Alternative Energy for Dummies

Name: Alternative Energy for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470430620

ISBN-10: 0470430621

ISBN-13: 9780470430620

Edition: 2009

Authors: Rik DeGunther, Rik DeGunther, Degunther

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List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction



The Basic Facts of Energy Life.



What a Mess!



What Energy Is and How Itï¿½s Used (Politically and Practically)



Putting Together Each Piece of the Energy Puzzle



Digging Deeper into the Current State of Affairs.



Developing a Snapshot of Fossil Fuel Use and Availability



Burning Up with Conventional Energy Sources



The First Alternative-Energy Sources: Effi ciency and Conservation



Understanding the Demand For Alternatives



Alternatives ï¿½ Buildings.



Going Nuclear



Harnessing the Sun with Solar Power



Treading Water with Hydropower



Blowing Away with Wind Power



Digging into Geothermal



Exploring Biomass



Burning Wood



Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies



Alternatives ï¿½ Transportation.



Alternative Transport Technologies



Alternative-Fuel Vehicles



Plugging In: Electric Vehicles



Hybrid-Electric Vehicles



Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles



Exotic Propulsion Systems



The Part of Tens.



Ten or So Myths about Energy



Ten-Plus Ways to Invest in an Alternative-Energy Future


Index