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  • The Jevons Paradox and the Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements

    de Kozo Mayumi, Blake Alcott, Mario Giampietro, John Polimeni ...
    Series series Earthscan Research Editions
    �The Jevons Paradox�, which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios. For example, doubling the efficiency of food production per ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

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  • Rooftop Revolution

    How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy-and Our Planet-from Dirty Energy

    de Danny Kennedy ...
    The Biggest Untold Economic Story of Our Time Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn’t want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Our Renewable Future

    Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy

    de Richard Heinberg, David Fridley ...
    One of GreenBiz's Six Best Sustainability Books of 2016The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of ... Leer más

    $21.59 USD

  • NoNonsense Renewable Energy

    Cleaner, fairer ways to power the planet

    de Danny Chivers ...
    Few people doubt the threat of climate change and the urgent need to conquer fossil fuel addiction. But can renewable sources of energy ever be sufficient to provide modern societies with a decent quality of life? This book is clear they can, covering all the latest technologies and a road map to powering the world, not just sustainably, but democratically.Danny Chivers is an environmental ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD

  • Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution

    The Energy Return on Investment

    de Pedro A. Prieto, Charles A. S. Hall ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy profit” from the exploitation of an energy source, but it is not so easy to determine all of the energy expenditures that should ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Energy in Australia

    Peak Oil, Solar Power, and Asia’s Economic Growth

    de Graham Palmer ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly coal-fired generation. Indeed, even countries that have invested heavily in solar, such as Spain and Germany, have been unable to ... Leer más

    $49.49 USD

  • Developing the Global Bioeconomy

    Technical, Market, and Environmental Lessons from Bioenergy

    Edición de Patrick Lamers, Erin Searcy, J. Richard Hess, Heinz Stichnothe ...
    Developing the Global Bioeconomy: Technical, Market, and Environmental Lessons from Bioenergy brings together expertise from three IEA-Bioenergy subtasks on pyrolysis, international trade, and biorefineries to review the bioenergy sector and draw useful lessons for the full deployment of the bioeconomy. Despite the vast amount of politically driven strategies, there is little understanding on how ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Energy Economics

    Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance

    de Subhes C. Bhattacharyya ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Since its modest beginning in the 1970s, the academic and research focus on energy has grown substantially and energy has established itself as an independent, interdisciplinary subject area. It attracts attention from people in a range of different fields including engineers, scientists, geologists, environmentalists, bankers, investors, policy makers and politicians. Energy Economics introduces ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Renewable Energy Sources - Wave, Geothermal and Biomass Energy Edition : Environment Books for Kids | Children's Environment Books

    de Baby Professor ...
    Wave, geothermal and biomass energies are complex sources of renewable energy. They require sophisticated equipment to harvest the energy and generate electricity for homes and industries. In this book, we’re going to learn the basic definitions of these energy sources. We’re also going to study the science and technology that converts them into electricity. Go ahead and secure a copy today! ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies

    A Transformational Journey, Volume 2

    Edición de Sudipta De, Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Mohsen Assadi, Deb A Mukherjee ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents a state-of-the-art compilation focusing on both technological and policy aspects of sustainable energy production and consumption, which deals with issues like the need for and planning of smart cities, alternative transport fuel options, sustainable power production, pollution control technologies etc. The book comprises contributions from experts from all over the world, and ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe

    de Simona Bigerna, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Silvia Micheli ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analysing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Renewable Energy for Unleashing Sustainable Development

    Edición de Emanuela Colombo, Stefano Bologna, Diego Masera ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The book analyzes energy technologies, business models and policies to promote sustainable development. It proposes a set of recommendations for further activities and networking on access to energy and renewable energies and promotes an integrated approach to sustainable resource management. The book discusses access to energy, as a precondition for socio-economic progress. It depicts the global ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD