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050 00 $aTJ808$b.S85 2005
245 00 $aSustainable energy :$bchoosing among options /$cJefferson W. Tester ... [et al.].
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$c2005.
263 $a0507
300 $axxiii, 846 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 1 $a"This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability. It clearly presents the trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options and provides a framework for assessing policy solutions." "Sustainable Energy includes illustrative examples, problems, references for further reading, and links to relevant Web sites. Outside the classroom, the book is a resource for government, industry, and nonprofit organizations. The first six chapters provide the tools for making informed energy choices. They examine the broader aspects of energy use, including resource estimation, environmental effects, and economic evaluations. Chapters 7-15 review the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, biomass, geothermal energy, hydropower, wind energy, and solar energy, examining their technologies, environmental impacts, and economics. The remaining chapters treat energy storage, transmission, and distribution; the electric power sector; transportation; industrial energy usage; commercial and residential buildings; and synergistic complex systems. Sustainable Energy addresses the challenges of integrating diverse factors and the importance for future generations of the energy choices we make today."--BOOK JACKET
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aRenewable energy sources.
700 1 $aTester, Jefferson W.
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