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Sustainable energy--without the hot air / David J.C. MacKay.
- Title
- Sustainable energy--without the hot air / David J.C. MacKay.
- Author
- MacKay, David J. C.
- Publication
- Cambridge, England : UIT, 2009.
- ©2009
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- Description
- ix, 368 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- Provides an overview of the sustainable energy crisis that is threatening the world's natural resources, explaining how energy consumption is estimated and how those numbers have been skewed by various factors and discussing alternate forms of energy that can and should be used.
- Alternative Title
- Sustainable energy
- Subjects
- Renewable energy sources > Great Britain
- Énergie > Consommation > Aspect de l'environnement
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Environmental policy
- Energy industries > Environmental aspects
- Energy consumption > Environmental aspects
- ENERGY CONSERVATION
- ENERGY POLICY
- Renewable energy
- Nachhaltigkeit
- Erneuerbare Energien
- Industrie énergétique
- Politique énergétique
- Consommation d'énergie
- Développement durable
- Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
- Sustainability
- 50.70 energy (technical sciences)
- 83.65 energy economics
- Energies renouvelables
- Conservation des ressources
- Développement durable
- Consommation d'énergie
- Politique énergétique
- Politique de l'environnement
- Industrie énergétique
- Energiepolitik > Grossbritannien
- Alternative Energiequelle > Grossbritannien
- Nachhaltige Entwicklung
- Energy conservation > Great Britain
- Energy consumption > Great Britain > Statistics
- Energy policy > Great Britain
- Renewable energy sources > Great Britain > Statistics
- Sustainable development > Great Britain
- Énergies renouvelables
- Économies d'énergie
- Industries énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement
- Environnement > Politique gouvernementale
- energy conservation
- sustainable development
- environmental policy
- Note
- Includes errata.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-354) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available online.
- Contents
- pt. 1. Numbers, not adjectives. Motivations -- The balance sheet -- Cars -- Wind -- Planes -- Solar -- Heating and cooling -- Hydroelectricity -- Light -- Offshore wind -- Gadgets -- Wave -- Food and farming -- Tide -- Stuff -- Geothermal -- Public services -- Can we live on renewables?
- pt. 2. Making a difference. Every BIG helps -- Better transport -- Smarter heating -- Efficient electricity use -- Sustainable fossil fuels? -- Nuclear? -- Living on other countries' renewables? -- Fluctuations and storage -- Five energy plans for Britain -- Putting costs in perspective -- What to do now -- Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World -- The last thing we should talk about -- Saying yes.
- pt. 3. Technical chapters. Cars II -- Wind II -- Planes II -- Solar II -- Heating II -- Waves II -- Tide II -- Stuff II.
- ISBN
- 0954452933
- 9780954452933
- 1906860017
- 9781906860011
- OCLC
- 262888377
- SCSB-10209544
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library