John Twidell and Tony Weir

First published 1986
by E&FN Spon Ltd
Second edition published 2006
by Taylor & Francis
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Taylor & Francis
270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.

Contents
1 Principles of renewable energy
2 Essentials of fluid dynamics
3 Heat transfer
4 Solar radiation
5 Solar water heating
6 Buildings and other solar thermal applications
7 Photovoltaic generation
8 Hydro-power
9 Power from the wind
10 The photosynthetic process
11 Biomass and biofuels
12 Wave power
13 Tidal power
14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
15 Geothermal energy
16 Energy systems, storage and transmission
17 Institutional and economic factors