An electric power system is a network of electrical components used to supply, transmit and use electric power. Burning coal produces sulphur, nitr...

Concerns over reliance on imported oil and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use have led to increased interest in producing electricity fr...

Now is the time to plan for the integration of significant quantities of distributed renewable energy into the electricity grid. Concerns about cli...

Now is the time to plan for the integration of significant quantities of distributed renewable energy into the electricity grid. Concerns about cli...

Now is the time to plan for the integration of significant quantities of distributed renewable energy into the electricity grid. Concerns about cli...

Green marketing -- a marketing strategy highlighting the environmental attributes of a product -- dates back to the 1970s but began to flourish in ...

This book aims to provide a friendly and comprehensive tool in the study of the key issues of Renewable Energy Systems, in order to gain a deeper i...

Federal policy has played a key role in the emergence of the U.S. biofuels industry. Policy measures have included minimum renewable fuel usage req...

This book examines the role of renewable energy certificates in new renewable energy projects. For more than a decade, renewable energy certificate...

This book is an overview of the Solar Energy Technologies Program in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to "discovering the soluti...

A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts light energy into electrical energy. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devi...

This book addresses the rapid developments in the new field of solar resource knowledge as a reflection of growing needs of management of renewable...

Energy is essential to our Nation and our lives; we use energy to power homes and businesses and to transport people and goods, making it an import...

This book reviews recent advanced research work in the area of flat plate collectors, solar distillation, greenhouse technology for crop drying and...

As demand for energy increases, many communities are seeking ways to meet this demand with clean, safe, reliable energy from renewable sources such...

This book develops a novel and simple, yet rigorous methodology that, by means of basic techniques and tools available to any engineer, enables the...

Among the available options for encouraging the increased deployment of renewable electricity, renewables portfolio standards (RPS) have become inc...

The states and the federal government have supported the development of electricity generation projects in a variety of ways. In recent years, stat...

Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution o...

The commercialisation of fuel cells needs further developments in materials, power density and durability. These key issues are strongly related to...

Considers the sometimes problematic relationship between traditional and scientific wildlife management knowledge and practices: environmental ethi...

Achieving a successful transition to hydrogen-powered vehicles in the U.S. automotive market will require strong and sustained commitment by hydrog...