Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the role of renewable energy within the energy sector has transformed. This new edition responds to the increased demand for information on renewables, driven by the growing interest in the field and the Paris Agreement. The second edition maintains the original aim of providing an introductory book on renewables. However, it expands its content to address the evolving role of renewable energy in the energy transition. The four-part book begins with an introduction to the science, technology, and production of renewable energy. It then explores energy security and climate change mitigation, and concludes with a new section on the role of renewable energy in climate change mitigation, the Paris Agreement, and net-zero strategies (including a critique of nuclear energy as a clean energy alternative). Part of IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power.

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