Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World (Sustainable World)
Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World (Sustainable World)
by Martin J. Pasqualetti (Author), Paul Gipe (Author), Robert W. Righter (Author)
Publisher: Academic Press | February 15, 2002 | ISBN: 0125463340 | Pages: 248 | PDF | 13 MB
...this book provides valuable perspective for renewable energy advocates especially thos involved in contentious initiatives like the Cape Wind project in Massachusetts. The recommendations in this book will help wind power developers and proponents win the public over.
-- Book Review Digest May 2004
"Wind Power in View makes stimulating reading and definitely should be considered by any persons interested in the connections between wind machines with the natural and cultural landscapes. - Windmillers Gazette, Autumn 2003
Addresses aesthetic concerns about the placement, number, and location of large wind turbines for electricity generation. Topics of the nine essays include the rural countryside as a metaphor for national identity in the United Kingdom, a soft -foil turbine as an alternative to the three-bladed Danish turbine, public participation during the planning process, the acceptance of wind turbines as part of the Danish cultural landscape, and design recommendations for minimizing visual impact of turbine towers.Book News, Inc.r, Portland, OR
'...the volume presents fascinating comparisons, parallels, and intersections among different wind-energy theories and practices, all of which are rewarding discoveries for the curious reader.'
--Book News, Inc.
'This book tackles the problem or grid-connected wind turbines and windfarms in a fair, analytical and multidisciplinary manner.'
--Wind Engineering -- Review
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Wind Energy Systems by Gary L. Johnson
Wind Energy Systems by Gary L. Johnson
Publisher: Prentice Hall | January 1985 | ISBN: 0139577548 | Pages: 360 | PDF | 7.38 MB
The wind is a free, clean, and inexhaustible energy source. It has served mankind well for many centuries by propelling ships and driving wind turbines to grind grain and pump water. Interest in wind power lagged, however, when cheap and plentiful petroleum products became available after World War II. The high capital costs and the uncertainty of the wind placed wind power at an economic disadvantage. Then in 1973, the Arab nations placed an embargo on petroleum. The days of cheap and plentiful petroleum were drawing to an end. People began to realize that the world’s oil supplies would not last forever and that remaining supplies should be conserved for the petrochemical industry. The use of oil as a boiler fuel, for example, would have to be eliminated. Other energy sources besides oil and natural gas must be developed.
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Renewable Energy, Third Edition by Bent Sorensen
Renewable Energy, Third Edition by Bent Sorensen
Publisher: Academic Press | 3 edition (July 30, 2004) | ISBN: 0126561532 | Pages: 952 | PDF | 18.08 MB
The present edition has been updated in a number of renewable energy technology areas (Chapter 4 and 5), where progress have been made over the recent years. New solar simulation studies have been added to Chapter 6, and market considerations have been included in the overview in Chapter 1, and in discussing industry liberalisation in Chapter 7. The remarks on advanced subjects made in the preface to the 2nd edition are still valid. A new growth area is fuel cells for stationary and mobile uses of hydrogen and other fuels. Only modest updates have been done in this area, as it is the subject of a new, companion book to be published about a year after this one (Sørensen: Hydrogen and fuel cells, Academic Press). Some older material has been omitted or tidied up, and manoeuvring through the book has been eased, both for reference and textbook uses.
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Handbook of Facility Assessment by James E. Piper
Handbook of Facility Assessment by James E. Piper
Publisher: Fairmont Press | March 1, 2004 | ISBN: 0824709322 | Pages: 452 | PDF | 1.86 MB
This practical guide is designed for facility and maintenance managers who are facing "repair or replace" decisions for their buildings. Filled with useful information and resources to aid in the decision process, this hands-on reference will show you how to accurately rate the condition of existing equipment and components, effectively assess your options, and avoid making costly mistakes. Detailed step-by-step instructions are provided, along with forms listing specific criteria identified for rating each building component.
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