Energy industries and sustainability / / general editor, Ray C. Anderson ; editors, Klaus Bosselmann [and seventeen others]

• Autore: Dernbach John C.
• Pubblicazione: Great Barrington, MA : , : Berkshire, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 171 pages) : color illustrations
• Disciplina: 333
• Soggetto topico: Energy industries - Environmental aspects; Sustainability
• Persona (resp. second.): AndersonRay C.; BosselmannKlaus
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction to renewable energy -- Algae -- Aluminum -- Cap-and-trade legislation -- Carbon footprint -- Coal -- Energy and theology -- Energy conservation incentives -- Energy efficiency measurement -- Energy industries : bioenergy -- Energy industries : geothermal -- Energy industries : hydroelectric -- Energy industries : hydrogen and fuel cells -- Energy industries : natural gas -- Energy industries : nuclear -- Energy industries : solar -- Energy industries : wave and tidal -- Energy industries : wind -- Energy labeling -- Energy subsidies -- Investment, CleanTech -- Investment law, energy -- Iron ore -- Lighting, indoor -- Lithium -- Materials substitution -- Mining -- Petroleum -- Polluter pays principle -- Shale gas extraction -- Sugarcane -- Thorium -- Uranium -- Utilities regulation.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book covers the exploitation of energy resources--such as coal, petroleum, and wood--and the innovations that can provide the energy we need for a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Energy industries and sustainability
• ISBN: 1-61472-968-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910795902403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Berkshire essentials.