Renewable Energy Technologies
L.A. Kristoferson, V Bokalders
A detailed survey of the main areas of bio-energy and biomass, solar energy and hydro, wind and water power. The authors address the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energies, their appropriateness, and their socio-economic implications.
Published: 1991
Pages: 344
eBook: 9781780445762
Paperback: 9781853390883
| CONTENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFACE TO NEW EDITION vi | |||
| PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii | |||
| INTRODUCTION ix | |||
| ABSTRACTS xlli | |||
| Section I BIONENERGY: PRODUCTION, CONVERSION, UTILIZATION | |||
| Chapter 1 Fuelwood: Forestry & Agroforestry 3 | |||
| Chapter 2 Energy Crops 23 | |||
| Chapter 3 Agricultural Residues and Organic Wastes 28 | |||
| Chapter 4 Peat 36 | |||
| Chapter 5 Briquetting of Biomass 45 | |||
| Chapter 6 Charcoal Production 55 | |||
| Chapter 7 Wood and Charcoal Stoves 71 | |||
| Chapter 8 Biomasss Combustion in Small-scale Industry 92 | |||
| Chapter 9 Biogas 104 | |||
| Chapter 10 Draught Animal Power 119 | |||
| Section II BIOMASS ENGINES AND BIOMASS ENGINE FUELS | |||
| Chapter 11 Production of Biomass Engine Fuels 135 | |||
| - Solid Fuels 139 | |||
| - Ethanol 141 | |||
| - Methanol 143 | |||
| - Vegetable oils 150 | |||
| Chapter 12 Biomass Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines 154 | |||
| - Alcohol fuels (ethanol & methanol) 155 | |||
| - Vegetable oils 157 | |||
| - Producer gas 158 | |||
| Chapter 13 External Combustion Engines and use of Biomass Fuels 168 | |||
| - Steam engines and steam turbines 168 | |||
| - Stirling engines 174 | |||
| Chapter 14 Comparison & Selection of Biomass Engines 179 | |||
| SECTION III SOLAR ENERGY | |||
| Chapter 15 Solar Water Heating | |||
| Chapter 16 Photovoltaics | |||
| Chapter 17 Advanced Solar Heating Systems | |||
| Chapter 18 Solar Water Distillation | |||
| Chapter 19 Solar Driers | |||
| Chapter 20 Solar Cookers | |||
| Chapter 21 Passive Heating & Cooling of Buildings | |||
| SECTION IV HYDRO, WIND AND WATER POWER | |||
| Chapter 22 Small-scale Hydropower | |||
| Chapter 23 Ocean Power: Tidal, Wave & OTEC | |||
| Chapter 24 Wind Power | |||
| Chapter 25 Water Pumping: An Overview | |||
| Chapter 26 Wind Pumps | |||
| Chapter 27 Hand Pumps | |||
| Appendices | |||
| Appendix 1 List of Abbrevations, Units and Acronyms | |||
| Appendix 2 Conversion Tables | |||
| Appendix 3 List of Background Reports Commissioned | |||
| by the Beijer Institute |
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