Renewable Energy Technologies

The Book “Renewable Energy Technologies” is an up-to-date textbook based on the latest syllabus provided by AICTE. The book begins with the present status of conventional and renewable energy availability and consumption in India and World. It then goes on discussing different types of renewable energy resources like solar PV and concentrated solar power, wind power generation, hydropower plants and biomass-based power plants. Other renewable energy sources such as tidal energy, wave energy, OTEC, geothermal energy, hydrogen energy and fuel cell are also introduced. Practical based on the chapter is also provided at the of every chapter.

Salient features:

• Content of the book aligned with the mapping course outcomes, programs and Units Outcomes.
• In the beginning of each unit learning outcomes are listed to make the student understand what is expected out of him/her after completing that unit.
• Book provides lots of recent information, interesting facts, QR code for E-resources, QR code for use of ICT, projects, group discussion etc.
• Student and teacher centric subject materials included in book with balanced and chronological manner.
• Figures, tables, and software screen shots are inserted to improve clarity of the topics.
• Apart from essential information a ‘know more’ section is also provided in each unit to extend the learning beyond syllabus.
• Short questions, objective questions and long answer exercises are given for practice of students after every chapter.
• Solved and unsolved problems including numerical examples are solved with systematic steps.