Energy Revolution : : The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology / / Mara Prentiss.
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed-but it can be wasted. The United States wastes two-thirds of its energy, including 80 percent of the energy used in transportation. So the nation has a tremendous opportunity to develop a sensible energy policy based on benefits and costs. But to do that w...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (310 p.) :; 73 color illustrations, 18 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction. U.S. Energy Use-Past, Present, and Future
- I. Foundations of a Renewable Future
- 1. Overview of Renewable Energy
- 2. Electric Power for a Renewable Future
- II. Renewables Are Enough
- 3. Electricity from Water
- 4. Electricity from Wind
- 5. Electricity from the Sun
- 6. Combining Renewable Energy Sources
- III. Energy Links
- 7. Distributing Electricity
- 8. Conserving Energy
- 9. Storing Energy
- 10. Consequences of Consuming Energy
- Conclusion: A Renewable Future
- Appendix A: Carnot Efficiency
- Appendix B: Electricity from Heat
- Appendix C: Recommended Steps toward a Renewable Future
- Acknowledgments
- Index