Preface

This book discusses applications of renewable energy with new technologies. It encourages both academic research and renewable energy policies worldwide, and is designed for students, researchers, scientists, and governments.

The volume contains twenty-three chapters in six sections:

Section 1 "Introduction to Renewable Energy"

Section 2 "Solar and Photovoltaic Energy"

Section 3 "Biomass Energy"

Section 4 "Hydroelectric Energy"


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**Dr. Tolga Taner** Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

### **Dr. Archana Tiwari**

Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

**Dr. Taha Selim Ustun** Professor, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA),

Japan

Section 1

Introduction to Renewable

Energy

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Section 1
