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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Technology, Economics and Environment

Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9783642089947
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
DEWEY: 621.042
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 564
Weight: 902g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 30mm