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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Energy Overview | |
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| Background and Context | |
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| A Brief Energy Primer | |
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| Energy History | |
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| Energy Timeline | |
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| Overview of Alternative Energy | |
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| The Electric Power Industry | |
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| Restructuring | |
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| Power Plant Technology and Operation | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Environmental Legislation and Regulation | |
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| Conventional Energy | |
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| Coal | |
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| Oil | |
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| Natural Gas | |
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| Nuclear | |
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| Hydroelectric | |
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| Alternative Energy | |
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| Economics of Renewable Energy | |
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| Background | |
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| The Economics of Renewables | |
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| General Developments in Alternative and Renewable Energy 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| General Developments in Alternative and Renewable Energy 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Solar Energy | |
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| Solar Energy at a Glance | |
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| Solar Photovoltaic | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Solar Thermal | |
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| Biomass Energy | |
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| Biomass Energy at a Glance | |
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| Overview | |
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| Types of Biomass | |
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| Equipment and Processes | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Economics | |
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| Legislation and Regulation | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Wind Energy | |
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| Wind Energy at a Glance | |
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| Overview | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Research | |
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| Economics | |
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| Other Wind Energy Developments | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Ocean Energy | |
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| Overview | |
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| Ocean Thermal | |
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| Tidal Power | |
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| Wave Power | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Fusion Energy | |
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| Overview | |
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| Research | |
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| Fusion Methods | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Geothermal Energy | |
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| Geothermal Energy at a Glance | |
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| Overview | |
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| Types of Geothermal Resources | |
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| Direct Use Applications | |
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| Equipment and Processes | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Economics | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Hydrogen Energy | |
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| Overview | |
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| Hydrogen Production | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Other Energy Issues | |
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| Energy Storage | |
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| Overview | |
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| Pumped Hydropower and Compressed Air Storage | |
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| Flywheels | |
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| Superconducting Magnets | |
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| Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors | |
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| Batteries | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Overview | |
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| Alternative Transportation Technologies | |
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| Alternative Fuels | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Incentives, Mandates, and Regulations | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Fuel Cells | |
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| Overview | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Lighting, and Appliances | |
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| Energy Efficiency | |
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| Buildings | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Appliances | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Summary | |
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| Developments 1999 and 2000--Detail | |
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| Exotic and Unusual Sources of Energy | |
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| Overview | |
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| Space Solar Power | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |