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7 books on Wave Energy [PDF]
December 27, 2024 | 26 |
These books are covering wave energy conversion technologies, oceanographic principles, wave power devices, environmental impacts of wave energy, grid integration and advancements in sustainable marine energy.
1. Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy
2016 by Arthur Pecher, Jens Peter Kofoed
Imagine, if you will, a book that takes the untamed, frothy chaos of the ocean and dares to turn it into something usefully complicated. The Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy is not merely a guide—it’s a meticulous, occasionally enthusiastic attempt to persuade the sea to work weekends. Written with an eye for everyone from baffled students to skeptical investors, it features ten chapters that cheerfully wade into the murky depths of wave energy, tackle engineering conundrums with improbable aplomb and even dabble in the arcane art of techno-economic wizardry. Accessible, illuminating and occasionally dry enough to rival the Sahara, it’s a book that manages to make turning waves into watts seem almost as straightforward as asking dolphins to form an orderly queue.
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2. Ocean Energy
2016 by Laura K. Murray
Imagine a world where the ocean, that vast, sloshing, saltwater behemoth, is not just for frolicking dolphins and the occasional shipwreck, but also a powerhouse of clean, unbridled energy. In Ocean Energy, Laura K. Murray takes us on a romp through the relentless tides and ingenious contraptions dreamed up by scientists to siphon off this ceaseless aquatic oomph and turn it into electricity without so much as a by-your-leave. With diagrams that actually make sense, a glossary that doesn’t condescend and enough infographics to sink a battleship, this book offers a glimpse into a future where the sea doesn’t just feed us, it fuels us. Perfectly aligned with standards (both Common Core and cosmic), this is ocean energy as you’ve never seen it—unless you’ve seen it, in which case, here’s a better look.
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3. Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
2013 by Michael E. McCormick
Ever wondered what it would take to turn the ocean into your very own, slightly moody, but undeniably majestic power plant? Well, Michael E. McCormick’s Ocean Wave Energy Conversion is here to tell you—without once resorting to offering fish any union benefits. This book, a delightful romp through the baffling world of wave mechanics, is equal parts guidebook, manifesto and love letter to the sea’s restless wiggles. It deftly balances serious talk of electro-mechanical energy conversion with just enough mathematics to make you feel clever, but not enough to spark existential despair. Along the way, you’ll explore nine suspiciously clever methods of turning waves into watts, discover how not to ruin the planet while doing it and maybe even gain enough insight to impress that one friend who always knows too much about renewable energy. It’s like riding a rollercoaster of knowledge—wet, wild and surprisingly enlightening.
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4. Electricity from Wave and Tide: An Introduction to Marine Energy
2013 by Paul A. Lynn
In Electricity from Wave and Tide: An Introduction to Marine Energy, Paul A. Lynn takes us on a splashy adventure into the wild and wavy world of ocean power, where the tides and waves don’t just crash—they collaborate to light up your home. This isn’t just a book; it’s a love letter to the untapped brilliance of the sea, complete with 165 colorful illustrations that make marine energy devices look like gadgets Q might hand James Bond if 007 were fighting climate change. From the salty laboratories of Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre to the theoretical depths of wave mechanics, the book dives into everything you’d ever want to know about harnessing the ocean’s energy without upsetting Poseidon. Whether you’re a policymaker, a renewable energy student, or someone who’s ever stared at the tide and thought, “That could probably charge my phone,” this is your gateway to a world where the ocean finally earns its keep in the energy grid.
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5. Ocean, Tidal and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea
2008 by Lynn Peppas
Water, that damp and often inconvenient stuff, has been splashing about on this planet for a good few billion years, occasionally getting people wet and inspiring inventors to harness its relentless enthusiasm for movement. In Ocean, Tidal and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea, Lynn Peppas delves into the ingenious ways humanity is coaxing the ocean to work for us, from tidal turbines that hum along like underwater hairdryers to wave farms that bob about purposefully like ducks with a mission. And if that’s not enough, she even dives into the mind-boggling idea of using the ocean’s own surface heat as a planetary battery. Packed with fascinating case studies and enough scientific know-how to make your brain do a metaphorical backflip, this book is a splashy adventure into the future of sustainable energy, complete with a teacher’s guide—because even the ocean needs someone to explain it all in simple terms.
