Electric water [[electronic resource] ] : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454605303321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electric water : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada : , : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782523003321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada : , : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electric water : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827526903321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life, money and illusion [[electronic resource] ] : living on earth as if we want to stay / / Mike Nickerson |
Autore | Nickerson Mike <1951-> |
Edizione | [Rev. and updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.927 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Sustainable development Economic policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-46563-5
1-55092-441-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Without Vision, the People Perish; Chapter 2: Vision for the 21st Century; Chapter 3: Life - How It Thrives; Chapter 4: Problems with Life - Human Impacts on a Full Planet; Chapter 5: Mutual Provision - Money, Markets and an Orderly World; Chapter 6: Magnitude and Abstraction - When We Grow Very Large; Part Two: Problems with Our Market Economy; Chapter 7: Where Value Is Neglected; Chapter 8: Where Value Is Overstated
Chapter 9: Money - Its Creation, Management and GrowthChapter 10: The Monopoly End Game; Part Three: Economic Solutions; Chapter 11: First Steps; Chapter 12: Practical Changes; Chapter 13: Monetary Reform; Part Four: Transformation; Chapter 14: Cultural Foundations - Working Together as Societies; Chapter 15: How to Get There from Here - A Question of Direction; Chapter 16: A Crack in the Road - Motor Culture; Chapter 17: What Will Become of Us?; Afterword: Looking Back to the Present; Appendix: Tapping Our Collective Potential; Recommended Reading; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456984103321 |
Nickerson Mike <1951-> | ||
Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life, money and illusion [[electronic resource] ] : living on earth as if we want to stay / / Mike Nickerson |
Autore | Nickerson Mike <1951-> |
Edizione | [Rev. and updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.927 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NickersonMike <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Sustainable development Economic policy |
ISBN |
1-282-46563-5
1-55092-441-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Without Vision, the People Perish; Chapter 2: Vision for the 21st Century; Chapter 3: Life - How It Thrives; Chapter 4: Problems with Life - Human Impacts on a Full Planet; Chapter 5: Mutual Provision - Money, Markets and an Orderly World; Chapter 6: Magnitude and Abstraction - When We Grow Very Large; Part Two: Problems with Our Market Economy; Chapter 7: Where Value Is Neglected; Chapter 8: Where Value Is Overstated
Chapter 9: Money - Its Creation, Management and GrowthChapter 10: The Monopoly End Game; Part Three: Economic Solutions; Chapter 11: First Steps; Chapter 12: Practical Changes; Chapter 13: Monetary Reform; Part Four: Transformation; Chapter 14: Cultural Foundations - Working Together as Societies; Chapter 15: How to Get There from Here - A Question of Direction; Chapter 16: A Crack in the Road - Motor Culture; Chapter 17: What Will Become of Us?; Afterword: Looking Back to the Present; Appendix: Tapping Our Collective Potential; Recommended Reading; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781038403321 |
Nickerson Mike <1951-> | ||
Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life, money and illusion : living on earth as if we want to stay / / Mike Nickerson |
Autore | Nickerson Mike <1951-> |
Edizione | [Rev. and updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.927 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Sustainable development Economic policy |
ISBN |
1-282-46563-5
1-55092-441-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Without Vision, the People Perish; Chapter 2: Vision for the 21st Century; Chapter 3: Life - How It Thrives; Chapter 4: Problems with Life - Human Impacts on a Full Planet; Chapter 5: Mutual Provision - Money, Markets and an Orderly World; Chapter 6: Magnitude and Abstraction - When We Grow Very Large; Part Two: Problems with Our Market Economy; Chapter 7: Where Value Is Neglected; Chapter 8: Where Value Is Overstated
Chapter 9: Money - Its Creation, Management and GrowthChapter 10: The Monopoly End Game; Part Three: Economic Solutions; Chapter 11: First Steps; Chapter 12: Practical Changes; Chapter 13: Monetary Reform; Part Four: Transformation; Chapter 14: Cultural Foundations - Working Together as Societies; Chapter 15: How to Get There from Here - A Question of Direction; Chapter 16: A Crack in the Road - Motor Culture; Chapter 17: What Will Become of Us?; Afterword: Looking Back to the Present; Appendix: Tapping Our Collective Potential; Recommended Reading; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816123903321 |
Nickerson Mike <1951-> | ||
Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serious microhydro [[electronic resource] ] : water power solutions from the experts / / edited by Scott Davis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina |
