Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Addressing 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 informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries.While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.If you've thrown your hands up in despair thinking no solution is possible, then read this book - it's an honest, realistic, and humorous discussion of all our energy options.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-01
Mått:196 x 223 x 21 mm
Vikt:980 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:without the hot air
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780954452933

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David MacKay was a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) and Regius Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University.He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and then obtained his PhD in Computation and Neural Systems at Caltech - the California Institute of Technology. He returned to Cambridge as a Royal Society research fellow at Darwin College. He is internationally known for his research in machine learning, information theory, and communication systems, including the invention of Dasher, a software interface that enables efficient communication in any language with any muscle. He taught Physics in Cambridge and devoted much of his time to public teaching about energy. He was a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change.From 2009 to 2014 he was Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change ("DECC") and in the 2016 New Year's Honours List was awarded a knighthood for services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 48.

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"For anyone with influence on energy policy, whether in government, business or a campaign group, this book should be compulsory reading."

Innehållsförteckning

I Numbers, not adjectives1 Motivations2 The balance sheet3 Cars4 Wind5 Planes6 Solar7 Heating and cooling8 Hydroelectricity9 Light10 Offshore wind11 Gadgets12 Wave13 Food and farming14 Tide15 Stuff16 Geothermal .17 Public services18 Can we live on renewables?II Making a difference19 Every BIG helps20 Better transport21 Smarter heating22 Efficient electricity use23 Sustainable fossil fuels?24 Nuclear?25 Living on other countries’ renewables?26 Fluctuations and storage27 Five energy plans for Britain28 Putting costs in perspective29 What to do now .30 Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World31 The last thing we should talk about32 Saying yes AcknowledgmentsIII Technical chapters A Cars IIB Wind II C Planes II D Solar IIE Heating II F Waves II G Tide II H Stuff II IV Useful data I Quick reference J Populations and areasK UK energy history List of web linksBibliographyIndexAbout the author