How renewable energy works
By: by Geoff Barker
Series: ECO Works; Eco works
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781445139036
Subjects: Renewable energy sources; Juvenile literature
Description: Explore the world's most revolutionary and exciting ecological developments in Eco Works. This series for 9+ readers examines how green technology is finding inventive solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing us today. From sourcing sustainable energy and reducing our carbon footprints through to creating recycling processes and community gardens that provide our growing urban populations with green space and food, find out exactly how and why 'eco works'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rethinking energy; title: Renewable energy; title: Power the sun; title: Solar cells; title: Solar developments; title: Wind power; title: Moving water; title: Tides and waves; title: Heat from the earth; title: Biomass; title: Biogas; title: Fuel cells; title: What next?