LibGuides: Sustainability Resources for Faculty and Students: Energy

eBooks

Alternative Energy in Power Electronics by Muhammad H. Rashid (Editor)
ISBN: 0124167144
Publication Date: 2014-09-30
This new resource is a practical overview of designing, testing and troubleshooting power electronics in alternative energy systems, providing you with the most important information on how power electronics components such as inverters, controllers and batteries can play a pivotal role in the successful implementation of green energy solutions for both stand-alone and grid-connected applications.
Alternative Fuels by Michael Frank Hordeski
ISBN: 9788770223065
Publication Date: 2020-11-26
This book covers new hydrogen developments in technology, oil supplies and new drilling techniques, latest information on hydrogen highway projects, breakthroughs in fuel cell technology and ultra low emissions in transportation, the latest statistics on emerging oil markets, energy reserves, and carbon dioxide increases.
Conventional and Alternative Power Generation by Neil Packer; Tarik Al-Shemmeri
ISBN: 9781119479406
Publication Date: 2018-06-22
This book introduces the many recent innovations on the production of electricity and the way they play a major role in combating global warming and improving the efficiency of generation.
Cutting-Edge Technologies for Renewable Energy Production and Storage by Prussi, Matteo
ISBN: 9783039360000
Publication Date: 2020
This book includes contributions on the energy conversion technologies and use, energy storage, technologies integration, e-fuels, and pilot and large-scale applications.
Electrochemical Energy Storage for Renewable Sources and Grid Balancing by Patrick T. Moseley (Editor); Jürgen Garche (Editor)
ISBN: 0444626166
Publication Date: 2014-10-23
Electrochemical battery storage systems are the major technologies for decentralized storage systems and hydrogen is the only solution for long-term storage systems to provide energy during extended periods of low wind speeds or solar insolation. Future electricity grid design has to include storage systems as a major component for grid stability and for security of supply.
Energy and Society by Harold H. Schobert
ISBN: 1138422983
Publication Date: 2017-07-27
This book offers simple updates regarding the last decade in areas including global climate change, oil prices, renewable and alternative fuels, and diversion of civil nuclear energy programs into nuclear weapons proliferation. It covers the development of energy technology from the time of early humans through antiquity, medieval times, and the Industrial Revolution. It also addresses the development of nuclear energy, energy supply and demand, geopolitics of energy, and the various environmental issues associated with energy use.
Energy for Sustainability, Second Edition by John Randolph; Gilbert M. Masters
ISBN: 1610918215
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Drawing on a combined 80 years of teaching experience, John Randolph and Gilbert Masters take a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. Energy for Sustainability can help techies and policymakers alike understand the mechanisms required to enable conversion to energy that is clean, affordable, and secure.
Energy for the 21st Century by Roy Nersesian
ISBN: 9780765624123
Publication Date: 2010-03-15
A compendium of current knowledge about conventional and alternative sources of energy. There are also online instructor materials for those professors who adopt the book for classroom use.
Fundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy by Simon P. Neill; M. Reza Hashemi
ISBN: 9780128104491
Publication Date: 2018-06-20
Fundamentals of Ocean Renewable Energy: Generating Electricity from the Sea presents the basic concepts of mechanics and introduces the various technical aspects of ocean renewable energy. Explores the most widely adopted conversion technologies, including tidal, wave, offshore wind, ocean thermal and currents.
Renewable Energy by Bent Sørensen
ISBN: 0128026103
Publication Date: 2017-06-06
Sørensen presents his audience with updated data about renewables market penetration, current insights on climate change, the most recent available technology for renewable energy conversion, transmission and storage, and revised planning scenarios and the future outlook. Covers the underlying physics and engineering of energy sources and conversion processes, including methodologies, models, and analysis
Renewable Energy by Bruce Usher
ISBN: 9780231547529
Publication Date: 2019-01-14
This book is a primer for readers of all levels on the coming energy transition and its global consequences. Bruce Usher provides a concise yet comprehensive explanation for the growth in wind and solar energy; the trajectory of the transition from fossil fuels to renewables; and the implications for industries, countries, and the climate.
Renewable Motor Fuels by Arthur M. Brownstein
ISBN: 0128010134
Publication Date: 2014-10-07
Renewable Motor Fuels: The Past, the Present and the Uncertain Future presents an opportunity to gain an insightful understanding of all the key aspects of alternative automotive fuels in one book. Author Arthur Brownstein describes various sources of renewable motor fuels (including ethanol, algae, isobutanol, natural gas, and battery power) and their production processes, specific properties, and economic advantages/disadvantages.
Sustainable Power Technologies and Infrastructure by Galen J. Suppes; Truman S. Storvick
ISBN: 0128039094
Publication Date: 2015-10-01
The book addresses current questions in this area, such as: "Is there enough biomass to make a difference in energy needs? Should biomass be used in Energy Generation?"; "How mature is battery technology? Will it finally become cost effective, and will it make a significant difference this next decade?"; "How big a role will small and modular nuclear power generation play in the coming decades?"; "What will be the influence of national tax policies?".
Thank You Fossil Fuels and Good Night by Gregory Meehan
ISBN: 1607815397
Publication Date: 2017-03-31
Employing a global perspective and detailed analysis, this book provides recommendations on policies and strategies to make a smooth and wholesale; transition to renewables before the continued use of fossil fuels becomes economically and socially disruptive.
Wind and Solar Based Energy Systems for Communities by Rupp Carriveau (Editor); David S. -K. Ting (Editor)
ISBN: 1785615440
Publication Date: 2018-05-09
This book provides an overview of existing and emerging community energy technologies.

