Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage [Hardcover]

Bent Sorensen (Sorensen) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 21, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0123742625 | ISBN-13: 978-0123742629 | Edition: 1

Scientist and engineers working in the field renewable energy must overcome the challenges of conversion, transmission and storage before it can replace more traditional power sources such as oil and gas. In this book, Bent Sorenson provides strategies for the efficient conversion, transmission and storage of all forms of renewable energy.

The book provides the reader with a complete background on how renewable energy is transformed into power and the best methods for transmitting and storing the energy produced. Specific to this book is a discussion of conversion processes and storage methods for: geothermal energy, biological and liquid fuels, wave energy, and photovoltaic. In addition the book will cover renewable energy conversions for powering small electrics, as well as battery applications for portable power, and energy bands in semiconductors.


*Energy conversion methods for all types of renewable energy
*Energy conversion and storage for small *Electronics portable power
*Battery applications for portable power
*Energy bands and semiconductors

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I think the major strengths are that the book is comprehensive in that it covers most, if not all, of the various renewable energy topics/processes, and the subject matter is timely

Bruce Miller, Associate Director at Penn State's Energy I

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (November 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123742625
• ISBN-13: 978-0123742629
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,467,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Get his Renewable Energy 3rd edition for less, or look elsewhere, November 17, 2007

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This review is from: Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage (Hardcover)

This is an extract of material from Sorensen's thick 3rd ed Renewable Energy (RE) which is $25 less new or $40 less used than this slim subset; quite a premium for portability. Renewable Energy is browseable at amazon if you want to see if his dry style appeals. The field needs a definitive book on storage of renewable energy, covering battery cells, flow batteries, super-capacitors, and fuel cells -- all very rapidly developing technologies. This pricey overview is not it.