Cargando…

Cool energy : renewable solutions to environmental problems /

Ten years ago, America's brief love affair with renewable energy sources came to an abrupt end, the victim of declining oil prices and government indifference. But renewable energy remains the only viable long-term alternative to depletable and polluting oil, gas, and coal. Cool Energy provides...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brower, Michael, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1992.
Edición:Rev. ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 EBSCO_ocm45844155
003 OCoLC
005 20231017213018.0
006 m o d
007 cr cn|||||||||
008 010102s1992 maua ob 001 0 eng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn  |c N$T  |d OCL  |d OCLCQ  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCG  |d OCLCQ  |d IEEEE  |d ZCU  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d ESU  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCA  |d VTS  |d MERER  |d AGLDB  |d OCLCQ  |d AU@  |d LEAUB  |d HS0  |d OCLCA  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
019 |a 827009358  |a 1171174042  |a 1173827473 
020 |a 0585327270  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9780585327273  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0262269333  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9780262269339  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 0262023490 
020 |z 9780262023498 
020 |z 026252175X 
020 |z 9780262521758 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000051284795 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000051358249 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000067502238 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV042508813 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV043044954 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 422498513 
029 1 |a GBVCP  |b 800750039 
035 |a (OCoLC)45844155  |z (OCoLC)827009358  |z (OCoLC)1171174042  |z (OCoLC)1173827473 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 4 |a TJ807.9.U6  |b B76 1992eb 
070 |a TJ807.9.U6B76  |b 1992 
072 7 |a TEC  |x 031010  |2 bisacsh 
072 0 |a P120 
082 0 4 |a 333.79/4/0973  |2 20 
084 |a 43.33  |2 bcl 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Brower, Michael,  |d 1960- 
245 1 0 |a Cool energy :  |b renewable solutions to environmental problems /  |c Michael Brower. 
250 |a Rev. ed. 
260 |a Cambridge, Mass. :  |b MIT Press,  |c ©1992. 
300 |a 1 online resource (219 pages) :  |b illustrations 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-215) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. The Energy Challenge -- 2. The Renewable Alternative -- 3. Solar Energy -- 4. Wind Energy -- 5. Biomass -- 6. Energy from Rivers and Oceans -- 7. Geothermal Energy -- 8. Energy Storage -- 9. Policies for a Renewable Future -- Appendix A: Units and Conversion Factors -- Appendix B: U.S. Renewable Energy Funding. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
520 |a Ten years ago, America's brief love affair with renewable energy sources came to an abrupt end, the victim of declining oil prices and government indifference. But renewable energy remains the only viable long-term alternative to depletable and polluting oil, gas, and coal. Cool Energy provides the first major review of progress in the field of renewable energy technologies - solar, wind, biomass (plant matter), hydroelectric, and geothermal - since the mid-1980s. It analyzes their near-term and long-term potential to displace fossil fuels, and illuminates the role they could play in mitigating environmental problems such as air pollution, acid rain, and global warming. Energy-policy specialist Michael Brower argues that, with the right policies, renewable energy could provide as much as half of America's energy needs within forty years. He identifies the market barriers that will have to be removed and argues that if the hidden costs of fossil fuels are taken into consideration, renewables appear to be a cheaper source of new energy supply than fossil fuels: the reliability and efficiency of their equipment have improved and the cost of installing, maintaining, and running renewable systems has declined. Brower devotes a chapter to each renewable energy source, describes its current application, and discusses its costs. He also analyzes new technologies under development and assesses their positive and negative attributes. Introductory chapters set renewables in the context of current energy and environmental policy, and the last chapter outlines steps that can help speed the transition to a renewable-energy economy. Michael Brower is a physicist and holds the position of Research Director for the Union of Concerned Scientists. 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
650 0 |a Renewable energy sources  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Environmental protection  |z United States. 
650 6 |a Énergies renouvelables  |z États-Unis. 
650 7 |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING  |x Power Resources  |x Alternative & Renewable.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Environmental protection  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Renewable energy sources  |2 fast 
651 7 |a United States  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Erneuerbare Energien  |2 gnd 
650 7 |a Forschung  |2 gnd 
651 7 |a USA  |2 gnd 
650 1 7 |a Milieubeheer.  |2 gtt 
650 1 7 |a Energie (exacte wetenschappen)  |2 gtt 
650 7 |a Recursos energeticos.  |2 larpcal 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Brower, Michael, 1960-  |t Cool energy.  |b Rev. ed.  |d Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1992  |z 0262023490  |w (DLC) 92017472  |w (OCoLC)25914928 
856 4 0 |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=48875  |z Texto completo 
936 |a BATCHLOAD 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 48875 
938 |a IEEE  |b IEEE  |n 6276811 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 10835296 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 2322175 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP