The Renaissance of Renewable Energy
Gian Andrea Pagnoni
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Description for The Renaissance of Renewable Energy
paperback. This is a book that tackles the most important issue of our age in a highly informative, accessible and engaging way. Num Pages: 304 pages, 137 b/w illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: RNFY; RNT; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
This book provides detailed yet easily understandable information about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy alternatives, and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing fossil fuels in the future. The authors manage to make a highly complex and often intimidating subject not only accessible but also engaging and entertaining. This book unpacks but never simplifies the science of energy, leavening the more technical passages with anecdotes, ... Read more
This book provides detailed yet easily understandable information about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy alternatives, and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing fossil fuels in the future. The authors manage to make a highly complex and often intimidating subject not only accessible but also engaging and entertaining. This book unpacks but never simplifies the science of energy, leavening the more technical passages with anecdotes, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107698369
SKU
V9781107698369
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
About Gian Andrea Pagnoni
Gian Andrea Pagnoni is a lecturer at the University of Ferrara. He has published 11 books on travel and science in his native Italy, as well as numerous scientific papers on environmental issues. His most recent publication, Energie da Biomasse (Energy from Biomass), was published in 2011. In 2001, he co-founded the Istituto Delta di Ecologia Applicata Srl (the Delta ... Read more
Reviews for The Renaissance of Renewable Energy
'This sober and thorough introduction to energy use and sustainable options should be accessible to a wide selection of readers from high-school kids and non-science college students to political decision-makers. It is clearly divided into one part discussing the status of each energy solution and another describing environmental and social concerns, reflecting opinions from a select range of literature quotes.' Bent ... Read more