Renewable Energy: Sources and Methods - Couverture rigide

Facts On File

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0816072035 ISBN 13 : 9780816072033

Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Renewable Energy reviews the current status of technologies in renewable energy, a critical subject since the world now increases its energy consumption between 1 to 3 percent each year. Covering the current rate of energy consumption and the consequences of continuing this rate, this new book explains how the main conventional forms of energy including coal, oil, and gas contribute to economies. The focus of this full-color book is the remarkable diversity of ideas that are born every day in the field of alternative energy.

Chapters include:

-Earth's Energy Sources

-Recycling

-Gasoline Alternative Vehicles

-Biorefineries

-Innovations in Clean Energy

-Green Building Design

-Energy from Solid Biomass.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Anne Maczulak, Ph.D., has more than 25 years of experience as a microbiologist in university laboratories. She completed her undergraduate and master's studies at Ohio State University and earned her doctorate from the University of Kentucky. She has authored peer-reviewed journal articles and technical reports and has served on corporate microbiology committees. Maczulak has given presentations to national environmental health associations as well as workshops on surface water.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facts On File Inc
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816072035
• ISBN 13: 9780816072033
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible