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Sustainable Energy, Second Edition Choosing among Options

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ISBN-10: 0262017474

ISBN-13: 9780262017473

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Jefferson W. Tester, Elisabeth M. Drake, Michael J. Driscoll, Michael W. Golay, William A. Peters

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Human survival depends on a continuing supply of energy, but the need for ever-increasing amounts of it poses a dilemma: How can we find energy sources that are sustainable and ways to convert and utilize energy that are more efficient? This widely used textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability on local, national, and global scales. It clearly presents the tradeoffs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing sound energy portfolios and provides a framework for assessing policy solutions.The second edition examines the…    
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Book details

List price: $105.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/28/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1056
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.31" long x 2.19" tall
Weight: 4.334
Language: English

Jefferson W. Tester is Croll Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems at Cornell University.

Elisabeth M. Drake is Associate Director of the Energy Laboratory, Emeritus, at MIT.

Michael J. Driscoll is Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT.

Michael W. Golay is Professor of Nuclear Engineering at MIT.

William A. Peters is Executive Director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT.