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Renewable Energy
Ten Short Lessons
Stephen Peake
(2021)
om ca. 10 hverdage
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- Paperback: 192 sider
- Udgiver: Johns Hopkins University Press (August 2021)
- ISBN: 9781421442426
An expert introduction to the fascinating world of renewable energy and the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy that lies at the heart of a brighter climate future.
In Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons, Stephen Peake distills the key issues of this timely subject, examining how we can harness the power of a range of groundbreaking energy technologies most effectively to achieve a sustainable energy future.
Renewable energy is central to managing climate change and our transition to a sustainable energy supply for the 10 billion of us who will populate the earth by 2050. But how will we cope without fossil fuels to heat, cool, and light our buildings, power our industry, and run our transport systems? And are some renewables better than others? Packed full of easy-to-understand diagrams and fact boxes, these ten lessons cover all the basics, as well as the latest understanding and developments, to enlighten the nonscientist.
About the series: The Pocket Einstein series is a collection of essential pocket-sized guides for anyone looking to understand a little more about some of the most important and fascinating areas of science in the twenty-first century. Broken down into ten simple lessons and written by leading experts in their field, the books reveal the ten most important takeaways from those areas of science you've always wanted to know more about.
1: There's No Such Thing as Energy Lesson
2: Nothing is Truly Renewable Lesson
3: The Climate Clock is Ticking Lesson
4: We Will Thrive on Sunlight Lesson
5: Cubism is the Art of Wind Energy Lesson
6: Plants and Water are Powerful Lesson
7: There's Plenty of Bounty Below Lesson
8: Utopias are Electric Lesson
9: Negative Energy is Positive Lesson
10: Imagination is Renewable Energy Glossary Further Reading Index Renewable