Prentiss, Mara Goff, <br/><br/>
Energy revolution :  the physics and the promise of efficient technology / 
Mara Prentiss. 
 - Cambridge, Massachusetts :  The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 341 pages) :  color illustrations, color maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: U.S. energy use : Past, present, and future --  Overview of renewable energy --  Electric power for a renewable future --  Electricity from water --  Electricity from wind --  Electricity from the sun --  Combining renewable energy sources --  Distributing electricity --  Conserving energy --  Storing energy --  Consequences of consuming energy --  Conclusion: A renewable future --  Appendix A: Carnot efficiency --  Appendix B: Electricity from heat --  Appendix C: Recommended steps toward a renewable future. 
<br/><br/> "Energy can be neither created nor destroyed -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674736139 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Power resources.<br/>Energy consumption.<br/>Energy conservation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ163  / .E547 2015