Renewable Energy - Its Physics, Engineering, Use, Environmental Impacts, Economy And Planning Aspects.pdf

Renewable Energy
Its physics, engineering, use,
environmental impacts, economy
and planning aspects
Third Edition
Other books by the author:
Life-cycle analysis of energy systems (with Kuemmel and Nielsen). 1997
Blegdamsvej 17. 1989
Superstrenge. 1987
Fred og frihed. 1985
Fundamentals of Energy Storage (with Jensen). 1984
Energi for fremtiden (with Hvelplund, Illum, Jensen, Meyer and Nørgård).
1983
Energikriser og Udviklingsperspektiver (with Danielsen). 1983
Renewable Energy. First edition, 1979; Second edition 2000
Skitse til alternativ energiplan for Danmark (with Blegaa, Hvelplund,
Jensen, Josephsen, Linderoth, Meyer and Balling). 1976
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Renewable Energy
Its physics, engineering, use,
environmental impacts, economy
and planning aspects
Third Edition
Bent Sørensen
Roskilde University
Energy & Environment Group, Institute 2,
Universitetsvej 1, P O Box 260
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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ISBN 0-12-656150-8
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Sørensen, B.
Renewable energy.
1. Power resources
2. Renewable energy sources
I. Title
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PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION
Preface to third edition
The present edition has been updated in a number of renewabl