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6. Ocean Wave Energy: Current Status and Future Prespectives
2007 by Joao Cruz
"Ocean Wave Energy: Current Status and Future Perspectives" is a delightfully serious book about an utterly bonkers idea: turning the ocean's infinite, frothy chaos into something useful, like electricity, without accidentally summoning Poseidon’s wrath or a pod of confused dolphins. After decades of feverish tinkering, plucky engineers have finally wrangled wave energy into something resembling practicality, with prototypes bobbing about like smug mechanical jellyfish and a genuine offshore wave farm poised to make a splash. This book, penned by wave-obsessed experts, is your ultimate hitchhiker’s guide to the burgeoning field of wave energy conversion—a thrillingly tumultuous ride through the technologies, challenges and potential of one of Earth’s oldest and most stubborn forces. No favorite technology is declared, leaving the free market to duke it out while you sit back and enjoy the spectacle, much like watching a storm at sea—but with footnotes.
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7. Wave Energy Conversion
2003 by John Brooke
In a universe where humanity insists on boiling water with fossil fuels despite having an entire planet covered in sloshing, frothing oceans brimming with kinetic enthusiasm, Wave Energy Conversion emerges as the improbable guidebook to turning all that watery kerfuffle into something useful. Written with a charmingly no-nonsense approach that might just persuade even the most jaded carbon enthusiast, this tome explores the curious mechanics of coaxing power from waves without upsetting the whales too much, maps out who’s doing what in the global game of aquatic energy brinkmanship and ponders the delightful absurdity of turning surf into sustainability. If you're the sort of person who sees a stormy sea and thinks, “Why isn't that powering my kettle?”—this book is for you.
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1. Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy
2016 by Arthur Pecher, Jens Peter Kofoed
Imagine, if you will, a book that takes the untamed, frothy chaos of the ocean and dares to turn it into something usefully complicated. The Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy is not merely a guide—it’s a meticulous, occasionally enthusiastic attempt to persuade the sea to work weekends. Written with an eye for everyone from baffled students to skeptical investors, it features ten chapters that cheerfully wade into the murky depths of wave energy, tackle engineering conundrums with improbable aplomb and even dabble in the arcane art of techno-economic wizardry. Accessible, illuminating and occasionally dry enough to rival the Sahara, it’s a book that manages to make turning waves into watts seem almost as straightforward as asking dolphins to form an orderly queue.
Download PDF
2. Ocean Energy
2016 by Laura K. Murray
Imagine a world where the ocean, that vast, sloshing, saltwater behemoth, is not just for frolicking dolphins and the occasional shipwreck, but also a powerhouse of clean, unbridled energy. In Ocean Energy, Laura K. Murray takes us on a romp through the relentless tides and ingenious contraptions dreamed up by scientists to siphon off this ceaseless aquatic oomph and turn it into electricity without so much as a by-your-leave. With diagrams that actually make sense, a glossary that doesn’t condescend and enough infographics to sink a battleship, this book offers a glimpse into a future where the sea doesn’t just feed us, it fuels us. Perfectly aligned with standards (both Common Core and cosmic), this is ocean energy as you’ve never seen it—unless you’ve seen it, in which case, here’s a better look.
Download PDF
3. Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
2013 by Michael E. McCormick
Ever wondered what it would take to turn the ocean into your very own, slightly moody, but undeniably majestic power plant? Well, Michael E. McCormick’s Ocean Wave Energy Conversion is here to tell you—without once resorting to offering fish any union benefits. This book, a delightful romp through the baffling world of wave mechanics, is equal parts guidebook, manifesto and love letter to the sea’s restless wiggles. It deftly balances serious talk of electro-mechanical energy conversion with just enough mathematics to make you feel clever, but not enough to spark existential despair. Along the way, you’ll explore nine suspiciously clever methods of turning waves into watts, discover how not to ruin the planet while doing it and maybe even gain enough insight to impress that one friend who always knows too much about renewable energy. It’s like riding a rollercoaster of knowledge—wet, wild and surprisingly enlightening.
