Renewable Energy - Solar, Wind, and Hydro : Definitions, Applications and Developments

Renewable Energy - Volume 1: Solar, Wind, and Hydropower: Definitions, Developments, Applications, Case Studies, and Modelling and Simulation is a comprehensive resource for those wanting an authoritative volume on the significant aspects of these rapidly growing renewable technologies. Providing a structured approach to the emerging technologies and advances in the implementation of solar, wind and hydro energy, the book offers the most requested and desirable practical elements for the renewable industry. Sections cover definitions, applications, modeling and analysis through case study and example.

This coordinated approach allows for standalone, accessible, and functioning chapters dedicated to a particular energy source, giving researchers and engineers an important and unique consolidated source of information on all aspects of these state-of-the-art fields.

• Includes in-depth and up-to-date explanations for the latest developments in Solar, Wind and Hydropower
• Presents a uniquely, thematically arranged book with structured content that is easily accessible and usable
• Provides extensively illustrated and supported content, including multimedia components like short videos and slideshows for greater examples and case studies

Prof. Abdul Ghani Olabi is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He holds an M.Eng. and Ph.D. from Dublin City University and has worked at leading institutions across Europe. He founded the SEEP and MSSM international conferences and has acted as Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Comprehensive Green Materials and Encyclopedia of Smart Materials. Prof. Olabi’s research focuses on renewable energy and energy storage systems. His team has secured numerous patents in hydrogen production, advanced PEM fuel cells, and novel supercapacitors and batteries, contributing significantly to global sustainable energy advancements.