America's energy future : technology and transformation / Committee on America's Energy Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies.
National Academy of Engineering. Committee on America's Energy Future.
2009
TJ163.25.U6 A464 2009 (Mapit)
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Title America's energy future : technology and transformation / Committee on America's Energy Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies.
ISBN 9780309116022 (pbk.)
0309116023 (pbk.)
9780309116039 (PDF)
0309116031 (PDF)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.
Language English
Description xxiv, 711 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 26 cm.
Call Number TJ163.25.U6 A464 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 333.790973
Summary "Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to global climate change, and to national security and independence, as many of the world's current energy sources are increasingly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. The country's challenge is to develop an energy portfolio that addresses these concerns while still providing sufficient, affordable energy reserves for the nation. The United States has enormous resources to put behind solutions to this energy challenge; the dilemma is to identify which solutions are the right ones. Before deciding which energy technologies to develop, and on what timeline, we need to understand them better. America's Energy Future analyzes the potential of a wide range of technologies for generation, distribution, and conservation of energy. This book considers technologies to increase energy efficiency, coal-fired power generation, nuclear power, renewable energy, oil and natural gas, and alternative transportation fuels. It offers a detailed assessment of the associated impacts and projected costs of implementing each technology and categorizes them into three time frames for implementation."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Corporate Author National Academy of Engineering. Committee on America's Energy Future.
Series America's energy future series.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Context and challenges
Key findings
Key results from technology assessments
Energy efficiency
Alternative transportation fuels
Renewable energy
Fossil-fuel energy
Nuclear energy
Electricity transmission and distribution
Appendixes.

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