3 Books found
Springer-Verlag GmbH Books
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Proceedings of ISES World Congress 2007 (Vol.1-Vol.5)
ISES Solar World Congress is the most important conference in the solar energy field around the world. The subject of ISES SWC 2007 is Solar Energy and Human Settlement; it is the first time that it is held in China. This book consists of 619 papers and 23 invited papers, whose authors are top scientists and experts in the world. ISES SWC 2007 covers all aspects of renewable energy, including PV, collector, solar thermal electricity, wind, ...
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Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modeling Techniques
Solar irradiation is the fundamental initiator of the different renewable energy alternatives, including wind, wave, hydrogen and biomass energy sources. Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modelling Techniques presents the methods of quantitative determination of solar irradiation incident amount on a surface on the Earth. The book collects together material from the current literature in atmospheric environmental sciences, climate change, ...
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Towards a Cleaner Planet
This book presents an overview of the main energy sources, production problems and energy perspectives in Germany and Mexico. It covers the present status of traditional and alternative energy sources like fossil fuels, nuclear, hydraulic, eolic, solar, and hydrogen cells, with emphasis on searching for answers to questions such as what the main problems are of industries based on fossil fuels, what are the proved energy reserves and what is the ...