Energy revolution : the physics and the promise of efficient technology /

"Energy can be neither created nor destroyed -- but it can be wasted. The United States wastes two-thirds of its energy, including 80 percent of the energy used in transportation. So the nation has a tremendous opportunity to develop a sensible energy policy based on benefits and costs. But to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prentiss, Mara Goff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Power resources.
Energy consumption.
Energy conservation.
Ressources énergétiques.
Économies d'énergie.
Énergie > Consommation.
energy resources.
energy conservation.
energy consumption.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Power resources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: U.S. energy use : Past, present, and future
  • Overview of renewable energy
  • Electric power for a renewable future
  • Electricity from water
  • Electricity from wind
  • Electricity from the sun
  • Combining renewable energy sources
  • Distributing electricity
  • Conserving energy
  • Storing energy
  • Consequences of consuming energy
  • Conclusion: A renewable future
  • Appendix A: Carnot efficiency
  • Appendix B: Electricity from heat
  • Appendix C: Recommended steps toward a renewable future.

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