Ten technologies to save the planet [electronic resource] / Chris Goodall.
2010
TD885.5.G73 G66 2010eb
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Title
Ten technologies to save the planet [electronic resource] / Chris Goodall.
Author
Goodall, Chris.
ISBN
9781553656241 (electronic book)
9781553655251
9781553655251
Publication Details
Vancouver, Canada : Greystone Books, c2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 310 p.) : ill.
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TD885.5.G73 G66 2010eb
Summary
"We face the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. How will we meet future global energy demands? Goodall combines cutting-edge analysis and fascinating stories of the inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs developing real-world technologies."--Back cover.
Note
"Energy options for a low-carbon future."--Cover.
"First pub. in Great Britain in 2008 by GreenProfile, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd. (London)."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302) and index.
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"First pub. in Great Britain in 2008 by GreenProfile, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd. (London)."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302) and index.
Description based on print version record.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Capturing the wind
Solar energy
Electricity from the oceans
Combined heat and power
Super-efficient homes
Electric cars
Motor fuels from cellulose
Capturing carbon
Biochar
Soils and forests
Putting it all together.
Capturing the wind
Solar energy
Electricity from the oceans
Combined heat and power
Super-efficient homes
Electric cars
Motor fuels from cellulose
Capturing carbon
Biochar
Soils and forests
Putting it all together.