Nick Jenkins is Professor of Renewable Energy at Cardiff University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the IET and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Fully updated, this edition includes new chapters on energy storage, off-grid systems and microgrids; revised coverage of wind, hydro, photovoltaic, solar thermal, marine and bioenergy; and online exercises, datasets and solutions for instructors. Quantitative, accessible and ideal for senior and graduate students across all STEM backgrounds.
1. Energy in the modern world; 2. Wind energy; 3. Hydro power; 4. The solar energy resource; 5. Photovoltaic systems; 6. Solar thermal systems; 7. Marine energy; 8. Bioenergy; 9. Development and appraisal of renewable energy projects; 10. Electrical energy systems; 11. Storage of renewable energy; 12. Off-grid systems, microgrids and community energy systems; Tutorial I. Electrical engineering; Tutorial II. Heat transfer; Tutorial III. Simple behaviour of fluids; Index.