Renewable Energy Resources [Hardcover]

John Twidell (Author), Tony Weir (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0419253203 | ISBN-13: 978-0419253204 | Edition: 2

Retaining the successful format of the first edition and building on its solid grounding in the principles of renewable energy resources, this second edition has been revised in line with the latest advances in the field to include new technologies and an assessment of their impact. Considering each technology in depth from both scientific and environmental perspectives, it covers solar energy, photovoltaic, wind, wave, tidal and hydro power, biofuels, geothermals and more, as well as featuring a new chapter on institutional factors, including economics. In addition, extra worked problems and case studies are also provided to help readers put theory into practice.

Reading and web-based material for further study is indicated after each chapter, making this text ideal, not only for practitioners, but also for students on multi-disciplinary masters degrees in science and engineering as well specialist modules in science and engineering first degrees.

Editorial Reviews

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'Twidell and Weir are masters of their subject and join the ranks of acomplished authors who have made a powerful contribution to the field. Renewable Energy Resources is a superb reference work.' - Paul Gipe, www.wind-works.org

'It's ideal for student use - authoritative, compact and comprehensive, with plenty of references out to more detailed texts ... a very valuable book.' - Professor Dave Elliott of the Open University, UK, in Renew 162 2006

'What we need to combat climate change is a stream of students and graduates with the knowledge they can gain from this book ... suitable not only for engineering students but also for policy-makers and all those concerned with energy and the environment.' - Corin Millais (CEO Climate Institute)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (December 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0419253203
• ISBN-13: 978-0419253204
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,634,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Look forward to the updated edition, December 31, 2011

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Eddie (Duluth, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renewable Energy Resources (Hardcover)

Professor Twidell is a gifted author, writer, teacher and speaker. As a former pre-doctoral student of Dr. Twidell at Strathclyde, I greatly enjoyed his First Edition and now look forward to seeing the updated edition in the near future.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly edited, unclear, February 1, 2010

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ES - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renewable Energy Resources (Paperback)

This book, though knowledgeable, is convoluted. It reads relatively well for a textbook, but the exercises are horrendous. Problems worked out in the text are often split up into different sections of a single or multiple chapters. As for the end-of-chapter problems, the answers are not given in the back; instead, "hints" are offered (a significant portion are incorrect).

Perhaps this book would be helpful if you ignore the mathematics.
I have poured over this text for hours and left frustrated.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good... not outstanding, February 8, 2009

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Penny Gilford "Pen" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renewable Energy Resources (Paperback)

I am using this for an online course in renewable energy resources. So far, the book seems to give a good engineering perspective on renewables. One complaint is the questions given at the end of the chapters are often vague and tough to manage.