Full title: Sustainable energy : choosing among options / Jefferson W. Tester ... [et al.].

Author/creator: Tester, Jefferson W.

Date: 2005..

Call Numbers: N333.794/ 15

Record Identifier: 74VKqzVr6e83

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: p. cm., Ch. 1. Sustainable energy - the engine of sustainable development -- Ch. 2. Estimation and evaluation of energy resources -- Ch. 3. Technical performance : allowability, efficiency, production rates -- Ch. 4. Local, regional, and global environmental effects of energy -- Ch. 5. Project economic evaluation -- Ch. 6. Energy systems and sustainability metrics -- Ch. 7. Fossil fuels and fossil energy -- Ch. 8. Nuclear power -- Ch. 9. Renewable energy in context -- Ch. 10. Biomass energy -- Ch. 11. Geothermal energy -- Ch. 12. Hydropower -- Ch. 13. Solar energy -- Ch. 14. Ocean waves, tide, and thermal energy conversion -- Ch. 15. Wind energy -- Ch. 16. Storage, transportation, and distribution of energy -- Ch. 17. Electric power sector -- Ch. 18. Transportation services -- Ch. 19. Industrial energy usage -- Ch. 20. Commercial and residential buildings -- Ch. 21. Synergistic complex systems -- Ch. 22. Choosing among options.

Publishers: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 333.794

MMS ID: 991020248939702626