Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,33 MB
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541968530
Show your love for the “green planet” by increasing your knowledge on the renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydro energy. By being aware of these alternative uses of energy, you can help campaign against the use of nonrenewable sources, and the damage they cause the environment. Fall in love with this book in either print, hardcover or digital format. Grab a copy today.
Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0385546149
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author : Joshua Sneideman
Publisher : Nomad Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1619303582
How do we heat our homes, light our rooms, and power our cars? With energy! In 2014, the United States relied on fossil fuels for about 67 percent of its power. But as the fossil fuel supply dwindles and climate change becomes an increasingly urgent issue, individuals, businesses, and governments are expanding their sources of renewable energy, including solar, wind, biofuel, hydro, and geothermal. In Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future, readers ages 9 to 12 learn about these renewable energy sources and discover how sunshine can be used to power light bulbs and how the earth's natural heat can be used to warm our houses. Young readers weigh the pros and cons of different energy sources and make their own informed opinions about which resources are the best choices for different uses. Renewable energy industries provide a booming field for future scientists and engineers. This book shows kids these future jobs and gets them excited about contributing to a world run on clean energy. Hands-on projects, essential questions, links to online primary sources, and science-minded prompts to think more about energy, the environment, and the repercussions of our choices make this book a key addition to classrooms and libraries.
Author : Dana Meachen Rau
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756542898
Alternative Energy.
Author : John Twidell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1135834849
In the years between the first and this second edition, renewable energy has come of age; it makes good sense, good government and good business. This book considers the unchanging principles of renewable energy technologies alongside modern application and case studies. In this second edition, the presentation of the fundamentals has been improved throughout, and chapters on economics and institutional factors have been added. Likewise, sections on environmental impact have been added to each technology chapter. Renewable Energy Resources supports multi-disciplinary.
Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 32,54 MB
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0262536161
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity—for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts—from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.
Author : Ottmar Edenhofer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1088 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107607101
This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy - as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies, and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.
Author : Laurie Brearley
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531239445
Learn about the history of hydroelectric power and how water power is used to generate electricity.
Author : Dan Chiras
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0865716862
Presents information on how to improve a home's energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy resourses to provide electricity, hot water, heat, and cooling for a home.
Author : Mark Z. Jacobson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108479804
Textbook on the science and methods behind a global transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for science, engineering, and social science students.
