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Chapters: Geothermal Power in Denmark, Wave Farms in Denmark, Wind Power in Denmark, Vestas, Wave Dragon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wind power provided 19.7 percent of electricity production and 24.1% of capacity in Denmark in 2007, a significantly higher proportion than in any other country. Denmark was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s, and today almost half of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas. Middelgrunden offshore wind park As concerns over global warming grew in the 1980s, Denmark found itself with relatively high carbon dioxide emissions per capita, primarily due to the coal-fired electrical power plants that had become the norm after the 1973 and 1979 energy crises of the 1970s. Renewable energy became the natural choice for Denmark, decreasing both dependence on other countries for energy and global warming pollution. Denmark adopted a target of cutting carbon emissions by 22% from 1988 levels by 2005. In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants. In the process the Danish grassroots movement had a substantial role. The Danish Anti-nuclear Movement's (OOA) smiling-sun logo "Nuclear Power, No Thanks" spread world wide, and the renewable alternatives were promoted by the Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE). Denmark has relatively modest average wind speeds in the range of 4.95.6 metres a second measured at 10 m height. Onshore wind resources are highest in the Western part of the country, and on the Eastern islands with coastlines facing South or West. The country has very large offshore wind resources, and large areas of sea territory with a shallow water dep...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10454397 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Watch, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 457 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Geothermal could power millions of U.S. homes, Study says.(EYE ON EARTH)
Author: Alana Herro
Publication: World Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 20Issue: 3Page: 7(1)

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The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy. This form of energy, known as geothermal energy has been utilized throughout human history in the form of hot water from hot springs. Modern utilization of geothermal energy includes direct use of the heat and its conversion to other forms of energy, mainly electricity. Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy and its use is associated with very little or no CO2-emissions and its importance as an energy source has greatly increased as the effects of climate change become more prominent. Because of its inexhaustibility it is obvious that utilization of geothermal energy will become a cornerstone of future energy supplies. The exploration of geothermal resources has become an important topic of study as geology and earth science students prepare to meet the demands of a rapidly growing industry, which involves an increasing number professionals and public institutions participating in geothermal energy related projects. This book meets the demands of both groups of readers, students and professionals.Geothermal Energy and its utilization is systematically presented and contains the necessary technical information needed for developing and understanding geothermal energy projects. It presents basic knowledge on the Earth's thermal regime and its geothermal energy resources, the types of geothermal energy used as well as its future potential and the perspectives of the industry. Specific chapters of the book deal with borehole heat exchangers and with the direct use of groundwater and thermal water in hydrogeothermal systems. A central topic are Enhanced Geothermal Systems (hot-dry-rock systems), a key technology for energy supply in the near future. Pre-drilling site investigations, drilling technology, well logging and hydraulic test programs are important subjects related to the exploration phase of developing Geothermal Energy sites. The chemical composition of the natural waters used as a heat transport medium in geothermal systems can be used as an exploration tool, but chemistry is also important during operation of a geothermal power plant because of potential scale formation and corrosion of pipes and installations, which needs to be prevented.Graduate students and professionals will find in depth information on Geothermal Energy, its exploration and utilization. ... Read more

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*Introduces basic theory and reviews a wide variety of available heat pump models
*Will put any installer, engineer or architect in the position to design, select and install a domestic geothermal heat pump system

Geothermal Heat Pumps is the most comprehensive guide to the selection, design and installation of geothermal heat pumps available. This leading manual presents the most recent information and market developments in order to put any installer, engineer or architect in the position to design, select and install a domestic geothermal heat pump system. Internationally respected expert Karl Ochsner presents the reasons to use heat pumps, introduces basic theory and reviews the wide variety of available heat pump models. Expertly reviewed and adapted for the most geographically broad application possible, the book offers the reader valuable tips for planning and system control using data, graphics and tables from a growing and innovative market.
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Customer Reviews (6)

What a waste of money!!
Do not buy this book!! This book does not offer any valuable information beyond that what can be found with a 15min Google search. There are no design formulas and no valuable engineering information! If it would cost 10Euros I could maybe pay for it, but again I would not use it. It is near the top of my list with the worst books EVER!
* I am sad that I cannot rank it with negative stars, since it is consuming time without giving information!

useless book
this is actually one of the books that i really regret buying it, and this is rare to happen. it is a book you read through and you see no point and you learn nothing. the level of information included can be easily found on the internet with a simple search. Free materials found on retscreen for example is much more valuable than this.

Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Guide for Planning and Installing
I pre-ordered this book before it came out and waited for almost 1 year past the print date to get it. I was very disappointed.If you have any knowledge of geothermal it is not for you.I returned the book immediately.

