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Climate change is no longer deniable. Neither is the fact that greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities need to be mitigated. The question is how to rapidly transit to an increasingly low-carbon world while essentially sustaining the quality of life of the fortunate and providing better lives for the less fortunate.The challenge is to decarbonize both energy consumption and production with ... Read more

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This book is an insightful tool that provides a comprehensive understanding of solar power. Equipped with engaging photos, graphs, and review sections, this book covers a range of topics from the basics of electricity to designing multiple types of solar electric systems. This powerful resource delivers the education necessary to strengthen the future of clean energy.This book has 7 easy-to ... Read more

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This book is an insightful tool that provides a comprehensive understanding of solar power. Equipped with engaging photos, graphs, and review sections, this book covers a range of topics from the basics of electricity to designing multiple types of solar electric systems. This powerful resource delivers the education necessary to strengthen the future of clean energy.This book has 7 easy-to
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The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy.The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its ... Read more

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This translation of a German title, which was enthusiastically received by a wide audience, collects contributions by leading and well-known scientists in the area explaining the technical basics of photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, wind and water power as well as geothermal energy. In an easily accessible yet sober way, the book offers a solid overview of the possibilities offered by ... Read more

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It has been technologically proven that renewable energy sources can be developed in a socially responsible manner to supply all of the worlds energy requirements without jeopardizing environmental structures. But the world has been facing three interconnected dilemmaclimate, energy and water. How can these be addressed? Authored by Winston (Win) Stothert, Renewable Energies with Energy Storage ... Read more

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The sheer volume of talk about energy, energy prices, and energy policy on both sides of the political aisle suggests that we must know something about energy. But according to Peter Huber and Mark Mills, the things we "know" are mostly myths. In The Bottomless Well , Huber and Mills debunk the myths and show how a better understanding of energy will radically change our views and policies on a ... Read more

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Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change

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In the years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the world has undergone drastic changes in terms of energy sources. This is reflected in the expansion of this second edition from 20 to 26 chapters. The most dramatic occurrence was the Tsunami which struck Japan in March of 2011 and set off a reactor catastrophe at the nuclear power plants in Fukushima. On the other hand ... Read more

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