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Professor Emeritus at the Department of People and Technology, and a professor of physics at the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, both at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is also an independent consultant at Novator Advanced Technology Consulting. Bent Sørensen's research is cross-disciplinary and has resulted in nearly a thousand scientific articles and some 40 books, including foundation work in economic theory (the scenario method, life-cycle analysis) and in energy research (renewable energy resources, technology and applications).
Dr. Sørensen is one of the world's leading specialists in renewable energy. He has five decades of experience in researching the field, and has published hundreds of monographs, articles in scientific journals, technical reports, and conference contributions. He has received several awards and has been knighted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
He has worked at universities in Japan, France, Denmark, Australia and the United States (Berkeley and Yale), has been a consultant to governments and international organizations, a lead author in the IPCC climate assessment recipient of several international prizes and honors.
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Author Biographies
Section 1 Introduction
1.0 Introduction
1.1 The History of Energy
Section 2 Energy Perspectives
2.1 Energy Perspectives
2.2 Political and Technological Issues
2.3 Electrical Power as Sustainable Energy
2.4 Planning of Integrated Energy Systems for Rural Communities
2.5 The Energy Outlook
2.6 Bioenergy - Realizing the Potential Now
Section 3 Alternative Energy Sources
3.1 Alternate Energy Sources
3.2 Energy Reserves and Renewable Energy Sources
3.3 The Individual Energy Sources
3.4 Renewable Energy Resources and Technologies
Section 4 Energy Conversion
4.1 Energy Conversion Processes
4.2 Mechanical Heat Engines
4.3 Ocean Thermal Energy Converters
Section 5 Fuel Cells
5.1 Fuel Cells
5.2 Fuel Cell System Design
5.3 Fuel Cell Applications
5.4 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Economy
Section 6 Solar Power
6.1 Solar Power
6.2 Solar Thermal Collectors and Applications
6.3 Solar Radiation
6.4 Photovoltaic Converters
6.5 Solar Thermal Power Generation
6.6 Solar Thermal Energy, Industrial and Heat Applications
Section 7 Ocean, Wave and Tidal Power
7.1 Ocean Power
7.2 Tidal Energy
7.3 Wave and Tidal Energy Conversion
Section 8 Geothermal Power
8.1 Geothermal Power
8.2 Basic Concepts
8.3 Worldwide Status of Geothermal Resource Utilization
8.4 Thermal Energy of the Oceans
Section 9 Wind Power
9.1 Wind Power
9.2 Wind Farms
Section 10 Hydropower
10.1 Hydropower Resources
10.2 Hydropower Technology
Section 11 Power from Waste
11.1 Power from Waste
11.2 Waste Energy Technology
Section 12 Bioenergy
12.1 Bioenergy
12.2 Biodiesel Fuels
12.3 Biomass-Based Power Generation
12.4 Bioreactor Engineering
12.5 Power Generation from Biorenewable Resources
12.6 Biological Production of Hydrogen from Biorenewable Resources
Section 13 Storage Technologies
13.1 Storage Technologies
13.2 Lead Acid Batteries for Solar and Wind Energy Storage
13.3 Battery Management and Life Prediction
13.4 Battery Collection and Recycling