Charging ahead : the business of renewable energy and what it means for America / John J. Berger.

By: Berger, John J, 1945-.

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1997General Notes: "A John Macrae book.".Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xvi, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0805037713 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Renewable energy sources -- United States

DDC classification: 333.79/4/0973

Contents:

Great transformation -- Uphill struggle -- Today's energy follies -- Energy-climate connection -- Shining power -- Answers from the desert -- Crystal power -- Nuclear graveyard -- Passion for silicon -- Solar cells and Taco Bells -- Smart solar cells -- Thin films -- Pretty poly -- Solar skins -- Whirling power -- Wind: a crash course -- Nickel machine -- Culture of survivors -- Another kind of wind company -- Europe races ahead -- Bioenergy -- Biofuels and plant power -- Biomass business -- Underground power -- Geothermal's rocky road -- Knowledge and power -- Efficiency: the sleeping giant -- Miniaturizing energy demands -- Electric vehicles: have battery, will travel -- Hypercars: and hype about cars -- Getting to a renewable future.

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"A John Macrae book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Great transformation -- ch. 1. Uphill struggle -- ch. 2. Today's energy follies -- ch. 3. Energy-climate connection -- pt. 2. Shining power -- ch. 4. Answers from the desert -- ch. 5. Crystal power -- ch. 6. Nuclear graveyard -- ch. 7. Passion for silicon -- ch. 8. Solar cells and Taco Bells -- ch. 9. Smart solar cells -- ch. 10. Thin films -- ch. 11. Pretty poly -- ch. 12. Solar skins -- pt. 3. Whirling power -- ch. 13. Wind: a crash course -- ch. 14. Nickel machine -- ch. 15. Culture of survivors -- ch. 16. Another kind of wind company -- ch. 17. Europe races ahead -- pt. 4. Bioenergy -- ch. 18. Biofuels and plant power -- ch. 19. Biomass business -- pt. 5. Underground power -- ch. 20. Geothermal's rocky road -- pt. 6. Knowledge and power -- ch. 21. Efficiency: the sleeping giant -- ch. 22. Miniaturizing energy demands -- ch. 23. Electric vehicles: have battery, will travel -- ch. 24. Hypercars: and hype about cars -- ch. 25. Getting to a renewable future.

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Charging ahead : the business of renewable energy and what it means for America / John J. Berger.

By: Berger, John J, 1945-.

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