Powering the future
Subtitle: a scientist's guide to energy independence
By: Daniel Botkin.
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780137049769
Subjects: Power resources -- United States; Power resources -- United States -- Forecasting; Renewable energy sources -- United States; Energy policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conventional energy sources : Oil; title: Natural gas; title: Coal; title: Water; title: Nuclear; title: New energy sources : Wind; title: Solar; title: Ocean; 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.