Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future by Godfrey Boyle
The prospect of producing clean, sustainable power in substantial quantities from renewable energy sources is arousing renewed interest world-wide. This is a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources: solar thermal; biomass; tidal; wave; photovoltaic; hydro; wind; geothermal. With the aid of detailed illustrations and tables of data, it explains the physical and technological principles underlying each source and examines its environmental impact and future prospects.