333.794/DeGunther
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- Subjects
- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley
c2009.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
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Rik DeGunther, 1956-
(-)
- Physical Description
- xviii, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780470430620
- Introduction
- Part I. The Basic Facts of Energy Life.
- Chapter 1. What a Mess!
- Chapter 2. What Energy Is and How ItÆs Used (Politically and Practically)
- Chapter 3. Putting Together Each Piece of the Energy Puzzle
- Part II. Digging Deeper into the Current State of Affairs.
- Chapter 4. Developing a Snapshot of Fossil Fuel Use and Availability
- Chapter 5. Burning Up with Conventional Energy Sources
- Chapter 6. The First Alternative-Energy Sources: Effi ciency and Conservation
- Chapter 7. Understanding the Demand For Alternatives
- Part III. Alternatives ù Buildings.
- Chapter 8. Going Nuclear
- Chapter 9. Harnessing the Sun with Solar Power
- Chapter 10. Treading Water with Hydropower
- Chapter 11. Blowing Away with Wind Power
- Chapter 12. Digging into Geothermal
- Chapter 13. Exploring Biomass
- Chapter 14. Burning Wood
- Chapter 15. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies
- Part IV. Alternatives ù Transportation.
- Chapter 16. Alternative Transport Technologies
- Chapter 17. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
- Chapter 18. Plugging In: Electric Vehicles
- Chapter 19. Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
- Chapter 20. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles
- Chapter 21. Exotic Propulsion Systems
- Part V. The Part of Tens.
- Chapter 22. Ten or So Myths about Energy
- Chapter 23. Ten-Plus Ways to Invest in an Alternative-Energy Future
- Index