Books in the Energy and the Environment series

Provides detailed knowledge for converting solar radiation into a suitable energy supply. This work examines thermosolar collectors, photovoltaics modules, and other important types of solar receivers. It also covers typical cost-effective applications, including water pumping, residential electrification, lighting and small-scale irrigation.

This reference covers renewable energy derived from natural processes that are replenished continuously in various forms, such as biofues, bio-products, and bio-power. The book provides an overview of renewable and sustainable energy and an explanation of the science and mathematics of biomass. It examines numerous types of biomass feedstocks, and includes coverage on converting biomass waste into useable energy. Tree stocks covered include Poplar, Willow, American Sycamore, Sweetgum, and Loblolly. It also offers information on the benefits of Agroforestry, the approach of combining crops with livestock.

This reference covers renewable energy derived from natural processes that are replenished continuously in various forms, such as biofues, bio-products, and bio-power. The book provides an overview of renewable and sustainable energy and an explanation of the science and mathematics of biomass. It examines numerous types of biomass feedstocks, and includes coverage on converting biomass waste into useable energy. Tree stocks covered include Poplar, Willow, American Sycamore, Sweetgum, and Loblolly. It also offers information on the benefits of Agroforestry, the approach of combining crops with livestock.

Solar and Infrared Radiation Measurements, Second Edition details the strengths and weaknesses of instruments used to conduct solar and infrared radiation measurements including radiometer design and performance, equipment calibration, installation, operation, and maintenance and data quality assessment.

Written by a leading scientist with over 35 years of experience working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this book brings together the most widely used, easily implemented concepts and models for estimating broadband and spectral solar radiation data. It addresses various technical and practical questions about the accuracy of solar radiation measurements and modeling. The majority of the book describes the most popular simple models for estimating broadband and spectral solar resources available to flat plate, concentrating, photovoltaic, solar thermal, and daylighting engineering designs.

This book explains how environmental projects and improvements are achieved through the imposition of regulations, on the one hand, and financial incentives on the other. It discusses how those incentives can be organized to achieve the greatest environmental benefits at the lowest possible cost to the public. It presents the best environmental finance policies for the financing of alternative energy projects so that the ultimate cost of delivered power will decline. It also examines the challenges of the next generation of environmental programs.

This book provides an evaluation of available energy resources for the current methods and consumption patterns of electric power generation. The book examines resource quantity and availability, economics, energy quality, conservation requirements, transportation and delivery issues, operation and manufacturing, regulatory and political issues, environmental concerns, cost consequences, advantages, disadvantages, and public acceptance. It defines the energy issues of availability and management, and provides a means of solving energy problems as well as defining the optimal course for the future.