000			01272nam a2200157Ia 4500
020			_a8179930939
082			_a333.79 _bKIS
100			_aKishore, V. V. N. Ed.
245			_aRenewable energy engineering and technology : a knowledge compendium
260			_aIndia _bTERI Press _c2008
300			_axxii,925p.
500			_aContents Foreword vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii Contributors xv 1 Energy and development: concerns of the current millennium 1 2 Renewable energy utilization: desirability, feasibility, and the niches 13 3 Review of basic scientific and engineering principles 19 4 The solar energy resource 181 5 Solar photovoltaic technology 239 6 Solar thermal engineering 329 7 Elements of passive solar architecture 399 8 Wind energy resources 445 9 Introduction to wind turbine technology 503 10 Small hydro: resource and technology 541 11 Geothermal energy, tidal energy, wave energy, and ocean thermal energy 593 12 Bio-energy resources 625 13 Thermochemical conversion of biomass 705 14 Biochemical methods of conversion 795 15 Liquid fuels from biomass: fundamentals, process chemistry, and technologies 857 Index 919
890			_aIndia
891			_aSchool of Building Science & Technology, CEPT Uni.
999			_c28321 _d28321
650			_aBusiness enterprises--Finance _aRenewable energy sources _aRenewable energy sources--Technological innovations
650			_aIndustrial development
650			_aHuman geography