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Kreith, Frank.

Principles of sustainable energy / Frank Kreith, Jan F. Kreider. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011. - xxiii, 855 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. - Mechanical engineering series ; 46 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to sustainable energy -- Economics of energy generation and conservation systems -- Wind energy -- Capturing solar energy through biomass -- Fundamentals of solar radiation -- Photovoltaics -- Solar heating and cooling of buildings -- Solar process heat and thermal power -- Passive solar heating, cooling and daylighting -- Energy storage -- Ocean energy conversion -- Transportation.

9781439814079


Renewable energy sources.

TJ808 / K743

621.042 / K743

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