1. Introduction to Renewable Energy. 2. Solar Energy. 3. Wind Energy. 4. Biomass Energy. 5. Hydropower. 6. Geothermal Energy. 7. Salinity Gradient. 8. Fuel Cells. 9. Tidal Energy. 10. Wave Energy. 11. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems. 12. Human and Animal Power, and Piezoelectrics. 13. Cold Fusion and Gravitational Energy. 14. Sustainability and Cost of Renewables: Their Role in the Circular Economy. Appendix A: Table of Conversion Units Appendix B: Glossary of Terms in Renewable Energy.
Biography
Sergio C. Capareda is a Professor and a Faculty Fellow at Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas. He is also an active member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. He holds a PhD degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from TAMU, USA. From 2000 to 2003, he served as director of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and program manager of the Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (now BIOMECH, Center of Agri-fisheries and Biosystems Mechanization), a United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr. Capareda was appointed faculty at TAMU in 2005, where he developed and established the BioEnergy Testing and Analysis Laboratory. Dr. Capareda is the author of Introduction to Biomass Energy Conversions (2023) and has authored or co-authored more than 132 refereed journal publications and four book chapters.
