EBOOK - Comprehensive Renewable Energy - Full Edition (Editor-in-Chief - Trevor M. Letcher)



Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Second Edition, Nine Volume Set provides an overview of all renewable energy technologies. The book is written by leading scientists and engineers who have summarized and assessed the most important data, concepts and applications. The field of renewable energy is rapidly changing in light of the accelerating effects of climate change. 

In addition to extensive updating of the book's first edition, 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.




CONTENT OF ALL VOLUMES



Editor Biographies v

Contributors for All Volumes

vii

Preface xxiii

Content of All Volumes

xxvii

VOLUME 1

Solar Photovoltaic Energy

Introduction/History

1.01 Introduction to Photovoltaic Technology

Wilfried GJHM van Sark and Vasilis Fthenakis 1

1.02 Solar Photovoltaics: Living a Technology From Research Curiosity to Reality

Lawrence L Kazmerski 8

1.03 History of Photovoltaics

LA Lamont 34

1.04 Historical and Future Cost Dynamics of Photovoltaic Technology

Atse Louwen, Gregory F Nemet, Diana Husmann, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 50

Economics and Environment

1.05 Finance Mechanisms and Incentives for Off-Grid Photovoltaic Technologies in the Solar Belt

Magda Moner-Girona, Sandor Szabo, and Subhes Bhattacharyya 82

1.06 Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Life Cycles

VM Fthenakis and E Leccisi 114

1.07 Overview of the Global PV Industry

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau 130

1.08 Solar PV Self-Consumption

Gaëtan Masson, Francesca Tilli, and Luisa Calleri 144

1.09 Solar Electricity Integration and Storage Technologies

VM Fthenakis and M Raugei 160

Resource and Potential

1.10 Solar Radiation Resource: Measurement, Modeling, and Methods

CA Gueymard 176

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1.11 Solar Power Forecasts

Lennard Visser, Elke Lorenz, Detlev Heinemann, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 213

Principles of PV Conversion

1.12 Principles of Solar Energy Conversion

LC Hirst 234

1.13 Basics: Thermodynamics

Viorel Badescu 256

Commercial and Emerging Technologies

1.14 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells–State-of-the-Art and Future Developments

SW Glunz and R Preu 293

1.15 Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology

M Zeman and REI Schropp 325

1.16 Chalcopyrite Thin-Film Materials and Solar Cells

T Unold and CA Kaufmann 335

1.17 Thin Film Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics

Gang Xiong and Wyatt Metzger 362

1.18 The Promise of Perovskite Solar Cells

Fei Zhang, Joseph J Berry, and Kai Zhu 388

1.19 Plastic Solar Cells

L Sims, H-J Egelhaaf, JA Hauch, FR Kogler, and R Steim 405

1.20 Mesoporous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

A Hagfeldt, UB Cappel, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo, H Pettersson, and EA Gibson 447

1.21 Multiple Junction Solar Cells

M Yamaguchi 463

Enhanced Solar Harvesting Mechanisms

1.22 Application of Micro- and Nanotechnology in Photovoltaics

L Tsakalakos 481

1.23 Upconversion

TW Schmidt, MJY Tayebjee, and J Alves 499

1.24 Downconversion

MJY Tayebjee, J Alves, TW Schmidt, and G Conibeer 518

1.25 Down-Shifting of the Incident Light for Photovoltaic Applications

Y Jestin, S Chandra, B Cass, H Ahmed, and SJ McCormack 534

1.26 Luminescent Solar Concentrator

JC Goldschmidt and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 561

1.27 Thermophotovoltaics

J van der Heide and LM Fraas 582

1.28 The Intermediate Band Solar Cell

Elisa Antolín, Íñigo Ramiro, Antonio Martí, and Antonio Luque 599

1.29 Plasmonics for Photovoltaics

S Pillai and MA Green 627

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Applications

1.30 Design and Components of Photovoltaic Systems

Atse Louwen, David Moser, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 644

1.31 Grid Friendly Utility-Scale PV Plants

Mahesh Morjaria 662

1.32 Floating Photovoltaic Systems

Sara Golroodbari, Vasilis Fthenakis, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 677

1.33 BIPV in Architecture and Urban Planning

Tjerk H Reijenga and Henk F Kaan 703

1.34 Product-Integrated Photovoltaics

Angèle HME Reinders, Wilfried GJHM van Sark, and Monika Freunek Müller 717

1.35 Very Large Photovoltaic Systems in Deserts

T Ehara, K Komoto, and P van der Vleuten 743

1.36 Concentration Photovoltaics

M Martinez, O de la Rubia, F Rubio, and P Banda 755

1.37 Solar Power Satellites

GA Landis 776

1.38 Performance Monitoring

N Pearsall and R Gottschalg 784

VOLUME 2

Wind Energy

2.01 Introduction to Wind Energy

John K Kaldellis 1

2.02 Wind Energy Contribution in the Planet Energy Balance and Future Prospects

John K Kaldellis and Despoina Boulogiorgou 13

2.03 History of Wind Power

DT Swift-Hook 45

2.04 Wind Energy Potential (Measurements, Evaluation, Forecasting)

Petros J Axaopoulos and Georgios T Tzanes 79

2.05 Wind Turbines: Evolution, Basic Principles, and Classifications

S Mathew and GS Philip 104

2.06 Energy Yield of Contemporary Wind Turbines

Dimitrios P Zafirakis 124

2.07 Aerodynamic Analysis of Wind Turbines

Jens N Sørensen 172

2.08 Mechanical-Dynamic Loads

Madjid Karimirad and Zhiyu Jiang 194

2.09 Wind Parks Design, Including Representative Case Studies

Dimitris Al Katsaprakakis and Dimitris G Christakis 226

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2.10 Electrical Parts, Control Systems and Power Electronics of Wind Turbines

