Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions

Introduction to Renewable Energy Conversions examines all the major renewable energy conversion technologies and provides step-by-step procedures for readers to formulate renewable energy resource assessments and design appropriate renewable energy systems and strategies.

After covering the core renewable resources, this book also delves into tidal, wave, ocean thermal, piezoelectrics, cold fusion, and gravitational field energy. The new edition features extended discussions on the circular economy with newer concepts such as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), carbon footprint (CF), and carbon intensity (CI) of fuels. It includes over 490 end-of-chapter problems and real-world scenarios and case studies, featuring solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, hydraulic rams, and wind power.

Upper-level undergraduate engineering and science students taking courses in Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, Energy Conversion, and Sustainability will find this book a valuable resource.

Instructors will be able to access a Solutions Manual, Lecture Slides, Case Studies and Solutions, and a suggested syllabus with lab exercises.

The eBook+ includes popup definitions and figures, audio overviews of each chapter, and video instructions and Excel templates for case studies.

Sergio C. Capareda is a Professor and a Faculty Fellow at Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas. He is also an active member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. He holds a PhD degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from TAMU, USA. From 2000 to 2003, he served as director of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and program manager of the Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (now BIOMECH, Center of Agri-fisheries and Biosystems Mechanization), a United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr. Capareda was appointed faculty at TAMU in 2005, where he developed and established the BioEnergy Testing and Analysis Laboratory. Dr. Capareda is the author of Introduction to Biomass Energy Conversions (2023) and has authored or co-authored more than 132 refereed journal publications and four book chapters.