DeMystified Alternative Energy Demystified: A self-teaching guide
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0071475540
ISBN 13
9780071475549
Category
General Collection
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
xii, 322
Subject
Environmental Science
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Abstract
Because of current events, geopolitics, and natural disasters, the cost of fuel is front and center in our lives. This book provides a concise look at all forms of energy, including fossil fuels, electric, solar, biodiesel, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and renewable fuel cells. You will get explanations, definitions, and analysis of each alternative energy source from a technological point of view.
Description
xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Biblio Notes
Chapter 1 Heating with Wood, Corn, and Coal -- Chapter 2 Heating with Oil and Gas -- Chapter 3 Heating and Cooling with Electricity -- Chapter 4 Passive Solar Heating -- Chapter 5 Exotic Indoor Climate-Control Methods -- Chapter 6 Conventional Propulsion -- Chapter 7 Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels -- Chapter 8 Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells -- Chapter 9 Exotic Propulsion Methods -- Chapter 10 Electricity from Fossil Fuels -- Chapter 11 Electricity from Water and Wind -- Chapter 12 Electricity from Atoms and the Sun -- Chapter 13 Exotic Electrification Methods -- Final Exam -- Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions -- Suggested Additional Reading -- Index
Number of Copies
1
