Comprehensive renewable energy / editor-in-chief, Ali Sayigh, chairman of WREC, director general of WREN, and chairman of IEI, Brighton, UK..

Comprehensive Renewable Energy is the only multi-volume reference work of its type at a time when renewable energy sources are seen increasingly as realistic alternatives to fossil fuels. As the majority of information published for the target audience is currently available via a wide range of journals, seeking relevant information (be that experimental, theoretical, and computational aspects of either a fundamental or applied nature) can be a time-consuming and complicated process. Comprehensive Renewable Energy is arranged according to the most important themes in the field.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

volume 1. Photovoltaic solar energy / volume editor, Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark, Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands -- volume 2. Wind energy / volume editor, John K. Kaldellis, Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Athens, Greece -- volume 3. Solar thermal systems : components and applications / volume editor, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus -- volume 4. Fuel cells and hydrogen technology volume editor, Andrew J. Cruden, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. -- volume 5. Biomass and biofuel production / volume editor, Dermot J. Ropddy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. -- volume 6. Hydro power / volume editor, Andr{u2960}G.H. Lejeune, University of Li{u1967}e, Li{u1967}e, Belgium -- volume 7. Geothermal energy / volume editor, Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson, Innovation Center of Iceland and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland -- volume 8. Ocean energy / volume editor, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.