Renewable energy : a first course / Robert Ehrlich, Harold A. Geller.

CONTENTS
1. Introduction
1.1 Why another book on energy
1.2 Why is energy so important to society ?
1.3 Exactly what is energy?
1.4 Might there be some new forms of energy not yet known ?
1.5 What are the units Energy ?
etc

2. Fossil fuels
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Coal
2.3 Petroleum and natural gas
2.4 Summary

3. Nuclear power : Basic science
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Early years
3.3 Discovery of the atomic nucleus
3.4 Mathematical details of the Rutherford scattering experiments
3.5 Composition and structure
etc

4. Nuclear power : Technology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Early history
4.3 Critical mass
4.4 Nuclear weapon and nuclear proliferation
4.5 World's first nuclear reactor
etc

5. Biofuels
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Photosystems
5.3 Biofuel classification
5.4 Other uses of biofuels and social environmental impact
5.5 Artificial photosynthesis
5.6 Summary

6. Geothermal energy
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Geophysics of the earth's interior
6.3 Thermal gradient
6.4 Characterisation and relative energy
6.5 Geothermal electricity power plants
etc

7. Wind power
7.1 Introduction and historical uses
7.2 Wind characteristics and resources
7.3 Power transfer to a turbine
7.4 Turbine types and terms
7.5 Controlling and Optimising wind turbine performance
etc

8. Hydropower
8.1 Introduction to hydropower
8.2 Wave, Tidal and Ocean thermal power resources
8.3 Introduction to Tidal power
8.4 Ocean thermal Energy conversion
8.5 Social and environmental impact
8.6 Summary

9. Solar radiation and earth's climate
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Electromagnetic radiant
9.3 Types of spectra
9.4 Apparent motion of the sun in the sky
9.5 Availability of solar radiation on earth
etc

10. Solar thermal
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Solar water heating systems
10.3 Flat plate collections
10.4 Evacuation collection
10.5 Collector and system efficiency
etc

11. Photovoltaics
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Conductors, insulators
11.3 Increasing the conductivity of semiconductors through doping
11.4 Pn Junction
11.5 Generic photovoltaic cell
etc

12. Energy conservation and efficiency
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Factors besides efficiency
12.3 Lowest of the low hanging fruit

13. Energy storage and transmission
13.1 Energy storage
13.2 Energy transmission

14. Climate and energy : Policy, Politics and public opinion
14.1 How important are international agreements
14.2 What are the top three GHG emitters doing
14.3 How much time does the world have to move away from flossil fuels
14.4 How has public opinions evolved
14.5 Best way forward
15.6 Summary

15. Data analytics and risk assessment : An overview
15.1 Probabilities
15.2 Data analytic concepts
15.3 Failures and reliability
15.4 From simple systems to event and fault tree analyses
15.5 Concepts of risk
etc

16. Dynamics of population : An overview
16.1 Modeling population Dynamics
16.2 US population dynamics and Energy consumption
16.3 World population dynamics an energy consumption
16.4 Human population projection methodologies
16.5 Summary

Index : p485 - 490