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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: MacKay, David J.C. Sustainable energy--without the hot air. Cambridge, England : UIT, 2009 (OCoLC)311058916 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David J C MacKay |
| ISBN: | 0954452933 9780954452933 1906860017 9781906860011 |
| OCLC Number: | 262888377 |
| Notes: | Includes errata. |
| Description: | ix, 368 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| 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. |
| Other Titles: | Sustainable energy |
| Responsibility: | David J.C. MacKay. |
Abstract:
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.
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"The main text of his book is readable (and witty) and its technical appendices bristle with equations. If the planet and its people are the patient, MacKay's book is the the lab results, temperature chart and electrocardiogram." --"The New York Review of Books "(April 26, 2012) Read more...
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- Renewable energy sources.
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