"More than two billion people worldwide have currently no access to grid electricity or other efficient energy supply. This is one third of humanity and the majority live in rural areas. The productivity and health of these people are diminished by reliance on traditional fuels and technologies, with women and children suffering most. Energy is the key element to empower people and ensure water, food and fodder supply as well as rural de ..."
"This book sheds light on how the modern 3-bladed wind turbine came into being, and who, how and what in the proceeding period caused the success. It looks back over three decades to find the roots of this exciting development, a long cavalcade of developers, inventors, and manufacturers including the Danish authors who themselves were part of the breakthrough. Written for non-specialists, the book covers minimal science, emphasizing the ..."
"Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals ..."
Wind Power for the World International Reviews and Developments (Pan Stanford Series on Renewable Energy) von PrebenMaegaard, Anna Krenz, Wolfgang Palz, Pan Stanford Hardcover, 730 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Pan Stanford Publishing International Edition ISBN-13: 978-981-4411-89-9, ISBN: 981-4411-89-2
"In part 2 of Wind Power for the World, the editors have collected reports and overviews of wind power status and history in various countries, several written by individuals who have made valuable contributions to the successful emergence of wind power. The chapters cover the uphill struggle; wind energy strategies and policies that paved the way; and the creative persons in politics, agencies, institutes, and the industry. It also exam ..."
"A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. The full range of renewable energies are explored including solar, wind, geothermal and bioenergy. * A hard-working Desk Reference, providing all the esse ..."
"A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in renewable energies; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to advanced topics * A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Energy and Enviro ..."
"Series Editor Wolfgang Palz Titles in the Series Published Vol. 1 Power for the
World: The Emergence of Electricity from the Sun Wolfgang Palz, ed. 2010 978-
981-4303-37-8 (Hardcover) 978-981-4303-38-5 (eBook) Vol. 2 Wind Power for
the World: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy Preben Maegaard, Anna Krenz, and
Wolfgang Palz, eds. 2013 978-981-4364-93-5 (Hardcover) 978-981-4364-94-2 (
eBook) Vol. 3 Reviews and Developments Preben Maegaard, ..."
"Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%. Without adequate attention to the critical importance of energy to all these aspects, the global, social, economic and environmental goals ..."
"More than two billion people worldwide have currently no access to grid electricity or other efficient energy supply. This is one third of humanity and the majority live in rural areas. The productivity and health of these people are diminished by reliance on traditional fuels and technologies, with women and children suffering most. Energy is the key element to empower people and ensure water, food and fodder supply as well as rural de ..."
"... “Schweriner Volkszeitung” once called me. I was born in Plessa, in the heart of
the brown coal region of Eastern Germany, not far from the legendary Horno. At
the age of 4, I began to absorb 'the knowledge of the world', which my father had
kept over the war years, and I wanted to become a scientist. At the age of 0, I
installed an electrical wiring in my parents' flat; at 11, I illegally passed my moped
license; and at 13, I l ..."
"Twenty-one years after her death, Barbara Pym's novels continue to be read and reread, discussed and debated by discerning readers. Her unique legacy is the world she created, one that is recognizably hers alone. These eighteen essays by noted scholars and critics examine the theme of reading in Pym's books. Through their various fresh approaches to the possibilities of readerly identification, a new and compellingly progressive i ..."