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Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction
Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction
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  • Describes the main renewable sources of energy - solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, geothermal, tidal, and wave
  • Explains how renewable energy can now provide power as cheaply as traditional fossil fuel plants and could provide all the world's needs without contributing to dangerous climate change or pollution
  • Offers clear explanations of technologies, including recent innovations in wind and solar energy production, battery storage, and in the emerging power-to-gas provision for clean heating
  • Outlines the challenges ahead in replacing traditional with renewable energy supplies, at country, regional, and local levels

    
Energy is vital for a good standard of living, and much of the world's population does not have enough. Affordable and adequate sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial; and renewables provide the answer. Wind and solar farms can now provide the cheapest electricity in many parts of the world. Moreover, they could provide all of the world's energy needs. But while market forces are fast helping the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, there are opposing pressures, such as the USA's proposed withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and the vested interests in fossil fuels.
         
This Very Short Introduction describes the main renewable sources of energy- solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass- as well as the less well-developed ones- geothermal, tidal, and wave. Nick Jelley explains the challenges of integrating renewables into electricity grids, and the need for energy storage and for clean heat; and discusses the opportunities in developing countries for renewable energy to empower millions. He also considers international efforts and policies to support renewables and tackle climate change; and explains recent innovations in wind and solar energy production, battery storage, and in the emerging power-to-gas provision for clean heating. Throughout, he emphasises what renewable energy can deliver, and its importance in tackling climate change, and in improving health, welfare, and access to electricity.

Index: 

List of illustrations

1: What are renewables?
2: Why do we need renewables?
3: Biomass, solar heat, and hydropower
4: Wind power
5: Solar photovoltaics
6: Other low carbon technologies
7: Renewable electricity and energy storage
8: Renewable heat and electric vehicles
9: The transition to renewables

Further reading
Index

About the author: 

Nick Jelley is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. His research was in nuclear and particle physics and he published many papers in this field. He was a member of the Nobel Prize winning SNO experiment, for which he was the UK group leader, and the recipient of two Institute of Physics prizes. More recently, he has carried out research on solar energy for use in the developing world. He gave lectures to Oxford physics undergraduates on Energy Studies from 2003-2014, and in 2012 a Science and Society public lecture on Renewable Energy at the University of Liverpool. His books include Energy Science (OUP, 3rd edition, 2017) and A Dictionary of Energy Science (OUP, 2017).

"A wonderful combination of a tour of the basics of renewable energy, and a great update on the ever-changing statistics in this fast changing, and world-changing energy sector." - Professor Daniel M Kammen, University of California, Berkeley

Product details

ISBN : 9780198825401

Author: 
Nick Jelley
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
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Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction

Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction

Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction