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Tidal power : harnessing energy from water currents /

As the global supply of conventional energy sources, such as fossil fuels, dwindles and becomes more and more expensive, unconventional and renewable sources of energy, such as power generation from water sources, is becoming more and more important. Hydropower has been around for decades, but this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Li͡atkher, V. M. (Viktor Mikhaĭlovich)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Scrivener Publishing / Wiley, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As the global supply of conventional energy sources, such as fossil fuels, dwindles and becomes more and more expensive, unconventional and renewable sources of energy, such as power generation from water sources, is becoming more and more important. Hydropower has been around for decades, but this book suggests new methods that are more cost-effective and less intrusive to the environment for creating power sources from rivers, the tides, and other sources of water. The energy available from water currents is potentially much greater than society's needs. Presenting a detai.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118721032
1118721039