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CONTENTS ix

Chapter 7 Fuel Cell Technology 245
Fuel Cell Design 245
Fuel Cell Application 251
Fuel Cells as Alternatives to Internal Combustion Fuels 259
Hydrogen Economy 260
Chapter 8 Wind Energy Technologies 267
History of Wind Power 267
Wind Power Generation 268
Wind Power Management 268
Betz’ Law of Fluid Dynamics 271
Structural Considerations 274
Basics of Wind Turbine Operation 276
Wind Turbine Energy Economics 279

Chapter 9 Ocean Energy Technologies 287
Tidal Power 287
Tidal Physics: Effects of the Terrestrial Centrifugal Force 287
Tidal Power Generation 288
Current Tidal Generation Technologies 292
Marine-Current Turbine Technologies 300
Some Interesting Oceanic Technologies 303
Chapter 10 Hydroelectric and Micro-Hydro Turbine Power 307
Hydroelectric Power Plants 307
Environmental Effects of Hydroelectric Power 309
Hydroelectric Power Technology 312
Classification of Hydropower Energy Facilities 313
Hydroelectric Plant Equipment 313
Case Studies of Hydroelectric Power Plants 315
Micro-Hydropower Generation 323

Chapter 11 Geothermal Energy 333
Thermal Power Extraction Potential 334
Geothermal Technologies 335
Geothermal Potential 337
Cost of Geothermal Energy and Economics 339
Geothermal Case Study in an Air-Conditioning Application 341
Ocean Thermal Energy 344

Chapter 12 Biofuel, Biogas, and Thermal Depolymerization
Technologies 345
History 345
Chemical Composition 346
Origins of Biomass 346
Biomass Energy Potential 347
Energy Value of Biomass 348
Benefits of Biomass Energy 348
Microturbine Generators 350
Landfill, Wastewater Treatment, and Plant Biogas Generators 353