List of books about renewable energy

This is a bibliography of renewable energy.

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished). About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity. New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) account for another 3% and are growing very rapidly.^[1]

Total investment in renewable energy reached $244 billion in 2012. The top countries for investment in recent years were China, Germany, Spain, the United States, Italy, and Brazil.^[2]^[3] Leading renewable energy companies include BrightSource Energy, Enercon, First Solar, Gamesa, GE Energy, Goldwind, Nordex, Sinovel, Suntech, Trina Solar, Vestas and Yingli.^[4]^[5]

Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility – 2006 book by Christopher A. Simon
Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy – 2012 book by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder
The Clean Tech Revolution – Book by Ron Pernick
Climate Change and Global Energy Security – 2011 book by Marilyn A. Brown
Deploying Renewables 2011 – Book by Internationaal Energieagentschap
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths – 2007 book edited by Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy – 2006 book by Hermann Scheer
Energy for a Sustainable World – From the Oil Age to a Sun-Powered Future
The Energy Imperative: 100 Percent Renewable Now – Exclusively using renewable resources for all energy
Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil – 2007 book by Robert Zubrin
The Fourth Revolution: Energy
Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism – 2012 book by Ozzie Zehner
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy – 2007 book by Mark Diesendorf
Harnessing Solar Heat
Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit – 2010 book by Tom Rand
Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy – Book by Amory Lovins
Outlook On Renewable Energy In America – 2007 report on US renewable energy
Powering Planet Earth – Energy Solutions for the Future
Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) by Amory Lovins
Renewable Electricity and the Grid
Renewable Energy: Challenges and Solutions (2024) by Peter Yang
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2011) by the IPCC
Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100 % Renewable Solutions
Renewable energy. Technology, economics and environment
Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size
Solar Electricity Handbook IPCC
Solar Energy Perspectives (2011) by the International Energy Agency
The Solar Generation (2018) by Philip R Wolfe
Straight Up
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power

v t e Lists of renewable energy topics
Wind farm lists	List of onshore wind farms List of onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom List of offshore wind farms in the United States Lists of offshore wind farms by country Lists of offshore wind farms by water area Lists of wind farms by country List of wind farms in Australia List of wind farms in Canada List of wind farms in Iran List of wind farms in Kosovo List of wind farms in New Zealand List of wind farms in Romania List of wind farms in Sweden List of wind farms in the United States List of wind turbine manufacturers
Solar power lists	Index of solar energy articles List of concentrating solar thermal power companies List of photovoltaics companies List of photovoltaic power stations List of pioneering solar buildings List of rooftop photovoltaic installations List of solar car teams List of solar powered products List of solar thermal power stations People associated with solar power
Other lists	List of books about renewable energy List of countries by electricity production from renewable sources List of energy storage power plants List of geothermal power stations Lists of hydroelectric power stations List of largest hydroelectric power stations List of people associated with renewable energy List of renewable energy organizations List of renewable energy topics by country List of U.S. states by electricity production from renewable sources

v t e Environmental technology
General	Appropriate technology Clean technology Climate smart agriculture Environmental design Environmental impact assessment Eco-innovation Ecotechnology Electric vehicle Energy recycling Environmental design Environmental impact assessment Environmental impact design Green building Green vehicle Environmentally healthy community design Public interest design Sustainability Sustainability science Sustainable (agriculture architecture design development food systems industries procurement refurbishment technology transport)
Pollution	Air pollution (control dispersion modeling) Industrial ecology Solid waste treatment Waste management Water (agricultural wastewater treatment industrial wastewater treatment sewage treatment waste-water treatment technologies water purification)
Sustainable energy	Efficient energy use Electrification Energy development Energy recovery Fuel (alternative fuel biofuel carbon-neutral fuel hydrogen technologies) List of energy storage projects Renewable energy commercialization transition Sector coupling Power-to-X Power-to-heat Power-to-gas Sustainable lighting Transportation (electric vehicle hybrid vehicle)
Conservation	Building (green insulation natural sustainable architecture New Urbanism New Classical) Conservation biology Ecoforestry Efficient energy use Energy conservation Energy recovery Energy recycling Environmental movement Environmental remediation Glass in green buildings Green computing Heat recovery ventilation High-performance buildings Land rehabilitation Nature conservation Permaculture Recycling Water heat recycling

v t e Sustainability
Outline Index
Principles	Anthropocene Environmentalism Global governance Human impact on the environment Planetary boundaries Development
Consumption	Anthropization Anti-consumerism Circular economy Durable good Earth Overshoot Day Ecological footprint Ethical Green consumption Micro-sustainability Over-consumption Product stewardship Simple living Social return on investment Steady-state economy Sustainability Advertising Brand Marketing myopia Sustainable Consumer behaviour Market Systemic change resistance Tragedy of the commons
World population	Control Demographic transition Dependency ratio List Family planning Intergenerational equity Population ageing Sustainable population
Technology	Appropriate Environmental technology Natural building Sustainable architecture Sustainable design Sustainable industries Sustainable packaging
Biodiversity	Biosecurity Biosphere Conservation biology Endangered species Holocene extinction Invasive species
Energy	Carbon footprint Renewable energy Sustainable energy
Food	Civic agriculture Climate-smart agriculture Community-supported agriculture Cultured meat Sustainable agriculture Sustainable diet Sustainable fishery
Water	Air well (condenser) Bioretention Bioswale Blue roof Catchwater Constructed wetland Detention basin Dew pond Footprint Hydroelectricity Hydropower Infiltration basin Irrigation tank Marine energy Micro hydro Ocean thermal energy conversion Pico hydro Rain garden Rainwater harvesting Rainwater tank Reclaimed water Retention basin Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity Scarcity Security Small hydro Sustainable drainage system Tidal power Tidal stream generator Tree box filter Water conservation Water heat recycling Water recycling shower Water-sensitive urban design
Accountability	Corporate environmental responsibility Corporate social responsibility Environmental accounting Environmental full-cost accounting Environmental planning Generational accounting Sustainability Accounting Measurement Metrics and indices Reporting Standards and certification Sustainable yield
Economic	Debt Sustainability Analysis Fiscal sustainability
Applications	Advertising Art Business City Cultural sustainability Climate finance Community Disinvestment Eco-capitalism Eco-cities Eco-investing Eco-socialism Ecovillage Environmental finance Green economy Construction Fashion Finance Gardening Geopark Green Development Infrastructure Marketing Green roof Greening Impact investing Landscape Livelihood Living Market Organic movement Organizations Procurement Refurbishment Socially responsible business Socially responsible marketing Sanitation Sourcing Space Sustainability organization Tourism Transport Urban drainage systems Urban infrastructure
Sustainable management	Environmental Fisheries Forest Humanistic capitalism Landscape Materials Natural resource Planetary Recycling Waste
Agreements and conferences	UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972) Brundtlandt Commission Report (1983) Our Common Future (1987) Earth Summit (1992) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) Agenda 21 (1992) Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) Lisbon Principles (1997) Earth Charter (2000) UN Millennium Declaration (2000) Earth Summit 2002 (Rio+10, Johannesburg) UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, 2012) Sustainable Development Goals (2015) UNESCO MONDIACULT conferences
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