1st Edition
Renewable Energy Sources Watt Committee: report number 22
Presents and analyses the sources of renewable energy, including advantages and disadvantages, projects implemented internationally, cost and environmental implications, and the benefits of system integration.
Members of The Watt Committee on Energy Working Group on Renewable Energy Sources
Foreword
G.K.C.PARDOE
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT
Introduction and summary
The place of renewable energy as an energy source
R.SCHNEIDER
PART 2: TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
Tidal energy
Wave energy
Wind energy
Small scale hydro-electric energy
Geothermal energy
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
Solar thermal technologies and photovoltaics
Biofuels
PART 3: SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
Environment
Integration of renewable energy sources in electrical power systems
Economics of renewable energy sources
The Watt Committee on Energy: Objectives, Historical Background and Current Programme
Member Institutions of The Watt Committee on Energy
Watt Committee Reports
Biography
M.A. Laughton