https://shop.theiet.org:443/author/peter-tavnerPeter Tavnerhttps://shop.theiet.org:443/wave-and-tidal-generation-devices-2nd-edition<p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">The potential of wave power lies in waves' kinetic energy. Waves have a far greater energy density than wind or solar and can generate between 24-70 kW per meter of wave. The global tidal energy potential is estimated to be 3 TW, with approximately 1 TW in comparably shallow waters. The challenge for the development of marine energy converters (MEC) is to achieve an investment cost and rate of return that will make marine energy devices viable, compared to other sources of electrical power.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">The first edition of this work provided a description of the reliability and availability issues facing new wave and tidal generation devices. Since publication, there has been growing activity world-wide. The 2nd edition brings this activity to light; chapters cover, after an overview, the principles, reliability in theory and practice, a range of devices and device taxonomy, availability, device layout and grid connection, design and testing for wave and tidal devices, monitoring, as well as operational experiences and lessons learnt from existing systems.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference"><i>Wave and Tidal Generation Devices, 2nd Edition</i> is a key resource for researchers and developers in industry and academia involved with wave or tidal energy devices, for experts responsible for operating and maintaining wave and tidal assets, as well as for advanced students involved with ocean energy technology engineering.</p>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:16:05 GMThttps://shop.theiet.org:443/wave-and-tidal-generation-devices-2nd-editionhttps://shop.theiet.org:443/clean-energy<p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">Clean energy provision and usage has a long history from an engineering perspective. This perspective can help understanding past and current developments at a time of increasing concern about climate change. Over many hundreds of years human beings have been extracting energy from their environment in various ways, many of which could also be acceptable in the future for achieving a lower energy carbon footprint.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">This book for engineers, researchers and scientists in the renewable energy industries as well as for advanced students, investors, managers, and engineering historians, describes the engineering history of human methods for extracting energy from our environment, up to and including the electrical age.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">Chapters cover the ancient and historical past, fuels between 1800 and 1900, science, engineering and electricity in the modern age, current energy vectors, clean and renewable energy, and an outlook to the future.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">The book places those aspects and developments in context alongside present usage. It presents energy data in graphical or schematic ways to indicate these changes in different world regions, putting them in historical context. The goal is an understanding of the range of energy resources available to us from our environment.</p>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:15:31 GMThttps://shop.theiet.org:443/clean-energyhttps://shop.theiet.org:443/offshore-wind-power-2nd-edition<p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">The development of offshore wind power has become a pressing energy issue, driven by the need to find new electrical power sources and to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Offshore wind farms can harness tremendous wind resources without annoying citizens and with a comparatively low environmental impact. They are thus becoming a central pillar of a carbon free energy system. However offshore turbines and wind farms are costly to install and maintain, making reliability and cost-effectiveness key issues. This work covers reliability of offshore wind farms as a whole, starting from weather and wind conditions, dealing with wind turbine technology, farm layout, monitoring, safety and maintenance. The thoroughly revised second edition additionally covers turbines of up to 10 MW, turbine design changes, turbine converters, HVDC converter stations and DC links, offshore sub-sea collector and export cables, and the structures supporting large offshore wind farms.</p> <p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference"><i>Offshore Wind Power</i> is essential reading for scientists, engineers, technicians and advanced students interested or engaged in the design of wind turbines, drivetrain technology and power mechatronics, in academia and industry.</p>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:25:49 GMThttps://shop.theiet.org:443/offshore-wind-power-2nd-editionhttps://shop.theiet.org:443/wave-tidal-devices<p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">There are many wave and tidal devices under development but as yet very few are actually in revenue earning production. However the engineering problems are gradually being solved and there is an appetite to invest in these renewable generation technologies for harsher environments. To some extent the wave and tidal generation industry is following in the wake of the wind industry, particularly learning from the growing experience of offshore wind farm deployment. This book combines wind industry lessons with wave and tidal field knowledge to explore the main reliability and availability issues facing this growing industry.</p><p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">Topics covered include an overview of wave and tidal development; resource; reliability theory relevant to wave and tidal devices; reliability prediction method for wave and tidal devices; practical wave and tidal device reliability; effects of MEC device taxonomy on reliability; availability and its effect on the cost of marine energy; wave and tidal device layout and grid connection; design and testing for wave and tidal devices; operational experience and lessons learnt; monitoring and its effect on operations and maintenance; and overall conclusions.</p><p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference"><i>Wave and Tidal Generation Devices: Reliability and availability</i> is essential reading for wave and tidal engineers and researchers and students of renewable energy.</p>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:04:58 GMThttps://shop.theiet.org:443/wave-tidal-deviceshttps://shop.theiet.org:443/offshore-wind-turbines<p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">The development of offshore wind power has become a pressing modern energy issue in which the UK is taking a major part, driven by the need to find new electrical power sources, avoiding the use of fossil fuels, in the knowledge of the extensive wind resource available around our islands and the fact that the environmental impact of offshore wind farms is likely to be low.</p><p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">However, there are major problems to solve if offshore wind power is to be realised and these problems revolve around the need to capture energy at a cost per kWh which is competitive with other sources. This depends upon the longevity of the wind turbines which make up offshore wind farms. Their availability, reliability and the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the maintenance needed to achieve that availability, are essential to improve offshore wind life-cycle costs and the future of this emerging industry.</p><p xmlns="http://ns.editeur.org/onix/3.0/reference">This book intends to address these issues head-on and demonstrate clearly to manufacturers, developers and operators the facts and figures of wind turbine operation and maintenance in the inclement offshore environment, recommending how maintenance should be done to achieve low life-cycle costs.</p>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:43:15 GMThttps://shop.theiet.org:443/offshore-wind-turbines