GS Stavrakakis and A Pouliezos 279

2.11 Wind Turbine Reliability - Maintenance Strategies

Donatella Zappalá and Peter J Tavner 353

2.12 Testing, Standardization, Certification in Wind Energy

F Van Hulle 371

2.13 Design and Implementation of a Wind Power Project

T Wizelius 390

2.14 Offshore Wind Power Basics

M Dolores Esteban, José-Santos López-Gutiérrez, and Vicente Negro 430

2.15 Wind Energy Economics

David Milborrow 463

2.16 Wind Power Industry and Markets

Panagiotis Triantafyllou and John K Kaldellis 497

2.17 Financial Evaluation of Wind Parks

John K Kaldellis 567

2.18 Environmental Impacts of Wind Power

EmiliaΜ. Kondili 589

2.19 Social Acceptability of Wind Power Projects

John K Kaldellis and Despoina Boulogiorgou 628

2.20 Wind Power Integration

JA Carta, P Cabrera, and J González 644

2.21 Wind Energy Policy

Lena Kitzing, Catherine Mitchell, and Poul Erik Morthorst 721

2.22 Small Wind Turbines

David Wood 732

2.23 Wind-Based Stand-Alone Hybrid Energy Systems

Kavadias Kosmas and Triantafyllou Panagiotis 749

2.24 Special Wind Power Applications

E Kondili 794

2.25 Trends, Prospects and R&D Directions in Wind Turbine Technology

Peter Jamieson and Laurence Morgan 817

VOLUME 3

Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications

3.01 Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications—Introduction

Soteris A Kalogirou 1

3.02 The Solar Resource

Harry D Kambezidis 26

3.03 History of Solar Energy

VG Belessiotis and E Papanicolaou 118

3.04 Components| Low Temperature Stationary Collectors

YG Caouris 137

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3.05 Low Concentration Ratio Solar Collectors

Soteris A Kalogirou 183

3.06 High Concentration Solar Collectors

B Hoffschmidt, S Alexopoulos, J Göttsche, M Sauerborn, and O Kaufhold 198

3.07 Components. Thermal Energy Storage

Luisa F Cabeza 246

3.08 Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collectors

Yiannis Tripanagnostopoulos, Gan Huang, Kai Wang, and Christos N Markides 294

3.09 Solar Selective Coatings

P Yianoulis, M Giannouli, and Soteris A Kalogirou 346

3.10 Glazings and Coatings

G Leftheriotis and P Yianoulis 360

3.11 Modeling and Simulation of Passive and Active Solar Thermal Systems

Andreas Athienitis, Soteris A Kalogirou, Luis Candanedo, and Efstratios Rounis 402

3.12 Solar Hot Water Heating Systems

G Barone, A Buonomano, G Faninger, C Forzano, GF Giuzio, Soteris A Kalogirou, and A Palombo 463

3.13 Solar Space Heating and Cooling Systems

Soteris A Kalogirou and Georgios A Florides 501

3.14 Solar Powered (Thermally-Driven) Cooling Systems

Brian Agnew, Graeme G Maidment, and Qian Zi 532

3.15 Solar Assisted Heat Pumps

Dorota A Chwieduk and Bartosz W Chwieduk 553

3.16 Solar Desalination

Eftihia Tzen, Guillermo Zaragoza, and Diego-César Alarcón Padilla 590

3.17 Industrial and Agricultural Applications of Solar Heat

Brian Norton 638

3.18 Concentrating Solar Power

B Hoffschmidt, S Alexopoulos, C Rau, J Sattler, A Anthrakidis, C Boura, B O’Connor, RA Chico Caminos,

C Rendón, and P Hilger 670

3.19 Passive Solar Architecture

D Kolokotsa, M Santamouris, and Geun Young Yun 725

3.20 Urban Heat Island and Advanced Mitigation Technologies

J Feng, K Gao, S Garshasbi, T Karlessi, A Pyrgou, G Ranzi, M Santamouris, A Synnefa, and G Ulpiani 742

3.21 Solar PV Powered Heating and Cooling

Baiyang Zhao, Yong Li, and Ruzhu Wang 768

VOLUME 4

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology

4.01 Introduction to Hydrogen, Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells Science and Technology

Keith Scott 1

4.02 Current and Future Perspectives on Hydrogen and Fuelcells for Its Potential Application in

Portable; Stationary and Transportation Sectors

Piyush Kumar 29

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4.03 Hydrogen Economics and Policy

N Hughes and P Agnolucci 55

4.04 Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Standards

V Molkov 86

4.05 Hydrogen Storage: Compressed Gas

D Nash, D Aklil, E Johnson, R Gazey, and V Ortisi 119

4.06 Hydrogen Storage: Liquid and Chemical

P Chen 144

4.07 Alkaline Fuel Cells, Theory and Applications

TB Ferriday and PH Middleton 166

4.08 PEM Fuel Cells: Applications

Andrew L Dicks 232

4.09 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Theory and Application

T Leo 261

4.10 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Theory and Materials

A Tesfai and JTS Irvine 274

4.11 Biological and Microbial Fuel Cells

Da Li, SametŞahin, Paniz Izadi, Makarand Ghangrekar, Narcis M Duteanu, Benjamin Erable, Keith Scott,

and Eileen Hao Yu 290

4.12 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Transport Road, Rail, Air, and Sea

Seyed Ehsan Hosseini 317

4.13 H2and Fuel Cells as Controlled Renewables: FC Power Electronics

N Schofield 343

4.14 Future Perspective on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Piyush Kumar 379

4.15 Liquid Fueled Fuel Cells

Yang Li, Yichang Yan, and Shangfeng Du 399

4.16 Hybrid Energy Systems for Power of Sustainable Buildings. Case Study: A Renewable Energy

Based on-Site Green Electricity Production

Raluca-Andreea Felseghi, Andrei Bolboacă, Maria-Simona Răboaca, and Ioan Aşchilean 420

4.17 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

Amit C Bhosale, SR Suseendiran, R Ramya, Suman Roy Choudhury, and R Rengaswamy 437

4.18 Alkaline Electrolysers

Sergey A Grigoriev, Vladimir N Fateev, and Pierre Millet 459

4.19 Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Water Electrolysers—Current/Future Perspectives in

Electrolysers for Hydrogen

Mohamed Mamlouk 473

4.20 Techno-Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Electrolysis Systems

Jose M Yusta and Guillermo Matute 505

4.21 Current Status of Water Electrolysis for Energy Storage

Martin David and Carlos Ocampo-Martinez 533

4.22 Hydrogen to Methane—An Important Step in the Power-to-Gas Concept

Mihaela D Lazar, Maria Mihet, and Monica Dan 553

4.23 Hydrogen Production via Electroreforming

Flávio Colmati, Tarso Leandro Bastos, Fernando M de Amorim Lino, and José Joaquín Linares León 566

