Renewable Energy Sources and their Emerging Technologies is a subject which is becoming increasingly important and popular, worldwide. This book, now in its second edition, provides the basic principles, systems of conversion and transfer of energy, economic viability and environmental impact of each of the renewable energy sources and technologies. This new edition includes two new chapters: Hybrid systems, and Environment, Energy and Global Climate Change as well as a new section on Distributed Energy System and Dispersed Generation that introduce contemporary practices in renewable technologies. Besides this, topics on smart grid and grid system in India, remote village electrification with renewable energy sources, and Indian Electricity Act, 2003, which supports exploration of renewable energy, are added in the appendices.
This text is intended for undergraduate students of electrical, mechanical and civil engineering disciplines. It will be also useful for all higher-level courses in energy programmes and multi-disciplinary postgraduate courses in science and engineering.