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  • Transforming Electricity

    The Coming Generation of Change

    par Walt Patterson ...
    This text reassesses the basic premises that have guided electricity development for more than a century in the light of new understanding, pressures and opportunities. It investigates the changes already in progress and those that may yet follow; their interactions and their implications for policy. As the world pursues sustainable development, what might sustainable electricity mean, and how can ... En savoir plus

    $107.17 CAD

  • Keeping the Lights On

    Towards Sustainable Electricity

    par Walt Patterson ...
    �This is such a timely book. Combining extraordinary historical insight with the sharpest analysis of where we are now, Walt Patterson carves out the most applied and practical of 'road maps' as to where we need to go if we are to deliver a genuinely sustainable electricity system for the future. As we go into a period of considerable turbulence, primarily because of the impacts of climate change, ... En savoir plus

    $53.58 CAD

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  • Afterburn

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  • Solar Photovoltaic Projects in the Mainstream Power Market

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    This is the first and probably the only book devoted to utility-scale solar power – perhaps the fastest-growing sector of the global energy market.Philip Wolfe’s book describes the development and operation of large-scale solar power stations, and will interest all those who want to understand how these multi-million dollar projects are designed, structured, financed, constructed and maintained. ... En savoir plus

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  • The Solar Economy

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