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VOLUME 5

Biomass and Biofuel Production

Global, Regional or National Perspectives

5.01 Bioenergy Policies Worldwide

Suani T Coelho, Danilo Perecin, Fernando Rei, Javier Farago Escobar, Rafael Costa Freiria, and Willian

Jun Kimura 1

5.02 Challenges and Opportunities for Growing Bioenergy Crops in the EU: Linking Support

Schemes With Sustainability Issues Towards Carbon Neutrality

Giuseppe Pulighe, Filiberto Altobelli, Guido Bonati, and Flavio Lupia 22

5.03 Regulatory and Economic Determinants of a Cleaner Biofuel Production: An Empirical Evidence

from Selected Producing Countries

Abdul Samad Abdul-Rahim and Azeem Oluwaseyi Zubair 34

5.04 Socioeconomic and Institutional Barriers for Accelerating Biogas Generation in Asia

Sakib Bin Amin, Foqoruddin Al Kabir, and Farhan Khan 59

Feedstocks and/or Production Processes

5.05 Biogas Resource Potential and Technical Exploitation

Marta Gandiglio and Andrea Lanzini 91

5.06 Bioethanol Production From Complex Biomass

Sean Michael Scully and Jóhann Örlygsson 126

5.07 The Potential of Vegetal Biomass for Biomolecules Production

FAF Antunes, TM Rocha, RR Philippini, SE Martiniano, CA Prado, E Mier-Alba, AF Hernandez-Perez,

FM Jofre, P Abdeshahian, DR Ribeaux, MJ Castro-Alonso, TR Balbino, KJ Dussán, DDV Da Silva, JP De

Souza, S Sanchez-Muñoz, R Reyes-Guzman, AP Ingle, MGA Felipe, JC Santos, and SS Da Silva 139

5.08 Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass for Biofuel Production

Souman Rudra and Madhawa Jayathilake 165

5.09 Alternative Bio-Refinery Products From Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste

Sanette Marx and Roelf J Venter 187

5.10 Biocatalysis for Cellulosic Alcohol and Biodiesel Preparation: Roles of (co-)Solvents

Hua Zhao 213

5.11 The Place of Biofuel in Sustainable Living; Prospects and Challenges

Ifeanyi Michael Smarte Anekwe, Lindiwe Khotseng, and Yusuf MakarfiIsa 226

5.12 Bioenergy and Valuables Recovery During Wastewater Treatment Using Bio-Electrochemical

Systems

Makarand Ghangrekar, Shreeniwas Sathe, and Swati Das 259

5.13 Renewable Biomass Wastes for Biohydrogen Production

Priscilla Yi Yun Cheonh, Jibrail Kansedo, John Sie Yon Lau, and Yie Hua Tan 273

Use or Applications

5.14 Industrial Applications of Steam Generated from Biomass

Esa K Vakkilainen 299

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5.15 Biomass Co-Firing With Carbon Capture

Dumitru Cebrucean and Ioana Ionel 330

5.16 Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Production, Use and Impact on Decarbonization

Solange I Mussatto, Ingrid Lopes Motta, Rubens Maciel Filho, Luuk van der Wielen, Rafael Capaz,

Joaquim Seabra, Patricia Osseweijer, John Posada, Marcelo de Freitas Gonçalves, Pedro Rodrigo Scorza, and

Giuliano Dragone 348

5.17 Biodiesel: Emissions and Control, Challenges, Potential and Prospects

Sumit Roy, Janie Ling-Chin, Thomas Bohl, Alessandro Giampieri, Andrew Smallbone, and Anthony

Paul Roskilly 372

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

5.18 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Algae Biofuels

Tom Bradley, Janie Ling-Chin, Daniel Maga, Lais Galileu Speranza, and Anthony Paul Roskilly 387

5.19 Quantitative Systematic Review of Life Cycle Assessment Studies of Woody Biomass as an

Energy Feedstock

Hangyong Lu and Ali El Hanandeh 405

VOLUME 6

Hydro Power

6.01 Hydropower Volume Introduction

Pravin Karki and Richard M Taylor 1

6.02 Hydropower Resources Assessment—Potential for Further Development

Ånund Killingtveit 14

6.03 Small Hydro

Arun Kumar 30

6.04 Planning Run-of-the-River Hydropower in Mountain Regions

Brian J. Glover 65

6.05 Optimization of Hydropower Operation

Juan I Pérez-Díaz, Michael Belsnes, and André L Diniz 84

6.06 Hydropower Reservoirs—Benefits and Challenges

Tor Haakon Bakken, Atle Harby, Stefan Liersch, and Hagen Koch 105

6.07 Underground Hydropower Plants

Krishna Kanta Panthi and Einar Broch 126

6.08 Pumped Storage Hydropower

Mike McWilliams 147

6.09 Hydropower in Evolving Electricity Markets

Atle Harby, Magnus Korpås, Audun Botterud, and Jan Pedersen 176

6.10 In Stream (Hydrokinetic) Power

RP Saini 186

6.11 Hydropower Sustainability Assessment

João Costa, Alain Kilajian, and Amina Kadyrzhanova 202

6.12 Sediment Problems in Hydropower Projects

Tom Jacobsen and Nikolaos Efthymiou 225

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6.13 Hydropower and Climate Change

Emmanuel Jjunju, Ånund Killingtveit, and Byman Hamududu 259

6.14 Hydropower in Cold Regions

Knut Alfredsen and Oddbjørn Bruland 284

6.15 Hydropower Development in China

Jiming Ma and Linmei Nie 300

6.16 Hydropower in Ethiopia

Mulugeta B Zelelew, Solomon B Gebre, and Kiflom B Wasihun 320

6.17 Hydropower Development in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges

Durga Prasad Sangroula, Hari Shankar Shrestha, and Pawan Kumar Bhattarai 341

6.18 Hydropower in Norway

Torodd Jensen, Kjell Erik Stensby, Haakon Thaulow, Tore Knutsen, Tor Gjermundsen, and Ånund Killingtveit 358