621.31/2134
621.312134 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisScott (Scott L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Water-power
Small power production facilities Hydroelectric power plants |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-55092-448-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Case Studies by Head; Part One: Classic High Pressure Sites; Chapter 1: Sustainable Skiing - Snowmass Ski Area Gets Hydro; Chapter 2: From Water to Wire - Building a Microhydro System; Chapter 3: Hydro Power High in the Canadian Rockies; Chapter 4: Powerful Dreams - Crown Hill Farm's Hydroelectric Plant; Part Two: Household Pressure Sites; Chapter 5: The Small AC System; Chapter 6: Kennedy Creek Hydroelectric Systems; Chapter 7: Independent Power and Light!; Chapter 8: A Visit to Hydro Oz
Chapter 9: Historic Oregon Trading Post - A Renewable Energy Model for the Public Chapter 10: A Working Microhydro at Journey's End Forest Ranch; Chapter 11: Living With Lil Otto or Microhydro in Seasonally Wet Climates; Chapter 12: Water Power in the Andes: Yesterday's Solution for Today's Needs; Chapter 13: Zen and the Art of Sunshine; Chapter 14: Power to the People; Chapter 15: A Batteryless Utility Intertie Microhydro System; Chapter 16: PV/Hydro Systems and a Visit to the Lil Otto Hydroworks; Chapter 17: Mini Hybrid Power System; Chapter 18: Hydro Power Done Dirt Cheap Chapter 19: A Microhydro Learning Experience Chapter 20: Hydro - New England Style; Chapter 21: Remote Power and Amateur Radio; Chapter 22: Been There, Done That; Chapter 23: The Ten Kinzel/Kingsley Rules for Surviving Microhydro; Part Three: Low Head Sites; Chapter 24: Ultra-Low Head Hydro; Chapter 25: Rolling Thunder; Chapter 26: Handmade Hydro Homestead; Chapter 27: Choosing Microhydro - Clean Electricity in the Outback; Chapter 28: Water Rites - A Microhydro Evolution; Chapter 29: 240 VAC Direct Drive Hydro; Chapter 30: Annex 4 - Picohydro Pilots Established in Ecuador Chapter 31: One Dam On Its Way Part Four: Microhydro in Context - History, Tips, Critical Design Elements; Chapter 32: The Photo Comparison Method of Estimating Water Flow; Chapter 33: Small Water Power Siting; Chapter 34: Review of The Death of Ben Linder; Chapter 35: Microhydro Power in the Nineties; Chapter 36: Soft Starting Electrical Motors; Chapter 37: Microhydro Intake Design; Chapter 38: Microhydro Pipe Dilemma; Chapter 39: The Hydro's Back; Chapter 40: The Village or the House - That is the Question; Part Five: The Future - Bringing Market Solutions to Environmental Problems Chapter 41: Twenty Years of People Power Chapter 42: Energy Farming; Chapter 43: Practical Solar - A Californian Combines Net Metering with Time of Use Metering to Make PV Pay; Chapter 44: Independent Power Providers - Beyond Net Metering; Chapter 45: Seeking Our Own Level; Chapter 46: Clearing the Air - Home Power Dispels the Top RE Myths; Chapter 47: Stimulating the Picohydropower Market for Low Income Households in Ecuador - Executive Summary; Chapter 48: The Story of PowerPal Microhydro; Chapter 49: Market Solutions for Environmental Problems - The Streamworks Project; Endnotes; Index About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457044303321 |
Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serious microhydro [[electronic resource] ] : water power solutions from the experts / / edited by Scott Davis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina |
621.31/2134
621.312134 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisScott (Scott L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Water-power
Small power production facilities Hydroelectric power plants |
ISBN | 1-55092-448-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Case Studies by Head; Part One: Classic High Pressure Sites; Chapter 1: Sustainable Skiing - Snowmass Ski Area Gets Hydro; Chapter 2: From Water to Wire - Building a Microhydro System; Chapter 3: Hydro Power High in the Canadian Rockies; Chapter 4: Powerful Dreams - Crown Hill Farm's Hydroelectric Plant; Part Two: Household Pressure Sites; Chapter 5: The Small AC System; Chapter 6: Kennedy Creek Hydroelectric Systems; Chapter 7: Independent Power and Light!; Chapter 8: A Visit to Hydro Oz
Chapter 9: Historic Oregon Trading Post - A Renewable Energy Model for the Public Chapter 10: A Working Microhydro at Journey's End Forest Ranch; Chapter 11: Living With Lil Otto or Microhydro in Seasonally Wet Climates; Chapter 12: Water Power in the Andes: Yesterday's Solution for Today's Needs; Chapter 13: Zen and the Art of Sunshine; Chapter 14: Power to the People; Chapter 15: A Batteryless Utility Intertie Microhydro System; Chapter 16: PV/Hydro Systems and a Visit to the Lil Otto Hydroworks; Chapter 17: Mini Hybrid Power System; Chapter 18: Hydro Power Done Dirt Cheap Chapter 19: A Microhydro Learning Experience Chapter 20: Hydro - New England Style; Chapter 21: Remote Power and Amateur Radio; Chapter 22: Been There, Done That; Chapter 23: The Ten Kinzel/Kingsley Rules for Surviving Microhydro; Part Three: Low Head Sites; Chapter 24: Ultra-Low Head Hydro; Chapter 25: Rolling Thunder; Chapter 26: Handmade Hydro Homestead; Chapter 27: Choosing Microhydro - Clean Electricity in the Outback; Chapter 28: Water Rites - A Microhydro Evolution; Chapter 29: 240 VAC Direct Drive