Kreith, Frank.

Principles of sustainable energy / Frank Kreith, Jan F. Kreider. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011. - xxiii, 855 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; - Mechanical engineering series ; 46 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to sustainable energy -- Economics of energy generation and conservation systems -- Wind energy -- Capturing solar energy through biomass -- Fundamentals of solar radiation -- Photovoltaics -- Solar heating and cooling of buildings -- Solar process heat and thermal power -- Passive solar heating, cooling and daylighting -- Energy storage -- Ocean energy conversion -- Transportation.

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Renewable energy sources.

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