6.19 Potential and Development of Hydroelectric Power in Turkey

Ali ÜnalŞorman and Oğuz Türkyılmaz 390

6.20 Hydro Power in India

SP Sen, Balraj Joshi, and JS Bawa 405

6.21 Grand Inga as One of the Solutions for Africa Energy Deficit

Salomon Salumu Zahera and Musandji Fuamba 441

VOLUME 7

Geothermal Energy

7.01 Introduction to Volume on Geothermal Energy

Gudni Axelsson 1

7.02 Nature and Classification of Geothermal Resources

Benedikt Steingrímsson, Einar Gunnlaugsson, Kristján Saemundsson, and Gudni Axelsson 3

7.03 Geological Exploration for Geothermal Resources

Kristján Sæmundsson and Magnús Á. Sigurgeirsson 18

7.04 Geophysical Exploration Techniques

GylfiPáll Hersir, Egill Árni Guðnason, and Ólafur G Flóvenz 26

7.05 Geochemical Exploration Techniques

Halldór Ármannsson, Finnbogi Óskarsson, and Thráinn Fridriksson 80

7.06 The Physics of Geothermal Resources

Gudni Axelsson 98

7.07 Geothermal Resource Management During Utilization

Gudni Axelsson 132

7.08 Geothermal Power Plants

R DiPippo 146

7.09 Direct Heat Utilization of Geothermal Energy

John W Lund 177

7.10 Shallow Systems—Geothermal Heat Pumps

Ladislaus Rybach 197

7.11 Geothermal Utilization Statistics 2019

Aniko N Toth 220

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7.12 Geochemical Aspects of Geothermal Utilization

Halldór Ármannsson 235

7.13 Corrosion, Scaling and Material Selection in Geothermal Power Production

SN Karlsdottir 256

7.14 Financial Aspects of Geothermal Development and Utilization

H Kristjánsdóttir and Á. Margeirsson 278

7.15 Sustainable Geothermal Development

Brynhildur Davidsdottir and Gudni Axelsson 291

7.16 Carbon Capture and Storage in Geothermal Development

Sandra Ó. Snæbjörnsdóttir, Chiara Marieni, Martin Voigt, and Bergur Sigfússon 315

VOLUME 8

Ocean Energy

8.01 Introduction to Ocean Renewable Energy

Simon P Neill 1

8.02 Wave Energy: Resources and Technologies

Bryson Robertson 10

8.03 Ocean Current Energy

James VanZwieten and Yufei Tang 25

8.04 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)

Dan Grech and Max Campbell 40

8.05 Salinity Gradient Power

Tiree Withers and Simon P Neill 50

8.06 Tidal Range Energy

Athanasios Angeloudis, Lucas Mackie, and Matthew D Piggott 80

8.07 Tidal Stream Energy

Sophie L Ward 104

8.08 Ocean Renewable Energy Test Centers

V Martí Barclay, J Culina, and Simon P Neill 123

8.09 Measuring and Observing the Ocean Renewable Energy Resource

David Christie and Simon P Neill 149

8.10 Optimization of Marine Renewable Energy Systems

Matthew D Piggott, Stephan C Kramer, Simon W Funke, David M Culley, and Athanasios Angeloudis 176

8.11 Composites Towards Offshore Renewable System Needs

Narasimalu Srikanth 221

8.12 An Introduction to Fluid Structural Interaction for Tidal Turbine Design and Optimization

Allan Mason-Jones, Matthew Allmark, Tim O’Doherty, and Ceri E Morris 245

8.13 Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters

Zoë L Hutchison, Lilian Lieber, Raeanne G Miller, and Benjamin J Williamson 258

8.14 Social and Policy Aspects of Offshore Renewable Energy

Tavis Potts 291

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VOLUME 9

Environmental and Social Issues

9.01 Introduction to Environmental and Social Issues

Trevor M Letcher 1

9.02 Introduction to Environmental Aspects of Renewable Energy

Daniel A Vallero 9

9.03 Geo-Wedges: A Portfolio Approach to Geoengineering the Climate

Katharine Ricke and Juan Moreno-Cruz 14

9.04 Environmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy

Judith Wolf, Michela De Dominicis, Matt Lewis, Simon P Neill, Rory O’Hara Murray, Beth Scott,

Arianna Zampollo, James Chapman, and Morgane Declerck 25

9.05 Wind Farms and Solar PV Panels in the Landscape

Beatrice Dower 60

9.06 Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Energy Use

Katherine Mary Luketina 72

9.07 Environmental Issues Related to Bioenergy

Rufei Wei, Haiming Li, Yulong Chen, Yulin Hu, Hongming Long, Jiaxin Li, and Chunbao Charles Xu 92

9.08 Environmental Issues With Hydrogen Production

Sema Z Baykara, Halit Eren Figen, and Meltem Karaismailoglu 107

9.09 Environmental Analysis of Agrivoltaic Systems

Emily M Ott, Cody A Kabus, Benjamin D Baxter, Brooke Hannon, and Ilke Celik 127

9.10 The Environmental Benefits of Photovoltaic Systems: The Impact on the Environment in the

Production of Photovoltaic Systems: With a Focus on Metal Recovery

Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska 140

9.11 Environmental Issues and Social Issues With Renewable Energy

Sema Z Baykara, Halit Eren Figen, and Meltem Karaismailoglu 152

9.12 Weather, Climatic and Ecological Impacts of Onshore Wind Farms

Liming Zhou, Somnath Baidya Roy, and Geng Xia 165

9.13 Justice in Renewable Energy Transitions for Climate Mitigation

Ivo Wallimann-Helmer 189

9.14 Human Migration and Renewable Energy With a Focus on the Pacific Islands

Andrea C Simonelli 197

9.15 Ethics, Energy Transition, and Ecological Citizenship

Michel Bourban 204

9.16 Local Action on Global Warming and Renewable Energy

Edward Steane and Declan Clausen 221

9.17 Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Energy

Elias Martinez-Hernandez and Kok Siew Ng 234

9.18 Environmental Engineering Aspects of Renewable Energy

Daniel A Vallero 247

Subject Index 257







Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Second Edition, Nine Volume Set provides an overview of all renewable energy technologies. The book is written by leading scientists and engineers who have summarized and assessed the most important data, concepts and applications. The field of renewable energy is rapidly changing in light of the accelerating effects of climate change. 

