Alternative energy sources [electronic resource] /
Efstathios E. (Stathis) Michaelides.
- Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2012.
- xvii, 459 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Green energy and technology, 1865-3529 .
- Green energy and technology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Energy demand and supply -- 2. Environmental and ecological effects of energy production and consumption -- 3. Fundamentals of energy conversion -- 4. Introduction to nuclear energy -- 5. Nuclear power plants -- 6. Fusion energy -- 7. Solar energy -- 8. Wind power -- 9. Geothermal energy -- 10. Biomass -- 11. Power from the water -- 12, Energy storage -- 13. Energy conservation and efficiency -- 14. Economics of energy projects.