Powering the future : a scientist's guide to energy independence
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Powering the future : a scientist's guide to energy independence
AUTHOR:
Botkin, Daniel B.
Perez, Diana
ISBN:
9780137049769
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxi, 330 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Conventional energy sources : Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- New energy sources : Wind power -- Solar power -- Ocean power -- Biofuels -- Designing an energy system : Transporting energy: the grid, hydrogen, batteries, and more -- Transporting things -- Saving energy at home and finding energy at your feet -- Solutions.
SUBJECT:
| Power resources -- United States |
| Power resources -- United States -- Forecasting |
| Renewable energy sources -- United States |
| Energy policy -- United States |