In addition to extensive updating of the book's first edition, 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.




CONTENT OF ALL VOLUMES



Editor Biographies v

Contributors for All Volumes

vii

Preface xxiii

Content of All Volumes

xxvii

VOLUME 1

Solar Photovoltaic Energy

Introduction/History

1.01 Introduction to Photovoltaic Technology

Wilfried GJHM van Sark and Vasilis Fthenakis 1

1.02 Solar Photovoltaics: Living a Technology From Research Curiosity to Reality

Lawrence L Kazmerski 8

1.03 History of Photovoltaics

LA Lamont 34

1.04 Historical and Future Cost Dynamics of Photovoltaic Technology

Atse Louwen, Gregory F Nemet, Diana Husmann, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 50

Economics and Environment

1.05 Finance Mechanisms and Incentives for Off-Grid Photovoltaic Technologies in the Solar Belt

Magda Moner-Girona, Sandor Szabo, and Subhes Bhattacharyya 82

1.06 Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Life Cycles

VM Fthenakis and E Leccisi 114

1.07 Overview of the Global PV Industry

Arnulf Jäger-Waldau 130

1.08 Solar PV Self-Consumption

Gaëtan Masson, Francesca Tilli, and Luisa Calleri 144

1.09 Solar Electricity Integration and Storage Technologies

VM Fthenakis and M Raugei 160

Resource and Potential

1.10 Solar Radiation Resource: Measurement, Modeling, and Methods

CA Gueymard 176

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1.11 Solar Power Forecasts

Lennard Visser, Elke Lorenz, Detlev Heinemann, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 213

Principles of PV Conversion

1.12 Principles of Solar Energy Conversion

LC Hirst 234

1.13 Basics: Thermodynamics

Viorel Badescu 256

Commercial and Emerging Technologies

1.14 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells–State-of-the-Art and Future Developments

SW Glunz and R Preu 293

1.15 Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology

M Zeman and REI Schropp 325

1.16 Chalcopyrite Thin-Film Materials and Solar Cells

T Unold and CA Kaufmann 335

1.17 Thin Film Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics

Gang Xiong and Wyatt Metzger 362

1.18 The Promise of Perovskite Solar Cells

Fei Zhang, Joseph J Berry, and Kai Zhu 388

1.19 Plastic Solar Cells

L Sims, H-J Egelhaaf, JA Hauch, FR Kogler, and R Steim 405

1.20 Mesoporous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

A Hagfeldt, UB Cappel, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo, H Pettersson, and EA Gibson 447

1.21 Multiple Junction Solar Cells

M Yamaguchi 463

Enhanced Solar Harvesting Mechanisms

1.22 Application of Micro- and Nanotechnology in Photovoltaics

L Tsakalakos 481

1.23 Upconversion

TW Schmidt, MJY Tayebjee, and J Alves 499

1.24 Downconversion

MJY Tayebjee, J Alves, TW Schmidt, and G Conibeer 518

1.25 Down-Shifting of the Incident Light for Photovoltaic Applications

Y Jestin, S Chandra, B Cass, H Ahmed, and SJ McCormack 534

1.26 Luminescent Solar Concentrator

JC Goldschmidt and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 561

1.27 Thermophotovoltaics

J van der Heide and LM Fraas 582

1.28 The Intermediate Band Solar Cell

Elisa Antolín, Íñigo Ramiro, Antonio Martí, and Antonio Luque 599

1.29 Plasmonics for Photovoltaics

S Pillai and MA Green 627

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Applications

1.30 Design and Components of Photovoltaic Systems

Atse Louwen, David Moser, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 644

1.31 Grid Friendly Utility-Scale PV Plants

Mahesh Morjaria 662

1.32 Floating Photovoltaic Systems

Sara Golroodbari, Vasilis Fthenakis, and Wilfried GJHM van Sark 677

1.33 BIPV in Architecture and Urban Planning

Tjerk H Reijenga and Henk F Kaan 703

1.34 Product-Integrated Photovoltaics

Angèle HME Reinders, Wilfried GJHM van Sark, and Monika Freunek Müller 717

1.35 Very Large Photovoltaic Systems in Deserts

T Ehara, K Komoto, and P van der Vleuten 743

1.36 Concentration Photovoltaics

M Martinez, O de la Rubia, F Rubio, and P Banda 755

1.37 Solar Power Satellites

GA Landis 776

1.38 Performance Monitoring

N Pearsall and R Gottschalg 784

VOLUME 2

Wind Energy

2.01 Introduction to Wind Energy

John K Kaldellis 1

2.02 Wind Energy Contribution in the Planet Energy Balance and Future Prospects

John K Kaldellis and Despoina Boulogiorgou 13

2.03 History of Wind Power

DT Swift-Hook 45

2.04 Wind Energy Potential (Measurements, Evaluation, Forecasting)

Petros J Axaopoulos and Georgios T Tzanes 79

2.05 Wind Turbines: Evolution, Basic Principles, and Classifications

S Mathew and GS Philip 104

2.06 Energy Yield of Contemporary Wind Turbines

Dimitrios P Zafirakis 124

2.07 Aerodynamic Analysis of Wind Turbines

Jens N Sørensen 172

2.08 Mechanical-Dynamic Loads

Madjid Karimirad and Zhiyu Jiang 194

2.09 Wind Parks Design, Including Representative Case Studies

Dimitris Al Katsaprakakis and Dimitris G Christakis 226

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2.10 Electrical Parts, Control Systems and Power Electronics of Wind Turbines

