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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456584803321

Titolo

America's energy future [[electronic resource] ] : technology and transformation / / Committee on America's Energy Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45485-4

9786612454851

0-309-11603-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (737 p.)

Collana

America's energy future series America's energy future

Disciplina

333.790973

Soggetti

Power resources - United States

Energy policy - United States

Energy conservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PART 1""; ""1 Context and Challenges""; ""2 Key Findings""; ""3 Key Results from Technology Assessments""; ""PART 2""; ""4 Energy Efficiency""; ""5 Alternative Transportation Fuels""; ""6 Renewable Energy""; ""7 Fossil-Fuel Energy""; ""8 Nuclear Energy""; ""9 Electricity Transmission and Distribution""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Meeting Participants""; ""Appendix C: America�s Energy Future Project""

""Appendix D: Principal Units and Conversion Factors""""Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Index""