The current edition of Directory Indian Windpower, like the previous seven yearly issues, carries comprehensive data on wind potential sites in the various states of India. The 850-page directory also covers promotional policies and incentives of the state and central governments, supportive role of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology, the technical particulars of the wind electric generator, the current scenario on wind power development, and the regulatory environment in the country.

It provides encyclopaedic information on the windfarms in India and the details of the various stake-holders, compiled with more than 2,500 entries. Procedural steps for the establishment of windfarm, guidelines for diversion of forest land for wind power projects, etc. are some of the related subjects touched upon in the Directory. In nutshell, the Directory will serve as an indispensable reference book for all individuals and agencies directly or indirectly connected with the development of wind energy sector.

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This reference book provides an updated and global perspective on ocean wave energy conversion. The book is oriented to the practical solutions that this new industry has found so far and the problems that any device needs to face. It describes the principles applied to machines that transform wave power into electricity, and also provides a historical review, state of the art of modern systems, a full-scale prototype experience and future perspectives.

The authors are recognised researchers, and they give an overall perspective of the state of the art of different technologies. The book does not intend to point to a specific technology; the main motivation is to provide, both to academia and industry, a first contact with the current status of wave energy conversion technologies, hopefully inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists.

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