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Homeowners' Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar,
Wind, Biomass and Hydropower
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The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas
production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the
price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their
fuel bills. Two options for meeting the upcoming challenge are dramatic
improvements in home energy efficiency and efforts to tap into clean,
affordable, renewable energy resources to heat and cool homes, to provide
hot water and electricity, and even to cook. These measures can result in
huge savings and a level of energy independence. The "Homeowner's Guide to
Renewable Energy" tells you how. It starts by outlining the likely impacts
of fossil fuel shortages and some basic facts about energy. It then
discusses energy conservation to slash energy bills and prepare for
renewable energy options. Focusing carefully on specific strategies needed
to replace specific fuels, the book then examines each practical energy
option available to homeowners. The "Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy"
gives readers sufficient knowledge to hire and communicate effectively with
contractors and, for those wanting do installations themselves, it
recommends more detailed manuals. With a complete resource listing, this
well-illustrated and accessible guide is a perfect companion for
illuminating the coming dark age.
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The Renewable Energy Handbook: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy
and Independent Living
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book is excellent for anyone wishing to find out more about the use of
small-scale renewable energy systems. Whether you are a student studying
renewable energy or a homeowner looking to install a system, you will find
this book indispensable.
The author provides a superb commentary on a wide range of renewable systems, and
manages to capture the reader's attention from the first page to the last. Many
pictures and diagrams are included to supplement the written explanations, and the
book contains useful practical advice.
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Energy Science: Principles, technologies, and impacts
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Do renewable
energy sources really provide a realistic alternative to fossil fuels? How does
wind power compare to nuclear power, in terms of the energy it can generate? How do
we get energy from the tides, and is it really a useful source of power? Energy
Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts integrates the science behind the
key energy sources that are at our disposal today with the socioeconomic issues
which surround their use to give a balanced, objective overview of the range of
energy sources available to us today. Covering both traditional and renewable
energy sources, the book encourages the reader to evaluate different energy sources
on the basis of sound quantitative understanding. It also explores the fundamentals
of energy generation, storage and transmission, to build a complete picture of
energy supply, from wind turbine, nuclear reactor, or hydroelectric dam, to our
homes. Different energy sources have different social and economic impacts; the
book uses examples and case studies throughout to help the reader critically assess
the information to hand and reach a well-rounded, informed view of the relative
merits and drawbacks of the energy sources available. Problems with current and
future energy use and supply extend globally; Energy Science: Principles,
Technologies, and Impacts introduces the potential solutions that science can
offer, within a framework that encourages the critical assessment of the pros and
cons of each. Online resource centre: The Online Resource Centre features: For
lecturers: Figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture
preparation Solutions to end of chapter questions, to aid marking and assessment
For students: Library of web links, giving students quick access to an extensive
range of additional resources
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Renewable Energies: Feasibility, Time and Cost Options
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Inside a decade, the availability of our conventional fuels will be
doubtful. It is already late, then, to consider what sources we should
develop. The principal requirement in addition to sufficient availability,
at an acceptable cost, is that use of New Energy no longer involving
injection of pollutants, in particular CO2 into the atmosphere. CH4 is a
seldom mentioned danger: it comes increasingly with the rising temperature.
This book covers six sources of renewable energy, starting with the popular
ones such as solar and wind, but going on to others, waves, tides, hot rock
geothermal and hydro. The feasibility in each case is analysed, stressing
how the inexhaustible energies are all cheap after the collecting machinery
has been paid for. This book focuses on the development of such renewable
energies as well as the cost of these various alternatives. The author,
Professor John O'M Bockris is a world renowned researcher and the author of
many essential texts.
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Renewable Energy and the Public: From NIMBY to Participation
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Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments
to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon
electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as
energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or
technologies (e.g. offshore wind, tidal, bioenergy or hydrogen energy) and
communities face the prospect of unfamiliar, often large-scale energy
technologies being sited near to their homes. Policy makers in many
countries face tensions between 'streamlining' planning procedures,
engaging with diverse publics to address what is commonly conceived as
'NIMBY' (not in my back yard) opposition, and the need to maintain
democratic, participatory values in planning systems. This volume provides
a timely, international review of research on public engagement, in
contexts of diverse, innovative energy technologies. Public engagement is
conceived broadly - as the interaction between how developers and other key
actors engage with publics about energy technologies (including assumptions
held about the methods used, such as the provision of financial benefits or
the holding of deliberative events), and how individuals and groups engage
with energy policies and projects (including indirectly through the media
and directly through emotional and behavioural responses). The book's
contributors are leading experts in the UK, Europe, North and South America
and Australia drawn from a variety of relevant social science disciplinary
perspectives. The book makes a significant contribution to our existing
knowledge, as well as providing interested professionals, policymakers and
members of the public with a timely overview of the critical issues
involved in public engagement with low carbon energy technologies.
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Nanotechnology 2010: v. 3: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Coatings and Compact
Modeling; Technical Prceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and
Expo
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NSTI's nanotechnology conferences have built a tradition of being the
most prestigious forum in the world for leading nano scientists, and
Nanotech 2010 is no exception. Top nano scientists offer an up-to-date
global perspective on the latest developments in nanotechnology. More than
mere proceedings, these volumes cut across every scientific and engineering
discipline to provide the most complete record of current accomplishments
in Nanotech. Information from past conferences has been compiled into
authoritative and comprehensive compendiums and made available (along with
pricing information) here on our site. Contents of the proceedings for this
year's conference and expo will be forthcoming. Nanotech is available in
print and on CD-ROM.
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