Prospects for Sustainable Energy: A Critical Assessment

by Edward S. Cassedy and Edward S. Cassedy Jr

Book Overview

Fossil fuels are a finite resource, and their continued use as the world's dominant energy supply is damaging the environment. Future use of alternative methods of energy supply is inescapable, and this book explores the historical origins, technical features, marketability, and environmental impacts of the complete range of sustainable energy technologies: solar, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal power, ocean-energy sources, solar-derived hydrogen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521018374
• ISBN13: 9780521018371
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"