GS Stavrakakis and A Pouliezos 279

2.11 Wind Turbine Reliability - Maintenance Strategies

Donatella Zappalá and Peter J Tavner 353

2.12 Testing, Standardization, Certification in Wind Energy

F Van Hulle 371

2.13 Design and Implementation of a Wind Power Project

T Wizelius 390

2.14 Offshore Wind Power Basics

M Dolores Esteban, José-Santos López-Gutiérrez, and Vicente Negro 430

2.15 Wind Energy Economics

David Milborrow 463

2.16 Wind Power Industry and Markets

Panagiotis Triantafyllou and John K Kaldellis 497

2.17 Financial Evaluation of Wind Parks

John K Kaldellis 567

2.18 Environmental Impacts of Wind Power

EmiliaΜ. Kondili 589

2.19 Social Acceptability of Wind Power Projects

John K Kaldellis and Despoina Boulogiorgou 628

2.20 Wind Power Integration

JA Carta, P Cabrera, and J González 644

2.21 Wind Energy Policy

Lena Kitzing, Catherine Mitchell, and Poul Erik Morthorst 721

2.22 Small Wind Turbines

David Wood 732

2.23 Wind-Based Stand-Alone Hybrid Energy Systems

Kavadias Kosmas and Triantafyllou Panagiotis 749

2.24 Special Wind Power Applications

E Kondili 794

2.25 Trends, Prospects and R&D Directions in Wind Turbine Technology

Peter Jamieson and Laurence Morgan 817

VOLUME 3

Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications

3.01 Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications—Introduction

Soteris A Kalogirou 1

3.02 The Solar Resource

Harry D Kambezidis 26

3.03 History of Solar Energy

VG Belessiotis and E Papanicolaou 118

3.04 Components| Low Temperature Stationary Collectors

YG Caouris 137

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3.05 Low Concentration Ratio Solar Collectors

Soteris A Kalogirou 183

3.06 High Concentration Solar Collectors

B Hoffschmidt, S Alexopoulos, J Göttsche, M Sauerborn, and O Kaufhold 198

3.07 Components. Thermal Energy Storage

Luisa F Cabeza 246

3.08 Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collectors

Yiannis Tripanagnostopoulos, Gan Huang, Kai Wang, and Christos N Markides 294

3.09 Solar Selective Coatings

P Yianoulis, M Giannouli, and Soteris A Kalogirou 346

3.10 Glazings and Coatings

G Leftheriotis and P Yianoulis 360

3.11 Modeling and Simulation of Passive and Active Solar Thermal Systems

Andreas Athienitis, Soteris A Kalogirou, Luis Candanedo, and Efstratios Rounis 402

3.12 Solar Hot Water Heating Systems

G Barone, A Buonomano, G Faninger, C Forzano, GF Giuzio, Soteris A Kalogirou, and A Palombo 463

3.13 Solar Space Heating and Cooling Systems

Soteris A Kalogirou and Georgios A Florides 501

3.14 Solar Powered (Thermally-Driven) Cooling Systems

Brian Agnew, Graeme G Maidment, and Qian Zi 532

3.15 Solar Assisted Heat Pumps

Dorota A Chwieduk and Bartosz W Chwieduk 553

3.16 Solar Desalination

Eftihia Tzen, Guillermo Zaragoza, and Diego-César Alarcón Padilla 590

3.17 Industrial and Agricultural Applications of Solar Heat

Brian Norton 638

3.18 Concentrating Solar Power

B Hoffschmidt, S Alexopoulos, C Rau, J Sattler, A Anthrakidis, C Boura, B O’Connor, RA Chico Caminos,

C Rendón, and P Hilger 670

3.19 Passive Solar Architecture

D Kolokotsa, M Santamouris, and Geun Young Yun 725

3.20 Urban Heat Island and Advanced Mitigation Technologies

J Feng, K Gao, S Garshasbi, T Karlessi, A Pyrgou, G Ranzi, M Santamouris, A Synnefa, and G Ulpiani 742

3.21 Solar PV Powered Heating and Cooling

Baiyang Zhao, Yong Li, and Ruzhu Wang 768

VOLUME 4

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology

4.01 Introduction to Hydrogen, Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells Science and Technology

Keith Scott 1

4.02 Current and Future Perspectives on Hydrogen and Fuelcells for Its Potential Application in

Portable; Stationary and Transportation Sectors

Piyush Kumar 29

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4.03 Hydrogen Economics and Policy

N Hughes and P Agnolucci 55

4.04 Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Standards

V Molkov 86

4.05 Hydrogen Storage: Compressed Gas

D Nash, D Aklil, E Johnson, R Gazey, and V Ortisi 119

4.06 Hydrogen Storage: Liquid and Chemical

P Chen 144

4.07 Alkaline Fuel Cells, Theory and Applications

TB Ferriday and PH Middleton 166

4.08 PEM Fuel Cells: Applications

Andrew L Dicks 232

4.09 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Theory and Application

T Leo 261

4.10 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Theory and Materials

A Tesfai and JTS Irvine 274

4.11 Biological and Microbial Fuel Cells

Da Li, SametŞahin, Paniz Izadi, Makarand Ghangrekar, Narcis M Duteanu, Benjamin Erable, Keith Scott,

and Eileen Hao Yu 290

4.12 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Transport Road, Rail, Air, and Sea

Seyed Ehsan Hosseini 317

4.13 H2and Fuel Cells as Controlled Renewables: FC Power Electronics

N Schofield 343

4.14 Future Perspective on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Piyush Kumar 379

4.15 Liquid Fueled Fuel Cells

Yang Li, Yichang Yan, and Shangfeng Du 399

4.16 Hybrid Energy Systems for Power of Sustainable Buildings. Case Study: A Renewable Energy

Based on-Site Green Electricity Production

Raluca-Andreea Felseghi, Andrei Bolboacă, Maria-Simona Răboaca, and Ioan Aşchilean 420

4.17 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

Amit C Bhosale, SR Suseendiran, R Ramya, Suman Roy Choudhury, and R Rengaswamy 437

4.18 Alkaline Electrolysers

Sergey A Grigoriev, Vladimir N Fateev, and Pierre Millet 459

4.19 Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Water Electrolysers—Current/Future Perspectives in

Electrolysers for Hydrogen

Mohamed Mamlouk 473

4.20 Techno-Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Electrolysis Systems

Jose M Yusta and Guillermo Matute 505

4.21 Current Status of Water Electrolysis for Energy Storage

Martin David and Carlos Ocampo-Martinez 533

4.22 Hydrogen to Methane—An Important Step in the Power-to-Gas Concept

Mihaela D Lazar, Maria Mihet, and Monica Dan 553

4.23 Hydrogen Production via Electroreforming

Flávio Colmati, Tarso Leandro Bastos, Fernando M de Amorim Lino, and José Joaquín Linares León 566

