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Introduces solar, wind, and micro-hydroelectric technologies and their economics in a market environment. Edinger and Kaul survey the technological state-of-the-art and economic aspects of renewable electricity generation, and outline the role of the other renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and micro-hydroelectric technologies.

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With energy consumption rising and with it our dependence on crude oil from politically uncertain regions, and faced with the threat to the environment from polluting emissions, it is becoming ever more evident that fuels from renewable resources are an increasingly attractive option to fossil fuels.