Energy and the Environment
Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment
4th Edition
By Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher
March 31, 2026
The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Fourth Edition explores the wind industry from its inception to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, and applications, and examines the various types of wind...
Introduction to Renewable Energy
3rd Edition
By Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher
March 20, 2025
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Third Edition covers the fundamentals of renewable energy and serves as a resource to undergraduates in renewable energy courses, nonspecialists within the energy industries, or anyone working to support the successful implementation of renewable energy. This ...
Solar and Infrared Radiation Measurements, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Frank Vignola, Joseph Michalsky, Thomas Stoffel
August 12, 2019
The rather specialized field of solar and infrared radiation measurements has become increasingly important due to the increased demands by the renewable energy and climate change research communities for data with higher accuracy and increased temporal and spatial resolutions. Recent advances in ...
Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment
3rd Edition
By Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher
November 12, 2018
The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Third Edition explores the wind industry from its inception in the 1970s to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, applications, as well as different types of ...
Forest-Based Biomass Energy: Concepts and Applications
1st Edition
By Frank R. Spellman
November 22, 2017
What is forest-based biomass energy and why should we care? Written by environmental expert Frank Spellman, Forest-Based Biomass Energy: Concepts and Applications details how forest biomass can be converted to energy and energy products, including direct combustion, pellets, gasification, and ...
Solar and Infrared Radiation Measurements
1st Edition
By Frank Vignola, Joseph Michalsky, Thomas Stoffel
October 27, 2017
The rather specialized field of solar and infrared radiation measurement has become more and more important in the face of growing demands by the renewable energy and climate change research communities for data that are more accurate and have increased temporal and spatial resolution. Updating ...
Solar Radiation: Practical Modeling for Renewable Energy Applications
1st Edition
By Daryl Ronald Myers
March 29, 2017
Written by a leading scientist with over 35 years of experience working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Solar Radiation: Practical Modeling for Renewable Energy Applications brings together the most widely used, easily implemented concepts and models for estimating broadband and...
Geologic Fundamentals of Geothermal Energy
1st Edition
By David R. Boden
November 07, 2016
Geothermal energy stands out because it can be used as a baseload resource. This book, unlike others, examines the geology related to geothermal applications. Geology dictates (a) how geothermal resources can be found, (b) the nature of the geothermal resource (such as liquid- or vapor-dominated) ...
Hydroelectric Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment
1st Edition
By Bikash Pandey, Ajoy Karki
October 06, 2016
Providing essential theory and useful practical techniques for implementing hydroelectric projects, this book outlines the resources, power generation technologies, applications, and strengths and weaknesses for hydroelectric technologies. Emphasizing the links between energy and the environment, ...
Introduction to Bioenergy
1st Edition
By Vaughn C. Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher
June 28, 2016
Explore a Major Component of Renewable Energy Introduction to Bioenergy takes a look at energy from biomass (thermal energy, power, liquid fuels, and biogas) and envisions a sustainable future fueled by renewable energy. From production to conversion to heat, power, and biofuel, this book breaks ...
Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy
1st Edition
By Frank R. Spellman
December 02, 2014
Renewable Energy Has a Good Side and a Bad Side… Evaluate Both All energy sources affect the environment in which we live. While fossil fuels may essentially do more harm, renewable energy sources can also pose a threat to the environment. Allowing for the various renewable energy sources: solar, ...
Geothermal Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By William E. Glassley
October 13, 2014
An In-Depth Introduction to Geothermal Energy Addressing significant changes in the energy markets since the first edition, Geothermal Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment, Second Edition expounds on the geothermal industry, exploring the expansion, growth, and development of geothermal ...