Geothermal Heat Pumps - unfortunately all written in METRIC.
I had been looking for a good reference book on geothermal heat pumps, where you can extract "heat" from the earth to heat your home. It's based on the same principal as refrigeration. Plastic water pipes are buried under the frost line (6-8 ft. down). An antifreeze solution is circulated thru the pipes back to the basement where a refrigeration unit extracts "heat" (BTUs) from the fluid.The geothermal unit puts it into the home either as hot water or hot air.Hot water can be fed thru heat exchangers like radiators & radiant heated floors.Or hot air can be used in the house through a conventional system of ductwork.The same system can do the reverse process in the summer, and cool the home.

For every dollar of electricity you use to run the goethermal unit, your return in BTUs (heat) is 4x (400%) the energy you put into it.The U.S. government will give homeowners a 30% tax credit for any installations that are "water-to-air" systems, installed beginning 1-1-09.Another method is to use a private well, pump water from it at 50 F. into the refrigeration unit, extract "heat" from it, and return the same water back to the well at 42 F.The chilled water is piped down to the bottom of say a 600 ft. well, and the pump picks up the water at 50 ft. from the surface.So the chilled water has 1150 feet to move before it is picked up again by the pump.By the time it reaches the pump it has heated up to 50 F. and the cycle runs continuously.This book is very informative, but at $95. priced too high I feel, and unfortunately is written all in metric dimensions, metric formulas, metric heat concepts, so was impractical to apply to use in the United States. If the Border's Bookstore had included that vital "METRIC throughout"comment in their review I would not have bought it.There isn't much out on geothermal, so I ended up doing all of my research on the Internet.We're installing a geothermal unit in our new home this summer.You can buy it on Amazon.com for $77.59 if you speak METRIC. Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Guide for Planning and Installing

Excellent Broad Coverage of Geothermal Technical Issues
I have been installing Water Furnace heat pumps for the past eight years.When attending a software training class for integrated systems with geothermal, I found this book at the company.While the author does present his own products as the primary references for systems, the concepts and application are very well explained.From experience, the information is accurate and leading edge.Not just theory, but practical applications from working in with the technology for decades. While the theory may be beyond the DIY installer of geothermal (which I would not recommend anyway), it is accurate and highly relevant to the field today. In the unlikely event that you wish to move heat from the barnyard to the house, I found fascinating (and true, I kid not), charts of how many BTUs per cow you can get in energy output for thermal collectors located in the stable.

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Geothermal waters, hot enough to provide direct heating, areavailable in many parts of the world. Some are exploited already butmany more are only now being considered, as planners begin torecognize the environmental benefits of this unfamiliar energyresource. The relative economic benefits are more marginal, however,and a successful scheme requires careful design and optimization. Thenature of geothermal resources imposes special conditions which may beunfamiliar to many plant engineers. In addition, many differentapproaches are possible, depending on the characteristics of theresource and the user and on the operator's requirements. Must thescheme be optimized for energy recovery or for financial return, or isit more important that it should remain profitable over as wide arange of conditions as possible?
This book, written by professional plant engineers with first-handexperience, is designed to guide plant engineers through the differentoptions and to help in this optimization process.
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Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications and Case Studies is the latest book from Ron DiPippo, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It is a single resource on all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for electric power generation. Written in one voice by a respected authority in the field with twenty-five years of experience in geothermal research, teaching, and consulting, it is intended for those involved in any aspect of the geothermal industry.
Grounded in fundamental scientific and engineering principles, its practical emphasis is enhanced by the use of actual case studies from historic and present-day plants. The thermodynamic basis for the design of geothermal power plants is at the heart of the book. The Second Law is used extensively to assess the performance and guide the design of various types of geothermal energy conversion systems. The case studies included in the third part of the book are chosen from plants around the world, and increase the reader's understanding of the elements involved in gaining access to, and making use of, this important renewable energy resource.

The book is illustrated with over 240 photographs and drawings, many in full color. Nine chapters include practice problems, with answers, for the reader to test his/her understanding of the material. A comprehensive and definitive worldwide compilation of every geothermal power plant that has ever operated, unit by unit, is given in detailed tables as an appendix. In another appendix, DiPippo offers a concise digest of applicable thermodynamics.

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* Comprehensive and international in scope
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Ron DiPippo, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is a world-regarded geothermal expert. This single resource covers all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation from fundamental scientific and engineering principles. The thermodynamic basis for the design of geothermal power plants is at the heart of the book and readers are clearly guided on the process of designing and analysing the key types of geothermal energy conversion systems. Its practical emphasis is enhanced by the use of case studies from real plants that increase the reader's understanding of geothermal energy conversion and provide a unique compilation of hard-to-obtain data and experience.

An important new chapter covers Environmental Impact and Abatement Technologies, including gaseous andsolid emissions; water, noise and thermal pollutions; land usage; disturbance of natural hydrothermal manifestations, habitats and vegetation; minimisation of CO2 emissions and environmental impact assessment.