Download PDF
4. Electricity from Wave and Tide: An Introduction to Marine Energy
2013 by Paul A. Lynn
In Electricity from Wave and Tide: An Introduction to Marine Energy, Paul A. Lynn takes us on a splashy adventure into the wild and wavy world of ocean power, where the tides and waves don’t just crash—they collaborate to light up your home. This isn’t just a book; it’s a love letter to the untapped brilliance of the sea, complete with 165 colorful illustrations that make marine energy devices look like gadgets Q might hand James Bond if 007 were fighting climate change. From the salty laboratories of Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre to the theoretical depths of wave mechanics, the book dives into everything you’d ever want to know about harnessing the ocean’s energy without upsetting Poseidon. Whether you’re a policymaker, a renewable energy student, or someone who’s ever stared at the tide and thought, “That could probably charge my phone,” this is your gateway to a world where the ocean finally earns its keep in the energy grid.
Download PDF
5. Ocean, Tidal and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea
2008 by Lynn Peppas
Water, that damp and often inconvenient stuff, has been splashing about on this planet for a good few billion years, occasionally getting people wet and inspiring inventors to harness its relentless enthusiasm for movement. In Ocean, Tidal and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea, Lynn Peppas delves into the ingenious ways humanity is coaxing the ocean to work for us, from tidal turbines that hum along like underwater hairdryers to wave farms that bob about purposefully like ducks with a mission. And if that’s not enough, she even dives into the mind-boggling idea of using the ocean’s own surface heat as a planetary battery. Packed with fascinating case studies and enough scientific know-how to make your brain do a metaphorical backflip, this book is a splashy adventure into the future of sustainable energy, complete with a teacher’s guide—because even the ocean needs someone to explain it all in simple terms.
Download PDF
6. Ocean Wave Energy: Current Status and Future Prespectives
2007 by Joao Cruz
"Ocean Wave Energy: Current Status and Future Perspectives" is a delightfully serious book about an utterly bonkers idea: turning the ocean's infinite, frothy chaos into something useful, like electricity, without accidentally summoning Poseidon’s wrath or a pod of confused dolphins. After decades of feverish tinkering, plucky engineers have finally wrangled wave energy into something resembling practicality, with prototypes bobbing about like smug mechanical jellyfish and a genuine offshore wave farm poised to make a splash. This book, penned by wave-obsessed experts, is your ultimate hitchhiker’s guide to the burgeoning field of wave energy conversion—a thrillingly tumultuous ride through the technologies, challenges and potential of one of Earth’s oldest and most stubborn forces. No favorite technology is declared, leaving the free market to duke it out while you sit back and enjoy the spectacle, much like watching a storm at sea—but with footnotes.
Download PDF
7. Wave Energy Conversion
2003 by John Brooke
In a universe where humanity insists on boiling water with fossil fuels despite having an entire planet covered in sloshing, frothing oceans brimming with kinetic enthusiasm, Wave Energy Conversion emerges as the improbable guidebook to turning all that watery kerfuffle into something useful. Written with a charmingly no-nonsense approach that might just persuade even the most jaded carbon enthusiast, this tome explores the curious mechanics of coaxing power from waves without upsetting the whales too much, maps out who’s doing what in the global game of aquatic energy brinkmanship and ponders the delightful absurdity of turning surf into sustainability. If you're the sort of person who sees a stormy sea and thinks, “Why isn't that powering my kettle?”—this book is for you.
Download PDF
How to download PDF:
1. Install Google Books Downloader
2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
3. Click "Download Book" icon and select PDF*
* - note that for yellow books only preview pages are downloaded
