Ongoing protests against fracking and new drilling in Europe and North America and recent examples. In addition, the book proposes possible answers to our energy dilemma that include: "… a basic introduction to renewable energy… for non-engineering and physics students... a balanced book in terms of content and topics covered … with limited interests for professionals working in the field. The coverage of each technology is made much more interesting, and appears more relevant, by the incorporation of numerous examples of such systems in real-world operation."--Dr.

There are two basic types of solar energy: The most obvious advantage (35) is that it will last as long as the sun will last - which is billions of years against the maximum 70-80 years that we believe is the remaining life span of our oil supply, and against the several decades of gas and coal. Reduced demand of fossil fuels to depletion rate, Transition to zero population growth and the beginning of a steady-state society, Implementing more policies and incentives to increase conservation and efficiency and to decrease the emissions of carbon dioxide, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Enthält dieses Buch Qualitäts- oder Formatierungsprobleme? Here in the US, public consciousness and the need to protect our wildlife and natural landscapes means that many new developments are protested with concerns of environmental damage. For a clear understanding of the environmental problems and solutions. More clearly needs to be done though for the reasons stated below, but these figures are encouraging from the perspective of the use of renewables on its own. Despite jokes about meteorologists always getting it wrong, the weather is predictable and certainly within a day or two. The overwhelming majority of coastal sites will not be suitable for this technology. Therefore, these have a better prospect for the future. More than ever before, demands on energy supply often outstrip supply of conventional production forcing prices up (3). From one perspective, the discovery and utilization of fire is a history of civilization, and a history of the use of renewable energy (4). However, a wind farm grant in 2012 now means that all of its domestic production comes from renewable sources. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Please try again. What most people do though is use energy generated from solar sources during the day and use grid power at night - for the environmentally conscious person this could be counterproductive for what they are trying to achieve. Please try again. New in the second edition, the book addresses bioenergy, energy balance, biodiesel, photovoltaic applications, and climate change. Wählen Sie eine Sprache für Ihren Einkauf. Attributing the major problems in the world to overconsumption and overpopulation, they outline solutions that depend on global and local policies and work to reduce consumption, population growth, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution, and military expenditures.