Climate change concerns,coupled with high oil prices,peak oil, and increasing government support,are driving increasing renewable energy legislation,incentives and commercialisation.New government spending,regulation and policies helped the industry weather the global financial crisisbetter than many other sectors.Scientists have advanced a plan to power 100%of the world's energy with wind, hydroelectric,and solar power by the year 2030,recommending renewable energy subsidies and a price on carbon reflecting its cost for flood and related expenses.

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1. Wind Energy 1

Introduction · History · Distribution of Wind Speed · Methods of Harnessing and Uses · Capacity Credit and Fuel Saving · Economics · Environmental Effect · Small-scale Wind Power · Floating Wind Turbine · Floating Design Concepts · Highaltitude Wind Power · High-altitude Wind for Power Purposes [HA WP] · Radar Wind Profiler · Wind Hybrid Power Systems · Wind-diesel System · Vertical Axis Wind Turbine • Wind Power in India · India, 5th Largest Wind Energy Producer · Wind Profile Power Law · Energy Policy of India

2. Geothermal Energy 66

Introduction · Geothermal Electricity • Power Station Types • Geothermal Heating · Geothermal Drilling Risks • Geothermal Gradient • Geothermal Energy and Aquaculture • Geothermal Desalination • Geothermal Heat Pump · Differing Terms and Definitions • District Heating · Binary Cycle • Enhanced Geothermal System • Research and Development • Heat Pump • Energy Concepts • Capacity Factor • Capacity Factor and Renewable Energy • Energy Storage • Energy Subsidies

3. Advantages of Geothermal Energy 160

Disadvantages of Geothermal Energy • India Geo-Thermal Energy • Flash-steam Geothermal Plant • Geothermal Dry Steam Power Plants • Geothermal Power in US

4. Tidal Energy 175

Introduction · Tidal Power Technology · Renewable Energy from Slow Water Currents · SeaGen Gets Ready to Go · Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition · Ocean Energy Bionics · Tidal Energy Industry Boom · Advantages of Tidal Energy · Tidal Power Stations in India · Largest Tidal Power Station in t he World · WWF-UK Policy Position on Tidal Energy in the Severn Estuary • Oceanic Energy • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion · Technical Difficulties • Wave Power • Deep Water Characteristics and Opportunities · India to Build Asia's First Tidal Power Project

5. Wave Power 240

Breaking Wave · Wave Setup • Airy Wave Theory • Wave Shoaling • Conservation of Energy • 20 Things You can do to Conserve Energy • Benefits of Energy Conservation • Benefits Th.rough Conservation of Energy • Efficient Use of Energy through its Conservation • Major Advantages of Energy Conservation • 10 Things You Can Unplug Right Now and Help the Environment • 5 Ways to Stay Cool in the Summe1· Without using your Central Air Conditioning • Water Consumption - How to Waste Less Water· Power Your Home with an Unlikely Source - Micro Hydroelectricity! • Alternative Energy: Key to Successful Green Living • Energy Conservation and Efficiency · Where to Start to Save Energy • Financial Incentives • About Energy Saving Trust Recommended

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