Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and DemonstrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Energy Technologies for California's Future
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and DemonstrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Distributed Energy Systems in California's Future
Author: Our Energy Future
Author: Carla S. JonesPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520964284
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Our Energy Future is an introductory textbook for the study of energy production, alternative and renewable fuels, and ways to build a sustainable energy future. Jones and Mayfield explore the creation and history of fossil fuels, their impact on the environment, and how they have become critical to our society. The authors also outline how adopting sustainable biofuels will be key to the future of energy stability and discuss a number of renewable energy options and biofuel feedstocks that are replacements for petroleum-based products. Our society is consuming energy at an alarming rate, and the authors warn that continuing fuel-usage patterns could permanently damage the environment. This book emphasizes the importance of continued scientific, agricultural, and engineering development while it outlines the political and environmental challenges that will accompany a complete shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy and biomass. Our Energy Future is an accessible resource for undergraduate students studying biofuels and bioenergy.
Introduction to Energy in California
Author: Peter AsmusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This key reference is a primer on energy in a state that continues to lead the world in finding sustainable solutions to one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. While much public debate has focused on fossil fuels, this clearly written guide provides essential information on a broader range of issues--where our energy comes from, where future supplies will be found, and what new advances are being made in the area of renewable energy sources. Making the complex world of energy science and policy accessible to a wide audience, Peter Asmus examines the rich human history of California's earliest oil and hydroelectricity developments, explains the natural history underpinning the state's cornucopia of energy sources, covers such controversial sources as nuclear reactors and liquified natural gas, and more. Introduction to Energy in California includes: * Discussion of oil, nuclear power, coal, emerging alternative technologies, and renewable sources including geothermal, solar, wind, and hydropower * Analysis of the challenges and solutions facing California and the world on energy-related issues such as global climate change * Compelling case studies of corporations, governments, communities, and individuals working on today's most pressing energy questions * Color illustrations, useful maps, and clear graphics throughout
Changing Energy
Author: John H. PerkinsPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520962842
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Changing Energy outlines how humanity established the current energy economy through three previous transitions, and how we now stand poised for a necessary fourth transition. Human societies around the globe have received immense benefits from uses of coal, oil, gas, and uranium sources, yet we must now rebuild our energy economies to rely on renewable sources and use them efficiently. The imperative for a fourth energy transition comes from dangers related to climate change, geopolitical tensions, documented health and environmental effects, and long-term depletion of today’s sources. John H. Perkins argues that a future in which current levels of energy service benefits are sustained can come only from investments in the technologies needed to bring about a fourth energy transition. Changing Energy envisions a viable post–fossil fuel economy and identifies the barriers to be overcome.
Energy Technologies for California's Future
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and DemonstrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Geothermal Energy Update
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geothermal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Energy Research at DOE
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074487
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In legislation appropriating funds for DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2000 energy R&D budget, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee directed an evaluation of the benefits that have accrued to the nation from the R&D conducted since 1978 in DOE's energy efficiency and fossil energy programs. In response to the congressional charge, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy. From its inception, DOE's energy R&D program has been the subject of many outside evaluations. The present evaluation asks whether the benefits of the program have justified the considerable expenditure of public funds since DOE's formation in 1977, and, unlike earlier evaluations, it takes a comprehensive look at the actual outcomes of DOE's research over two decades.
Solar Energy Update
Author: Hearings on Job Creation Proposals
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Employment OpportunitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description