Sustainable energy : opportunities and limitations
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Sustainable energy : opportunities and limitations
（Energy, climate and the environment series）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
- : pbk
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In this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Sustainable Energy: The Options
- D.Elliott PART ONE: THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIONS Sustainable Energy: Nuclear Power and Renewables
- D.Elliott Wind Power and Similar Renewable Sources: Why Intermittency Doesn't Matter
- D.Milborrow Biomass: Greening the Transport System
- J.Scurlock Sea Power: How We Can Tap Wave and Tidal Power
- D.Elliott Solar Power: Energy From The Sun
- S.Roaf & R.Gupta Saving Energy: How to Cut Energy Wastage
- B.Everett The Limits to Energy Efficiency: Time to Beat The Rebound Effect
- H.Herring PART TWO: MAKING IT HAPPEN Supporting Renewables: Local Ownership, Wind Power and Sustainable Finance
- D.Toke How to Support Renewables: Feed in Tariffs and Quota/Trading Systems
- D.Elliott Carbon Trading: Opportunities and Issues
- S.Peake PART THREE: THE FUTURE Long-term, Renewables-Intensive World Energy Scenarios
- G.Boyle Sustainable Lifestyles of the Future
- P.Harper A Sustainable Future for Energy?
- D.Elliott
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