Sustainable energy : choosing among options - Tester, Jefferson W. (Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005)
Sustainable energy : the engine of sustainable development -- Estimation and evaluation of energy resources -- Technical performance : allowability, efficiency, production rates -- Local, regional, and global environmental effects of energy -- Project economic evaluation -- Energy systems and sustainability metrics -- Fossil fuels and fossil energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy in context -- Biomass energy -- Geothermal energy -- Hydropower -- Solar energy -- Ocean waves, tide, and thermal energy conversion -- Wind energy -- Storage, transportation, and distribution of energy -- Electric power sector -- Transportation services -- Industrial energy usage -- Commercial and residential buildings -- Synergistic complex sysems -- Choosing among options -- Converstion factors
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Energies renouvelables; Renewable energy sources; Energiepolitik