Environmentally Conscious Alternative Energy Production

This fourth volume of the Wiley Series in Environmentally Conscious Engineering, Environmentally Conscious Alternative Engergy Production describes and compares the environmental and economic impacts of renewable and conventional power generation technologies. Major topic areas include: Economic comparisons of power generation technologies, Efficiency comparisons of power generation technologies, Methods of improving the environmental impact of conventional technologies, Solar thermal systems, Photovoltaics, Fuel cell technologies, Geothermal power generation, Hydroelectric power generation, Wind power generation, Cogeneration, The hydrogen economy, Energy efficient building design, Industrial energy conservation, and Codes, standards and legislation, and others.

• | Author: Myer Kutz
• | Publisher: Wiley
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 2007
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0471739111
• | ISBN-13: 9780471739111