Renewable energy a primer for the twenty-first century / Bruce Usher.
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TextSeries: Columbia University earth institute sustainability primersPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9780231547529
- TJ808 .R464 2019
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Table of Contents; Preface: Setting the Record Straight; 1. Renewable Energy in the Twenty-First Century; 2. Energy Transitions: Fire to Electricity; 3. The Rise of Renewables; 4. Renewable Wind Energy; 5. Renewable Solar Energy; 6. Financing Renewable Energy; 7. Energy Transitions: Oats to Oil; 8. The Rise of Electric Vehicles; 9. Parity; 10. Convergence; 11. Consequences; 12. No Time to Lose; Appendix A. Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE); Appendix B. The Transition to Renewable Energy; Glossary; Notes; Index
This book is a primer for readers of all levels on the coming energy transition and its global consequences. Bruce Usher provides a concise yet comprehensive explanation for the growth in wind and solar energy; the trajectory of the transition from fossil fuels to renewables; and the implications for industries, countries, and the climate.
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