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Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy

Evolution, Grid Integration, and Impact

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Subhamoy Bhattacharya,Paul A. Lynn

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Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy

Evolution, Grid Integration, and Impact

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Subhamoy Bhattacharya,Paul A. Lynn

Highly accessible and authoritative account of how wind energy is safely harnessed to address the ever-pressing climate and energy challenges Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy provides an in-depth treatment of wind energy’s scientific background, current technology, and international status, with an emphasis on large turbines and wind farms, both onshore and offshore. In the newly revised second edition, highly qualified authors include technological advances in the field including offshore wind turbine structures, foundation design, installation, grid integration, and reliability, offering guidance on operation and maintenance. The text is supported by copious illustrations and around 50 inspiring full-color photographs from around the world. To further aid in reader comprehension and information retention, questions with answers and problems are included in each chapter. An accompanying website includes figures, tables, and solutions of the problems. The book is an essential primer for new entrants to the wind industry and to students on undergraduate and graduate courses on renewable energy. It also offers a unique treatise of the sustainability of emerging transformative technologies, which makes it useful to both system analysts and energy policy strategists. In Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy, readers will find information on: Basics on wind energy capture and conversion by wind turbines Technology evolution and deployment experiences in the EU, China, Taiwan, and US wind farms, plus common access issues Production and installation techniques Operation, maintenance and risk mitigation Grid integration, synergies with other renewable energies, and green hydrogen production Life cycle sustainability, recycling, and the role of wind energy in addressing climate and energy challenges Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy is aimed at a wide readership including professionals, policy makers, and employees in the energy sector in need of a basic appreciation of the underlying principles of wind energy, along with second and third year undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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1119854490

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Prevention and Control of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Gases

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis

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Prevention and Control of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Gases

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis

Today's complex industrial plants can pose many risks of fire, explosions, and other hazardous incidents if proper safety mechanisms are not in place. Of particular concern are accidental gaseous emissions that jeopardize the health of workers and the facility itself. This guide explains the latest engineering and administrative options available for avoiding and controlling accidents, including how to set up reliable systems for preventing and mitigating accidental releases as well as how to evaluate the performance of these systems.

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0471284084

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Electricity from Sunlight

Photovoltaic-Systems Integration and Sustainability

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn

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Electricity from Sunlight

Photovoltaic-Systems Integration and Sustainability

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn

Praised for its visual appeal, conversational style and clear explanation of complex ideas with minimal mathematics, Electricity from Sunlight has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect advances in the global PV market, economics and installed capacity. Key features of the 2nd edition include: A timely update of the advances of photovoltaics (PV), with major new material on grid-connected systems. More in-depth treatment of PV scientific principles, solar cells, modules, and systems. Up-to-date coverage of the PV market including conversion efficiencies and the expansion of grid-friendly power plants. End-of-chapter problems with solutions manual available to instructors via companion website. Additional end-of-chapter questions and answers to support students through guided self-study. New chapters on manufacturing processes and on materials and other resources availability. New large-scale PV section covering the growth of global capacity, utility-scale PV and affordable solutions for intermittency. Systems analysis of new applications empowered by low-cost PV, such as energy storage and water desalination. Significantly expanded economics and environmental section explaining leveled cost of electricity versus upfront costs, energy return on investments, and lifecycle analysis. Electricity from Sunlight: Photovoltaics Systems Integration and Sustainability, Second Edition is an essential primer for new entrants to the PV industry, needing a basic appreciation of complete PV systems, and to students on undergraduate and graduate courses on renewable energy and photovoltaics. It also offers a unique treatise of the sustainability of emerging transformative technologies, which makes it useful to both system analysts and energy policy strategists. Co-author, Vasilis Fthenakis, is Recipient of the 2018 William R. Cherry Award The Cherry Award recognizes an individual engineer or scientist who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion, with dissemination by substantial publications and presentations. Fthenakis was honored for his pioneering research at the interface of energy and the environment that catalyzed photovoltaic technology advancement and deployment world-wide.

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1118963784

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Electricity from Sunlight

Photovoltaic-Systems Integration and Sustainability

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn

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Electricity from Sunlight

Photovoltaic-Systems Integration and Sustainability

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Paul A. Lynn

Electricity from Sunlight, hochgelobt für seine ansprechende Gestaltung, seinen verständlichen Stil und seine klaren Erklärungen komplexer Sachverhalte ohne viel Mathematik, wurde gründlich überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Das Buch beschreibt die Fortschritte auf dem weltweiten Photovoltaik-Markt, bei der Wirtschaftlichkeit und Installationsbasis. Kernaspekte der 2. Auflage: - Aktuelles zu den Fortschritten der Photovoltaik, relevantes neues Material zu netzgekoppelten Systemen. - Noch detailliertere Erläuterung der wissenschaftlichen Prinzipien der Photovoltaik, von Solarzellen, Modulen und Systemen. - Aktuelle Informationen aus dem Photovoltaik-Markt, inkl. Umwandlungseffizienz und Ausbau netzfreundlicher Kraftwerke. - Fragen am Ende der Kapitel unterstützen Dozenten und Studenten durch Anleitungen zum Selbststudium. - Neue Kapitel zu Fertigungsprozessen, Materialien und der Verfügbarkeit sonstiger Ressourcen. - Neuer Abschnitt zu Photovoltaik-Großanlagen mit Informationen zur Ausweitung der globalen Kapazität, zu Photovolatik-Großanlagen und erschwinglichen Lösungen zur Bewältigung fluktuierenden Einspeisung von Energie. - Systemanalyse neuer Anwendungen im Bereich günstiger Photovoltaik-Anlagen wie bei der Energiespeicherung und Wasserentsalzung. - Erheblich umfangreicher Abschnitt zu Wirtschaftlichkeit und Umweltaspekten mit Erläuterungen zu den Energiekosten im Vergleich zu den Investitionskosten, ROI und Lebenszyklusanalyse. Die 2. Auflage von Electricity from Sunlight: Photovoltaics Systems Integration and Sustainability ist eine Einführung in die Photovoltaik, richtet sich an Einsteiger, die die Grundlagen von kompletten Photovoltaiksystemen verstehen möchten, sowie an Studenten im Grund- und Hauptstudium in Kursen zu erneuerbarer Energie und Photovoltaik. Es behandelt in einzigartiger Weise die Nachhaltigkeit neuer umwälzender Technologien und ist sowohl für Systemanalysten als auch Strategen in der Energiepolitik gut geeignet.

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Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy

Evolution, Grid Integration, and Impact

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Subhamoy Bhattacharya,Paul A. Lynn

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Evolution, Grid Integration, and Impact

By: Vasilis M. Fthenakis,Subhamoy Bhattacharya,Paul A. Lynn

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Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy

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Prevention and Control of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Gases

Prevention and Control of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Gases

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Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy

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