Alternative energy sources /

Michaelides, Efstathios.

Alternative energy sources / Efstathios E. (Stathis) Michaelides. - Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2012. - xvii, 459 p. : ill., map ; - Green energy and technology, .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Energy demand and supply -- 2. Environmental and ecological effects of energy production and consumption -- 3. Fundamentals of energy conversion -- 4. Introduction to nuclear energy -- 5. Nuclear power plants -- 6. Fusion energy -- 7. Solar energy -- 8. Wind power -- 9. Geothermal energy -- 10. Biomass -- 11. Power from the water -- 12, Energy storage -- 13. Energy conservation and efficiency -- 14. Economics of energy projects.

9783642209505 (hbk.) 3642209505 (hbk.) 9783642209512 (eISBN)


Renewable energy sources.
Nuclear energy.

333.794 / MIC