Open Education Resources (OERs) & Open Access (OA)

Advanced Energy Storage Technologies and Their Applications (AESA) (MERLOT), licensed under CC BY NC-ND.

Advances In Hydrogen Generation Technologies (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Alcohol Fuels (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Alternative Fuels (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Application of Solar Energy (MERLOT) (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Bioethanol: Science and technology of fuel alcohol (MERLOT) *NOTE: Free for students. Others can read free for 30 days. Join for $5.99 per month.

Biofuels (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Biogas (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Biomass for Bioenergy (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Biorefinery Concepts, Energy and Products (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Bioeconomy (MERLOT), licensed under CC BY .

Direct Energy Conversion (MERLOT), licensed under CC BY NC.

Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Lighting (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Energy Management for Sustainable Development (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Forest Biomass (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Sustainable Energy (MERLOT) open textbook.

Sustainable Energy: Can Water be the Future Fuel? (OER Commons) lecture licensed under CC BY NC SA.

Wind Power (IntechOpen) open textbook.

Wind Turbines (MERLOT) open textbook..

Web Resources

Alternative Fuels Data Center

Extensive information on alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them. Includes Alternative Fuels Comparison Chart. From the U.S. Department of Energy.

American Wind Energy Association

Includes links to annual market reports.

California Energy Commission

Find regulations, data, reports.

DOE (Department of Energy) Data Explorer

Find DOE-funded, publicly available, scientific data submitted by data centers, repositories, and other organizations funded by the Department.

DOE Renewable Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy site promotes governmental green initiatives.

EnergyData.Info

Open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics that are relevant to the energy sector.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Information from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Energy Technology Data Exchange World Energy Base (ETDEWEB)

ETDE's Energy Database is the largest collection of energy research and technology literature in the world.

Global Solar Atlas

Produced by the World Bank

Global Wind Atlas

Produced by the World Bank

Global Wind Energy Council

International trade association for the wind power industry. Publishes market intelligence and reports, including the Annual Global Wind Report.

IEA CO₂ Emissions from Fuel Combustion Statistics

Database from the OECD iLibrary.

International Energy Agency

Organization focused on energy security. Find policies, analyses, data.

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Statistics on renewable energy capacity, power generation, and renewable energy balances.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Find reports as well as NREL-developed data sets, maps, models, and tools used for the analysis of energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Oak Ridge National Lab - Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate

Research and development - "translating science into solutions for the most critical problems facing society at the nexus of energy, environment, and security."

OpenEI

Wiki where users can view, edit, add, and download crowdsourced data with the goal of providing the most current information needed to make informed decisions on energy, market investment, and technology development.

OSTI.GOV

Search tool for DOE science, technology, and engineering research and development results. Makes discoverable over 70 years of research results from DOE and its predecessor agencies.

OurEnergyPolicy

Resource hub for energy policy issues across sectors and viewpoints - includes headlines, online library, events, and more.

SolarPower Guide

Resources about renewable energy for young sustainability advocates.

World Energy Outlook

The International Energy Agency’s annual energy projections. In the OECD iLibrary (UCB access only).

UN Energy Statistics Database

Comprehensive energy statistics on the production, trade, conversion and final consumption of primary and secondary; conventional and non-conventional; and new and renewable sources of energy.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

An independent / impartial organization that provides a wide range of information and data products covering energy production, stocks, demand, imports, exports, and prices; and prepares analyses and special reports. Open data plus tools like an API and embeddable charts.