Renewable Energy (Green Technology) - Hardcover

Maczulak, Anne E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816072035 ISBN 13: 9780816072033

Publisher: Facts on File, 2009

Synopsis

It is difficult to identify a defining moment that turned the tide toward less-polluting energy sources, but most people today have a fresh outlook on the environment and realize the importance of conservation. In recent years, a new community of people who want alternative energies for their cars, public vehicles, and houses has emerged.

Renewable Energy reviews the current status of technologies in renewable energy, a critical subject since the world now increases its energy consumption between 1 to 3 percent each year. Covering the current rate of energy consumption and the consequences of continuing this rate, this new book explains how the main conventional forms of energy—including coal, oil, and gas—contribute to economies. The focus of this full-color book is the remarkable diversity of ideas that are born every day in the field of alternative energy.

Chapters include:

• Earth's Energy Sources
• Recycling
• Gasoline Alternative Vehicles
• Biorefineries
• Innovations in Clean Energy
• Green Building Design
• Energy from Solid Biomass.

 

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Reviews

Grade 10 Up—Maczulak capably (though dryly) covers the many ways countries are trying to save and create new power sources. Although most of the information is available in other sources, this volume pulls together facts on recycling, biorefineries, green building design, and other topics into one convenient place. Colorful captioned photographs and diagrams, bulleted lists, or sidebars appear on almost every other page and help break up the tedious text. The charts, most of which are clear, often summarize the text. While their sources are listed, they occasionally contain abbreviations or acronyms that are not defined. Students will not read this volume from cover to cover, but it will serve to supplement textbook studies. The book includes a serviceable glossary, an extensive list of further reading (quite current), and five appendixes ("Top Oil-Consuming Countries in 2009," "Predicted Worldwide Energy Consumption," etc.).—Denise Schmidt, San Francisco Public Library, CA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816072035
• ISBN 13: 9780816072033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206