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Ten technologies to save the planet : energy options for a low-carbon future / Chris Goodall.

By: Goodall, Chris.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley : [Berkeley, Calif.] : Greystone Books ; Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c2010General Notes: First published: London : GreenProfile, 2008.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: ix, 310 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781553655251; 1553655257.Subject(s): Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Technological innovationsDDC classification: 363.738/746
Contents:
Introduction -- Capturing the wind -- Solar energy -- Electricity from the oceans -- Combined heat and power -- Super-efficient homes -- Electric cars -- Motor fuels from cellulose -- Capturing carbon -- Biochar -- Soils and forests -- Putting it all together.
Summary: We face the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. How will we meet future global energy demands? Goodall combines cutting-edge analysis and fascinating stories of the inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs developing real-world technologies.
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First published: London : GreenProfile, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Capturing the wind -- Solar energy -- Electricity from the oceans -- Combined heat and power -- Super-efficient homes -- Electric cars -- Motor fuels from cellulose -- Capturing carbon -- Biochar -- Soils and forests -- Putting it all together.

We face the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. How will we meet future global energy demands? Goodall combines cutting-edge analysis and fascinating stories of the inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs developing real-world technologies.

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