Sustainable energy : without the hot air /
MacKay, David J. C.
Sustainable energy : without the hot air / David J.C. MacKay. - Cambridge : UIT, 2009. - ix, 366 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. ; pbk.
CW417 CW448 E-Book avaiable for free via authors website
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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? -- 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 -- Cars II -- Wind II -- Planes II -- Solar II -- Heating II -- Waves II -- Tide II -- Stuff II.
0954452933 9780954452933 9780954452933: No price
Renewable energy sources.
Energy conservation.
Energy consumption.
Sustainable development.
Energy industries--Environmental aspects
Renewable energy sources--Popular works
Environment and Ecology.
The environment
Energy
Sustainability
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
333.794
Sustainable energy : without the hot air / David J.C. MacKay. - Cambridge : UIT, 2009. - ix, 366 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. ; pbk.
CW417 CW448 E-Book avaiable for free via authors website
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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? -- 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 -- Cars II -- Wind II -- Planes II -- Solar II -- Heating II -- Waves II -- Tide II -- Stuff II.
0954452933 9780954452933 9780954452933: No price
Renewable energy sources.
Energy conservation.
Energy consumption.
Sustainable development.
Energy industries--Environmental aspects
Renewable energy sources--Popular works
Environment and Ecology.
The environment
Energy
Sustainability
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
333.794