Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society
(Sprache: Englisch)
It is widely assumed that our consumer society can move from using fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources while maintaining the high levels of energy use to which we have become accustomed. This book details the reasons why this almost...
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It is widely assumed that our consumer society can move from using fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources while maintaining the high levels of energy use to which we have become accustomed. This book details the reasons why this almost unquestioned assumption is seriously mistaken. It challenges fundamental assumptions and stimulates the discussion about our common future in a way that will be of interest to professionals and lay-readers alike.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society “
- The Context- Wind Energy
- Solar Thermal Electricity
- Photovoltaic Solar Electricity
- Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Derived from Biomass
- The "Hydrogen Economy"
- Storing Electricity
- Conclusions on the Potential and the Limits
- Why Nuclear Energy is Not the Answer
- The Wider Context: Our Sustainability and Justice Predicament
- The Simpler Way
- References
- Terms and Units
- Index
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ted Trainer
- 2007, 2007, 198 Seiten, Maße: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- ISBN-10: 140205548X
- ISBN-13: 9781402055485
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.08.2007
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews:"Ted Trainer, of the University of New South Wales, has made a valuable contribution to the literature of energy and resource depletion with his new book Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society. ... Anyone interested in Energy Descent Planning, Community Powerdown responses and Economic Localisation should read this book." (www.zone5.org, September, 2008)
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