Discusses the physics underlying renewable energy, without too much emphasis on technical details Provides a concise and up-to-date overview of a rapidly evolving field Ensures that it is appealing for students without compromising on scientific accuracy

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Martin Stutzmann is Professor at the Technical University of Munich. His education was: - Habilitation, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1990 - Ph.D. in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1983 - Diploma in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1982 - 1980 Licence de Physique, University Paris VII, France. His professional experience includes: - 2009-2012 Dean, Physics Department, TUM - 2000-2002 Dean of Studies, Physics Department, TUM - 1993-2022 Chair for Experimental Semiconductor Physics, Walter Schottky Institute, TUM - 1985-1993 Permanent Member of Research Staff, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart - 1983-1985 Postdoc, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, USA - 1982-1983 Research Scholar, Stanford University, USA. His scientific interests cover: - Epitaxy of wide bandgap semiconductors (III-nitrideand II-VI-oxide thin films and nanowires) - Sustainable materials for photovoltaics and thermoelectrics - Hybrid organic/inorganic semiconductor systems - Electronic and optical properties of semiconductors - Advanced spin resonance techniques for defect spectroscopy and quantum computation - Carbon-based bioelectronics - Novel applications of semiconductors for sensors, biosensors, and photo-catalysis. He received the following awards/honors and external offers: - 1976 Fellow, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes - 1988 Walter Schottky Prize, German Physical Society - 1999 Sir Nevill Mott Lecture, Int. Conf. Amorphous and Microcryst. Semiconductors - 2001 call as Director, Institute of Photovoltaics, Research Center Jülich, and Chair for Photovoltaics, RWTH Aachen, Germany - 2004 call as Senior Kodosky Constellation Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA - 2006 Fellow, American Physical Society - 2015 Werner Heisenberg Medal of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for the Promotion of International Scientific Collaborations - 2017 Chair Professor, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. He has been Inventor and Co-inventor in 21 patents. His publication record includes more than 750 papers with an overall number of citations in peer-reviewed journals of 30.000. His current Hirsch index is h=80 (WoS). Christoph Csoklich is a young scientist and holds a Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich. His professional experience includes: - 2022 scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland - 2018-2021 research scholar, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland - 2016 Potentiostat development with Prof. Linhardt, TU Wien, Austria - 2010 Internship in sustainable architecture and construction at GrAT, TU Wien, Austria His education is: - 2022 Ph.D.in Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland - 2016 M.Sc. in Physics, TUM, Germany - 2015 B.Sc. in Physics, Technische Universität Wien, Austria His scientific interests concern: - Functional materials for PEFC gas diffusion layers - Catalysts for the OER in fuel cells and catalyst activity determination - Electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems - Energy and heat storage systems - Power grid operation and energy market.

Inhalt
Energy A Brief Introduction.- Forms of Energy and Their Density.- The SunEarth System.- Energy from Waves, Tides and Osmosis.- Wind Energy.- Thermal Energy.- Photosynthesis.- Photovoltaics.- Thermoelectrics.<p