Comprehensive Renewable Energy

This fully revised and updated edition of Comprehensive Renewable Energy provides an overview of all renewable energy technologies, written by leading scientists and engineers who have summarised and assessed the most important data, concepts and applications. The field of renewable energy is rapidly changing in light view of the accelerating effects of climate change. In addition to extensive updating of the first edition content, an entirely new section focuses on the environmental and social issues of renewable energy. Given the rapid expansion of publications in this field, the compilation of definitive reviews of this kind is invaluable.This work will be the ideal tool for researchers and students in the fields of material science, energy, engineering and physics, from both industry and academia. One-stop resource – offers a contemporary review of current renewable energy research, and an insight into the future direction of the field negating the need for individual searches across various databasesClearly structured – meticulously organized, chapters are split into 9 sections (one of which is brand new) on key topics and is fully searchable to allow students, researchers, and professionals to find relevant information quickly and easilyMultidisciplinary – chapters written by academics and practitioners from various fields and regions will ensure that the knowledge within is easily understood by, and applicable to, a large audience