Sustainable energy - without the hot air
MacKay, David JC
Sustainable energy - without the hot air Book - Cambridge U.I.T. Cambridge Ltd. 2009 - xi,366,vip
Contents I Numbers, not adjectives 1 1 Motivations 2 2 The balance sheet 22 3 Cars 29 4 Wind 32 5 Planes 35 6 Solar 38 7 Heating and cooling 50 8 Hydroelectricity 55 9 Light 57 10 Offshore wind 60 11 Gadgets 68 12 Wave 73 13 Food and farming 76 14 Tide 81 15 Stuff 88 16 Geothermal 96 17 Public services 100 18 Can we live on renewables?103 II Making a difference 113 19 Every BIG helps 114 20 Better transport 118 21 Smarter heating 140 22 Efficient electricity use 155 23 Sustainable fossil fuels? 157 24 Nuclear? 161 25 Living on other countries' renewables? 177 26 Fluctuations and storage 186 27 Five energy plans for Britain 203 28 Putting costs in perspective 214 29 What to do now 222 30 Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World 231 31 The last thing we should talk about 240 32 Saying yes250 Acknowledgments 251 III Technical chapters 253 A Cars II 254 B Wind II 263 C Planes II 269 D Solar II 283 E Heating II 289 F Waves II307 G Tide II 311 HStuff II 322 IV Useful data 327 I Quick reference 328 J Populations and areas 338 K UK energy history 342 List of web links344 Bibliography348 Index 355 About the author367
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Sustainable energy - without the hot air Book - Cambridge U.I.T. Cambridge Ltd. 2009 - xi,366,vip
Contents I Numbers, not adjectives 1 1 Motivations 2 2 The balance sheet 22 3 Cars 29 4 Wind 32 5 Planes 35 6 Solar 38 7 Heating and cooling 50 8 Hydroelectricity 55 9 Light 57 10 Offshore wind 60 11 Gadgets 68 12 Wave 73 13 Food and farming 76 14 Tide 81 15 Stuff 88 16 Geothermal 96 17 Public services 100 18 Can we live on renewables?103 II Making a difference 113 19 Every BIG helps 114 20 Better transport 118 21 Smarter heating 140 22 Efficient electricity use 155 23 Sustainable fossil fuels? 157 24 Nuclear? 161 25 Living on other countries' renewables? 177 26 Fluctuations and storage 186 27 Five energy plans for Britain 203 28 Putting costs in perspective 214 29 What to do now 222 30 Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World 231 31 The last thing we should talk about 240 32 Saying yes250 Acknowledgments 251 III Technical chapters 253 A Cars II 254 B Wind II 263 C Planes II 269 D Solar II 283 E Heating II 289 F Waves II307 G Tide II 311 HStuff II 322 IV Useful data 327 I Quick reference 328 J Populations and areas 338 K UK energy history 342 List of web links344 Bibliography348 Index 355 About the author367
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