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Sustainable energy : choosing among options

Author: Jefferson W Tester; et al
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Designed for advanced undergraduate/graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability, this book presents trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jefferson W Tester; et al
ISBN: 0262201534 9780262201537
OCLC Number: 58451915
Description: xxiii, 846 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Sustainable energy : the engine of sustainable development --
Estimation and evaluation of energy resources --
Technical performance : allowability, efficiency, production rates --
Local, regional, and global environmental effects of energy --
Project economic evaluation --
Energy systems and sustainability metrics --
Fossil fuels and fossil energy --
Nuclear power --
Renewable energy in context --
Biomass energy --
Geothermal energy --
Hydropower --
Solar energy --
Ocean waves, tide, and thermal energy conversion --
Wind energy --
Storage, transportation, and distribution of energy --
Electric power sector --
Transportation services --
Industrial energy usage --
Commercial and residential buildings --
Synergistic complex systems --
Choosing among options --
Conversion factors.
Responsibility: Jefferson W. Tester ... [et al.].

Abstract:

Designed for advanced undergraduate/graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability, this book presents trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options.

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