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New and Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development
Product DescriptionThe International Conference on New and Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development held in Ponta Delgada, Azores (2002), Portugal, has provided technology specialists and hardware developers with the opportunity to discuss, review and demonstrate the research directions, the design methodologies, and the production techniques leading to cost- effective energy technologies for sustainable development. This [...]
Alternative Energy Resources : The Quest for Sustainable Energy
Product DescriptionA balanced introduction to tomorrow’s energy sources Over the course of the next fifty years, there will be a shift in the quest for sustainble energy, including a major change in transportation from internal combustion engines burning petroleum-derived fuels to newer technology engines using new transportation fuels. Alternative Energy Reources examines our options for [...]
Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings
Product DescriptionThis long-awaited reference guide provides a complete overview of low energy cooling systems for buildings, covering a wide range of existing and emerging sustainable energy technologies in one comprehensive volume. An excellent data source on cooling performance, such as building loads or solar thermal chiller efficiencies, it is essential reading for building services and [...]
Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations
Product DescriptionIn this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not…. More >> Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations
Sustainable Energy: Energy, Fossil Fuel, Nuclear Power, Biofuel, Solar Power, Wave Power, Efficient Energy Use, Peak Uranium, Radioactive Waste, Renewable Energy, Low-carbon Economy
Product DescriptionHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. A broader interpretation may allow inclusion of fossil fuels as transitional sources while technology develops, as long as new sources are [...]
New Green Home Solutions: Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living
Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Solutions Solar Electricity Wind Power Financing, Rebates and Tax Credits Passive Heating and Cooling Product DescriptionGreen living begins at home, and New Green Home Solutions tells you how. Most of the energy-derived pollution we produce comes as a direct result of our homes – how we heat them, how we [...]
Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations
Product DescriptionIn this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not…. More >> Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations
Energy Revolution: Policies For A Sustainable Future
Product DescriptionThe transformation from a carbon-based world economy to one based on high efficiency and renewables is a necessary step if human society is to achieve sustainability. But while scientists and researchers have made significant advances in energy efficiency and renewable technologies in recent years, consumers have yet to see dramatic changes in the marketplace?due [...]
Sustainable Energy System Engineering: The Complete Green Building Design Resource
Product DescriptionThe only complete design resource for sustainable energy systems geared towards engineers This highly visual resource goes beyond theory and provides solid, hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering information on the design and installation of sustainable energy systems. You will find everything you need — including real-world case studies — to develop the most energy [...]
Renewable Energy: Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Future
ISBN13: 9783527408047 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis essential new title provides a contemporary overview on a major key topic of the 21st century. Written by well known scientists in the area who discuss the topic soberly and without ideology, they focus on how photovoltaic, solar power, wind power, [...]
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
ISBN13: 9780973323320 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionAs oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses completely on off-grid, sustainable living and rural energy independence. Author/engineer William H. Kemp, who is a leading [...]
The Grand Energy Transition: The Rise of Energy Gases, Sustainable Life and Growth, and the Next Great Economic Expansion
ISBN13: 9780470527566 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionA groundbreaking book on solving our growing energy problems In this visionary book, leading energy industry executive Robert Hefner puts forth a convincing case about how the world can move beyond its current dependence on oil and toward a new era of [...]
Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air
ISBN13: 9780954452933 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionAddressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this [...]