustainable technology / Martin Kühn -- Flowing energy / Roland Wengenmayr -- How the sun gets into the power plant / Robert Pitz-Paal -- Solar cells-- an overview / Roland Wengenmayr -- Solar cells from ribbon silicon / Giso Hahn -- Photovoltaic cells on glass / Nikolaus Meyer -- Energy from the depths of the Earth / Ernst Huenges -- Synthetic fuels from the biomass / Nicolaus Dahmen, Eckard Dinjus, Edmund Henrich -- Does the future belong to biogas? / Roland Wengenmayr -- Electric power from hot air / Jörg Schlaich, Gerhard Weinrebe -- Energy reserves from the oceans / Kai-Uwe Graw -- Is the hydrogen economy around the corner? / Gerd Eisen beiß -- Heat on call / Silke Köhler, Frank Kabus, Ernst Huenges -- Taming the flame / Manfred Waidhas, Harald Landes -- Cooling with the heat of the sun ; A Super climate in the greenhouse / Roland Wengenmayr -- Exceptional sustainability concept / Christian Matt, Matthias Schuler -- How political will changes a country / Thomas Bührke.
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 621.042 WEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100348573

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This translation of a German title, which was enthusiastically received by a wide audience, collects contributions by leading and well-known scientists in the area explaining the technical basics of photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, wind and water power as well as geothermal energy. In an easily accessible yet sober way, the book offers a solid overview of the possibilities offered by environmentally friendly techniques, energy conversion, storage, and transportation, discussing the topic without any misplaced ideology.
The editors are experienced journalists and illustrate the text with simple diagrams and information boxes, printed in full-color throughout.
For applied physicists, engineers in power technology, engineers, and anyone interested in natural sciences.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

High-quality, first-hand information / Roland Wengenmayr, Thomas Bührke -- Renewable energy sources on the rise / Harald Kohl -- Tailwind for sustainable technology / Martin Kühn -- Flowing energy / Roland Wengenmayr -- How the sun gets into the power plant / Robert Pitz-Paal -- Solar cells-- an overview / Roland Wengenmayr -- Solar cells from ribbon silicon / Giso Hahn -- Photovoltaic cells on glass / Nikolaus Meyer -- Energy from the depths of the Earth / Ernst Huenges -- Synthetic fuels from the biomass / Nicolaus Dahmen, Eckard Dinjus, Edmund Henrich -- Does the future belong to biogas? / Roland Wengenmayr -- Electric power from hot air / Jörg Schlaich, Gerhard Weinrebe -- Energy reserves from the oceans / Kai-Uwe Graw -- Is the hydrogen economy around the corner? / Gerd Eisen beiß -- Heat on call / Silke Köhler, Frank Kabus, Ernst Huenges -- Taming the flame / Manfred Waidhas, Harald Landes -- Cooling with the heat of the sun ; A Super climate in the greenhouse / Roland Wengenmayr -- Exceptional sustainability concept / Christian Matt, Matthias Schuler -- How political will changes a country / Thomas Bührke.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Renewable Energy Sources on the Rise
  • A Tailwind for Sustainable Technology
  • Flowing Energy
  • How the Sun gets into the Power Plant
  • Paal Solar Cells - an Overview
  • Solar Cells from Ribbon Silicon
  • Energy from the Depths of the Earth
  • Synthetic Fuels from the Biomass
  • Does the Future belong to Biogas
  • Eletric Power from Hot Air
  • Energy Reserves from the Oceans
  • Is the Hydrogen Economy Around the Corner
  • Heat on Call
  • Taming the Flame
  • Cooling with the Heat of the Sun
  • A Super Climate in the Greenhouse
  • An Exceptional Sustainabliliy Concept
  • How Political Will Changes a Country

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Roland Wengenmayr is science journalist and editor of the journal "Physik in unserer Zeit". He studied physics in Darmstadt, with a temporary stay at the European research laboratory CERN in Geneva. After the diploma he worked as an engineer in the chemical plant construction then he moved on to the publishing house Wiley-VCH, where he worked as commissioning editor for physics and physical chemistry. Today he writes for prominent newspapers on topics like e.g. renewable energy.

Thomas B?hrke is science journalist, editor of the journal "Physik in unserer Zeit", and author of several popular science books within the ranges of physics and astrophysics. He studied Physics at the universities of G?ttingen and Heidelberg and attained there a doctorate at the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy. Subsequently, he changed to the publishing house Wiley VCH, where he started as an editor of the journal "Physikalischen Bl?tter" (now: "Physik Journal") and later changed to "Physik in unserer Zeit".

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