Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems

Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems provides students with a fundamental and practical understanding of the energy transition. It discusses the design, production, and economics of energy conversion and storage technologies as well as requirements and technologies for the end-use sectors of transportation, buildings, and industry.

Beginning with an introduction to sustainability issues and fossil fuels, the book presents comprehensive coverage of solar, wind, hydropower, biomass and biofuels, geothermal, nuclear, and ocean-based renewable technologies. This new edition features recent advances in batteries and other storage technologies, electricity transmission, electric vehicles, and beneficial electrification and demand response in buildings as well as challenges and approaches for reducing emissions from shipping and aviation. It introduces new material on low-carbon building materials, heat pumps, and the practical design aspects of solar photovoltaics systems. The book also covers economics and energy systems analysis methods such as life cycle analysis and greenhouse gas accounting, including detailed examples of design and financial analysis using the System Advisor Model (SAM).

The book is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate engineering students taking courses in Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, and Energy Conversion.

Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their course.