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VOLUME 5

Biomass and Biofuel Production

Global, Regional or National Perspectives

5.01 Bioenergy Policies Worldwide

Suani T Coelho, Danilo Perecin, Fernando Rei, Javier Farago Escobar, Rafael Costa Freiria, and Willian

Jun Kimura 1

5.02 Challenges and Opportunities for Growing Bioenergy Crops in the EU: Linking Support

Schemes With Sustainability Issues Towards Carbon Neutrality

Giuseppe Pulighe, Filiberto Altobelli, Guido Bonati, and Flavio Lupia 22

5.03 Regulatory and Economic Determinants of a Cleaner Biofuel Production: An Empirical Evidence

from Selected Producing Countries

Abdul Samad Abdul-Rahim and Azeem Oluwaseyi Zubair 34

5.04 Socioeconomic and Institutional Barriers for Accelerating Biogas Generation in Asia

Sakib Bin Amin, Foqoruddin Al Kabir, and Farhan Khan 59

Feedstocks and/or Production Processes

5.05 Biogas Resource Potential and Technical Exploitation

Marta Gandiglio and Andrea Lanzini 91

5.06 Bioethanol Production From Complex Biomass

Sean Michael Scully and Jóhann Örlygsson 126

5.07 The Potential of Vegetal Biomass for Biomolecules Production

FAF Antunes, TM Rocha, RR Philippini, SE Martiniano, CA Prado, E Mier-Alba, AF Hernandez-Perez,

FM Jofre, P Abdeshahian, DR Ribeaux, MJ Castro-Alonso, TR Balbino, KJ Dussán, DDV Da Silva, JP De

Souza, S Sanchez-Muñoz, R Reyes-Guzman, AP Ingle, MGA Felipe, JC Santos, and SS Da Silva 139

5.08 Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass for Biofuel Production

Souman Rudra and Madhawa Jayathilake 165

5.09 Alternative Bio-Refinery Products From Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste

Sanette Marx and Roelf J Venter 187

5.10 Biocatalysis for Cellulosic Alcohol and Biodiesel Preparation: Roles of (co-)Solvents

Hua Zhao 213

5.11 The Place of Biofuel in Sustainable Living; Prospects and Challenges

Ifeanyi Michael Smarte Anekwe, Lindiwe Khotseng, and Yusuf MakarfiIsa 226

5.12 Bioenergy and Valuables Recovery During Wastewater Treatment Using Bio-Electrochemical

Systems

Makarand Ghangrekar, Shreeniwas Sathe, and Swati Das 259

5.13 Renewable Biomass Wastes for Biohydrogen Production

Priscilla Yi Yun Cheonh, Jibrail Kansedo, John Sie Yon Lau, and Yie Hua Tan 273

Use or Applications

5.14 Industrial Applications of Steam Generated from Biomass

Esa K Vakkilainen 299

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5.15 Biomass Co-Firing With Carbon Capture

Dumitru Cebrucean and Ioana Ionel 330

5.16 Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Production, Use and Impact on Decarbonization

Solange I Mussatto, Ingrid Lopes Motta, Rubens Maciel Filho, Luuk van der Wielen, Rafael Capaz,

Joaquim Seabra, Patricia Osseweijer, John Posada, Marcelo de Freitas Gonçalves, Pedro Rodrigo Scorza, and

Giuliano Dragone 348

5.17 Biodiesel: Emissions and Control, Challenges, Potential and Prospects

Sumit Roy, Janie Ling-Chin, Thomas Bohl, Alessandro Giampieri, Andrew Smallbone, and Anthony

Paul Roskilly 372

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

5.18 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Algae Biofuels

Tom Bradley, Janie Ling-Chin, Daniel Maga, Lais Galileu Speranza, and Anthony Paul Roskilly 387

5.19 Quantitative Systematic Review of Life Cycle Assessment Studies of Woody Biomass as an

Energy Feedstock

Hangyong Lu and Ali El Hanandeh 405

VOLUME 6

Hydro Power

6.01 Hydropower Volume Introduction

Pravin Karki and Richard M Taylor 1

6.02 Hydropower Resources Assessment—Potential for Further Development

Ånund Killingtveit 14

6.03 Small Hydro

Arun Kumar 30

6.04 Planning Run-of-the-River Hydropower in Mountain Regions

Brian J. Glover 65

6.05 Optimization of Hydropower Operation

Juan I Pérez-Díaz, Michael Belsnes, and André L Diniz 84

6.06 Hydropower Reservoirs—Benefits and Challenges

Tor Haakon Bakken, Atle Harby, Stefan Liersch, and Hagen Koch 105

6.07 Underground Hydropower Plants

Krishna Kanta Panthi and Einar Broch 126

6.08 Pumped Storage Hydropower

Mike McWilliams 147

6.09 Hydropower in Evolving Electricity Markets

Atle Harby, Magnus Korpås, Audun Botterud, and Jan Pedersen 176

6.10 In Stream (Hydrokinetic) Power

RP Saini 186

6.11 Hydropower Sustainability Assessment

João Costa, Alain Kilajian, and Amina Kadyrzhanova 202

6.12 Sediment Problems in Hydropower Projects

Tom Jacobsen and Nikolaos Efthymiou 225

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6.13 Hydropower and Climate Change

Emmanuel Jjunju, Ånund Killingtveit, and Byman Hamududu 259

6.14 Hydropower in Cold Regions

Knut Alfredsen and Oddbjørn Bruland 284

6.15 Hydropower Development in China

Jiming Ma and Linmei Nie 300

6.16 Hydropower in Ethiopia

Mulugeta B Zelelew, Solomon B Gebre, and Kiflom B Wasihun 320

6.17 Hydropower Development in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges

Durga Prasad Sangroula, Hari Shankar Shrestha, and Pawan Kumar Bhattarai 341

6.18 Hydropower in Norway

Torodd Jensen, Kjell Erik Stensby, Haakon Thaulow, Tore Knutsen, Tor Gjermundsen, and Ånund Killingtveit 358

