Powering the future
Subtitle: a scientist's guide to energy independence
By: Daniel B. Botkin with Diana Perez
Contributors: Pérez, Diana
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780137049769
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-312) and index.
Table of contents: title: Conventional energy sources : Oil; title: Natural gas; title: Coal; title: Water power; title: Nuclear power; title: New energy sources : Wind power; title: Solar power; title: Ocean power; title: Biofuels; title: Designing an energy system : Transporting energy: the grid, hydrogen, batteries, and more; title: Transporting things; title: Saving energy at home and finding energy at your feet; title: Solutions.