Botkin, Daniel B.

Powering the future : a scientist's guide to energy independence / Daniel B. Botkin with Diana Perez. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2010. - xxi, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-312) and index.

Conventional energy sources : Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- New energy sources : Wind power -- Solar power -- Ocean power -- Biofuels -- Designing an energy system : Transporting energy: the grid, hydrogen, batteries, and more -- Transporting things -- Saving energy at home and finding energy at your feet -- Solutions.

9780137049769 (hbk : alk. paper) 0137049765 (hbk : alk. paper)

2009052805

GBB021552 bnb

015483238 Uk


Power resources--United States.
Power resources--Forecasting.--United States
Renewable energy sources--United States.
Energy policy--United States.

TJ163.25.U6 / B68 2010

333.790973