Sustainability and environmental impact of renewable energy sources / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
Material type: TextSeries: Issues in environmental science and technology ; 19Publication details: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2003.Description: xv, 139 p. ; 25 cm. ; pbkISBN:- 0854042903
- 9780854042906:
- Renewable energy -- Environmental aspects
- Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Environmental aspects
- Renewable energy sources
- Energy industries -- Environmental aspects
- Energy industries -- Political aspects
- Environment and Ecology
- Nuclear power & engineering
- Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
- Fossil fuel technologies
- Environmental science, engineering & technology
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The future of today's energy sources -- Sustainable energy: choices, problems and opportunities -- Renewable energy: technology considerations and electricity integration -- Landfill gas and related energy sources: Anaerobic digesters; Biomass energy systems -- Emissions trading schemes: are they a 'licence to pollute'? -- UK Government policy on renewable energy -- Renewables, sustainability and precaution: beyond environmental cost-benefit and risk analysis.