The book is illustrated with over 240 photographs and drawings. Nine chapters include practice problems, with solutions, which enable the book to be used as a course text. Also includes a definitive worldwide compilation of every geothermal power plant that has operated, unit by unit, plus a concise primer on the applicable thermodynamics.

* Engineering principles are at the heart of the book, with complete coverage of the thermodynamic basis for the design of geothermal power systems
* Practical applications are backed up by an extensive selection of case studies that show how geothermal energy conversion systems have been designed, applied and exploited in practice
* World renowned geothermal expert DiPippo has including a new chapter on Environmental Impact and Abatement Technology in this new edition ... Read more

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Great Book
If you are a student who has taken or are taking an introductory thermodynamics class, this is a great book.

If you haven't had an introductory thermodynamic class this book can still be of great use, it has a basic thermodynamic overview in the back of the book that should be sufficient for someone with a science background.

You will learn the basics of geothermal power from an introductory thermodynamic approach. With case studies, geothermal well drilling overview, and environmental impact, this book is a great starting point for learning about geothermal power.

It also includes problems for working at the end of each chapter, but personally I don't think they are necessary unless you are using this book for a class. ... Read more

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An overview of renewable energy, this textbook covers source, resource assessment, and application. It includes solar thermal, photovoltaics, concentrating collectors, wind energy, geothermal energy, biomass energy, mini hydro, and ocean waves, tides, and currents. The text covers large and small systems for generation of electricity, including village power. It also examines institutional issues such as policies, legislation, regulations and environmental issues and considers economic analyses of the different renewable energies. It includes end of chapter questions and a solutions manual is available upon qualifying course adoption.

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In many developing countries the exponentially growing electricity demand can be covered by using locally available, sustainable low-enthalpy geothermal resources (80-150 °C). Such low-enthalpy sources can make electricity generation more independent from oil imports or from the over-dependence on hydropower.  Until now this huge energy resource has only been used by some developed countries like the USA, Iceland and New Zealand.

The reason why low-enthalpy geothermal resources are not used for electricity generation is that there is still a misconception that low-enthalpy thermal fluids are fit only for direct application.  The advancement of drilling technology, development of efficient heat exchangers and deployment of high sensitive binary fluids contribute to the useful application of this energy resource on a much wider scale.

This book focuses on all aspects of low enthalpy geothermal thermal fluids. It will be an important source book for all scientists working on geothermal energy development. Specifically those involved in research in developing countries rich in such thermal resources, and for agencies involved in bilateral and international cooperation.

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Terrible book
This book is a terribly written account of Geothermal Energy Systems.

Do not buy this book - it is one of the worst I have ever read on the subject.

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The three volumes VIII/3A, B, C of Energy Technologies should primarily serve scientists, engineers, and students to gain information on physical, chemical, and technical properties of all technologies to provide, convert, distribute, store, and finally use energy. They are supplemented with economic background information and with specific concepts, to allow the reader a proper comparison of different energy technologies. In this way these volumes on energy technologies should help human society pave the way towards sufficient and environmentally safe provision and use of energy. The various contributions have been written by experts from all around the globe working in universities, public research institutions, and private industrial companies.

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Excelent
All this energies are possibles ang could carry to the civilization the answer to the energy problem. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on May 1, 1989. The length of the article is 2171 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Renewable energy power for tomorrow.
Author: Robert L. San Martin
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1989
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: v23Issue: n3Page: p37(4)

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The book describes the nature of the energy crisis, relating it to peak oil and global warming, and discusses the importance of building anew energy grid. The various alternative energy sources available to us now are explained and their viability are evaluated as to those most likely to be replacing fossil fuels in the near future

Chapter 20 provides a list of 135 ideas for saving energy and money in your car and home. The final chapter describes what the future might look like without fossil fuels. Additional readings and references are provided. ... Read more

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Great Book
Running on Empty is not a technical book, and it isn't a how to book. You won't learn how to install a solar collector or wind turbine. What you will get from reading it is a clear, concise overview of the energy crisis. Yes, Mr. Greene makes it eminently clear that in his view we do have an energy crisis, it is connected to global warming and, yes we do cause it by burning fossil fuels. I am inclined to agree. There were three things I really liked about the book. First was the straightforward writing. It presented the arguments and let you draw your own conclusions. It even put forth the counter arguments. If you are a climate change denier this book won't give you anything but heartburn.

I specially liked the part about peak oil. It convinced me that unless we use every resource at our disposal, including oil, we're screwed. The other thing which I liked about the book is that you can read it chapter by chapter and not lose your way. The chapters on alternatives are all pretty much self-contained.You can chip away at it at your own pace.

Running on Empty is at times amusing and at other times serious, especially in the last chapter where it talks about the future. The chapter on energy savings is probably worth the cost of the book alone.
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