TY  - BOOK
AU  - Usher,Bruce
TI  - Renewable energy: a primer for the twenty-first century 
T2  - Columbia University earth institute sustainability primers
SN  - 9780231547529
AV  - TJ808 .R464 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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