6.19 Potential and Development of Hydroelectric Power in Turkey

Ali ÜnalŞorman and Oğuz Türkyılmaz 390

6.20 Hydro Power in India

SP Sen, Balraj Joshi, and JS Bawa 405

6.21 Grand Inga as One of the Solutions for Africa Energy Deficit

Salomon Salumu Zahera and Musandji Fuamba 441

VOLUME 7

Geothermal Energy

7.01 Introduction to Volume on Geothermal Energy

Gudni Axelsson 1

7.02 Nature and Classification of Geothermal Resources

Benedikt Steingrímsson, Einar Gunnlaugsson, Kristján Saemundsson, and Gudni Axelsson 3

7.03 Geological Exploration for Geothermal Resources

Kristján Sæmundsson and Magnús Á. Sigurgeirsson 18

7.04 Geophysical Exploration Techniques

GylfiPáll Hersir, Egill Árni Guðnason, and Ólafur G Flóvenz 26

7.05 Geochemical Exploration Techniques

Halldór Ármannsson, Finnbogi Óskarsson, and Thráinn Fridriksson 80

7.06 The Physics of Geothermal Resources

Gudni Axelsson 98

7.07 Geothermal Resource Management During Utilization

Gudni Axelsson 132

7.08 Geothermal Power Plants

R DiPippo 146

7.09 Direct Heat Utilization of Geothermal Energy

John W Lund 177

7.10 Shallow Systems—Geothermal Heat Pumps

Ladislaus Rybach 197

7.11 Geothermal Utilization Statistics 2019

Aniko N Toth 220

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7.12 Geochemical Aspects of Geothermal Utilization

Halldór Ármannsson 235

7.13 Corrosion, Scaling and Material Selection in Geothermal Power Production

SN Karlsdottir 256

7.14 Financial Aspects of Geothermal Development and Utilization

H Kristjánsdóttir and Á. Margeirsson 278

7.15 Sustainable Geothermal Development

Brynhildur Davidsdottir and Gudni Axelsson 291

7.16 Carbon Capture and Storage in Geothermal Development

Sandra Ó. Snæbjörnsdóttir, Chiara Marieni, Martin Voigt, and Bergur Sigfússon 315

VOLUME 8

Ocean Energy

8.01 Introduction to Ocean Renewable Energy

Simon P Neill 1

8.02 Wave Energy: Resources and Technologies

Bryson Robertson 10

8.03 Ocean Current Energy

James VanZwieten and Yufei Tang 25

8.04 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)

Dan Grech and Max Campbell 40

8.05 Salinity Gradient Power

Tiree Withers and Simon P Neill 50

8.06 Tidal Range Energy

Athanasios Angeloudis, Lucas Mackie, and Matthew D Piggott 80

8.07 Tidal Stream Energy

Sophie L Ward 104

8.08 Ocean Renewable Energy Test Centers

V Martí Barclay, J Culina, and Simon P Neill 123

8.09 Measuring and Observing the Ocean Renewable Energy Resource

David Christie and Simon P Neill 149

8.10 Optimization of Marine Renewable Energy Systems

Matthew D Piggott, Stephan C Kramer, Simon W Funke, David M Culley, and Athanasios Angeloudis 176

8.11 Composites Towards Offshore Renewable System Needs

Narasimalu Srikanth 221

8.12 An Introduction to Fluid Structural Interaction for Tidal Turbine Design and Optimization

Allan Mason-Jones, Matthew Allmark, Tim O’Doherty, and Ceri E Morris 245

8.13 Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters

Zoë L Hutchison, Lilian Lieber, Raeanne G Miller, and Benjamin J Williamson 258

8.14 Social and Policy Aspects of Offshore Renewable Energy

Tavis Potts 291

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VOLUME 9

Environmental and Social Issues

9.01 Introduction to Environmental and Social Issues

Trevor M Letcher 1

9.02 Introduction to Environmental Aspects of Renewable Energy

Daniel A Vallero 9

9.03 Geo-Wedges: A Portfolio Approach to Geoengineering the Climate

Katharine Ricke and Juan Moreno-Cruz 14

9.04 Environmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy

Judith Wolf, Michela De Dominicis, Matt Lewis, Simon P Neill, Rory O’Hara Murray, Beth Scott,

Arianna Zampollo, James Chapman, and Morgane Declerck 25

9.05 Wind Farms and Solar PV Panels in the Landscape

Beatrice Dower 60

9.06 Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Energy Use

Katherine Mary Luketina 72

9.07 Environmental Issues Related to Bioenergy

Rufei Wei, Haiming Li, Yulong Chen, Yulin Hu, Hongming Long, Jiaxin Li, and Chunbao Charles Xu 92

9.08 Environmental Issues With Hydrogen Production

Sema Z Baykara, Halit Eren Figen, and Meltem Karaismailoglu 107

9.09 Environmental Analysis of Agrivoltaic Systems

Emily M Ott, Cody A Kabus, Benjamin D Baxter, Brooke Hannon, and Ilke Celik 127

9.10 The Environmental Benefits of Photovoltaic Systems: The Impact on the Environment in the

Production of Photovoltaic Systems: With a Focus on Metal Recovery

Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska 140

9.11 Environmental Issues and Social Issues With Renewable Energy

Sema Z Baykara, Halit Eren Figen, and Meltem Karaismailoglu 152

9.12 Weather, Climatic and Ecological Impacts of Onshore Wind Farms

Liming Zhou, Somnath Baidya Roy, and Geng Xia 165

9.13 Justice in Renewable Energy Transitions for Climate Mitigation

Ivo Wallimann-Helmer 189

9.14 Human Migration and Renewable Energy With a Focus on the Pacific Islands

Andrea C Simonelli 197

9.15 Ethics, Energy Transition, and Ecological Citizenship

Michel Bourban 204

9.16 Local Action on Global Warming and Renewable Energy

Edward Steane and Declan Clausen 221

9.17 Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Energy

Elias Martinez-Hernandez and Kok Siew Ng 234

9.18 Environmental Engineering Aspects of Renewable Energy

Daniel A Vallero 247

Subject Index 257






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