A Multidisciplined Systems Approach to the Study of Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

The issue of energy has assumed increasing economic and political importance.Experts predict this will be more so in the future with a more significant role for renewable energy sources and systems.This requires the design of optimal energy solutions and systems.To do so, a comprehensive multidisciplined and comparative study of energy sources and systems both renewable and nonrenewable, storage issues, cost-effectiveness, effects on health and the environment, the pros and cons of each solution, the state of the art in research and development and predictions for future developments in technology are presented.Such a comprehensive approach is found to be lacking in the current literature.It is shown that optimal energy solutions will be generally hybrid and customized specifically to the particular resources of the locality, the type of application, and the magnitude of power demand.This study provides a solid multidisciplined basis for developing and implementing courses and for research in energy systems with a focus on renewable energy.