Hydro; Chapter 30: Annex 4 - Picohydro Pilots Established in Ecuador Chapter 31: One Dam On Its Way Part Four: Microhydro in Context - History, Tips, Critical Design Elements; Chapter 32: The Photo Comparison Method of Estimating Water Flow; Chapter 33: Small Water Power Siting; Chapter 34: Review of The Death of Ben Linder; Chapter 35: Microhydro Power in the Nineties; Chapter 36: Soft Starting Electrical Motors; Chapter 37: Microhydro Intake Design; Chapter 38: Microhydro Pipe Dilemma; Chapter 39: The Hydro's Back; Chapter 40: The Village or the House - That is the Question; Part Five: The Future - Bringing Market Solutions to Environmental Problems Chapter 41: Twenty Years of People Power Chapter 42: Energy Farming; Chapter 43: Practical Solar - A Californian Combines Net Metering with Time of Use Metering to Make PV Pay; Chapter 44: Independent Power Providers - Beyond Net Metering; Chapter 45: Seeking Our Own Level; Chapter 46: Clearing the Air - Home Power Dispels the Top RE Myths; Chapter 47: Stimulating the Picohydropower Market for Low Income Households in Ecuador - Executive Summary; Chapter 48: The Story of PowerPal Microhydro; Chapter 49: Market Solutions for Environmental Problems - The Streamworks Project; Endnotes; Index About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781269903321 |
Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serious microhydro : water power solutions from the experts / / edited by Scott Davis |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina |
621.31/2134
621.312134 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisScott (Scott L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Water-power
Small power production facilities Hydroelectric power plants |
ISBN | 1-55092-448-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Case Studies by Head; Part One: Classic High Pressure Sites; Chapter 1: Sustainable Skiing - Snowmass Ski Area Gets Hydro; Chapter 2: From Water to Wire - Building a Microhydro System; Chapter 3: Hydro Power High in the Canadian Rockies; Chapter 4: Powerful Dreams - Crown Hill Farm's Hydroelectric Plant; Part Two: Household Pressure Sites; Chapter 5: The Small AC System; Chapter 6: Kennedy Creek Hydroelectric Systems; Chapter 7: Independent Power and Light!; Chapter 8: A Visit to Hydro Oz
Chapter 9: Historic Oregon Trading Post - A Renewable Energy Model for the Public Chapter 10: A Working Microhydro at Journey's End Forest Ranch; Chapter 11: Living With Lil Otto or Microhydro in Seasonally Wet Climates; Chapter 12: Water Power in the Andes: Yesterday's Solution for Today's Needs; Chapter 13: Zen and the Art of Sunshine; Chapter 14: Power to the People; Chapter 15: A Batteryless Utility Intertie Microhydro System; Chapter 16: PV/Hydro Systems and a Visit to the Lil Otto Hydroworks; Chapter 17: Mini Hybrid Power System; Chapter 18: Hydro Power Done Dirt Cheap Chapter 19: A Microhydro Learning Experience Chapter 20: Hydro - New England Style; Chapter 21: Remote Power and Amateur Radio; Chapter 22: Been There, Done That; Chapter 23: The Ten Kinzel/Kingsley Rules for Surviving Microhydro; Part Three: Low Head Sites; Chapter 24: Ultra-Low Head Hydro; Chapter 25: Rolling Thunder; Chapter 26: Handmade Hydro Homestead; Chapter 27: Choosing Microhydro - Clean Electricity in the Outback; Chapter 28: Water Rites - A Microhydro Evolution; Chapter 29: 240 VAC Direct Drive Hydro; Chapter 30: Annex 4 - Picohydro Pilots Established in Ecuador Chapter 31: One Dam On Its Way Part Four: Microhydro in Context - History, Tips, Critical Design Elements; Chapter 32: The Photo Comparison Method of Estimating Water Flow; Chapter 33: Small Water Power Siting; Chapter 34: Review of The Death of Ben Linder; Chapter 35: Microhydro Power in the Nineties; Chapter 36: Soft Starting Electrical Motors; Chapter 37: Microhydro Intake Design; Chapter 38: Microhydro Pipe Dilemma; Chapter 39: The Hydro's Back; Chapter 40: The Village or the House - That is the Question; Part Five: The Future - Bringing Market Solutions to Environmental Problems Chapter 41: Twenty Years of People Power Chapter 42: Energy Farming; Chapter 43: Practical Solar - A Californian Combines Net Metering with Time of Use Metering to Make PV Pay; Chapter 44: Independent Power Providers - Beyond Net Metering; Chapter 45: Seeking Our Own Level; Chapter 46: Clearing the Air - Home Power Dispels the Top RE Myths; Chapter 47: Stimulating the Picohydropower Market for Low Income Households in Ecuador - Executive Summary; Chapter 48: The Story of PowerPal Microhydro; Chapter 49: Market Solutions for Environmental Problems - The Streamworks Project; Endnotes; Index About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807032403321 |
Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transport revolutions [[electronic resource] ] : moving people and freight without oil / / Richard Gilbert & Anthony Perl |
Autore | Gilbert Richard <1940-> |
Edizione | [Rev. and updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : New Society, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (555 p.) |
Disciplina | 388 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PerlAnthony <1962-> |
Soggetto topico |
Transportation - Environmental aspects
Transportation - Energy conservation Transportation - Forecasting |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-74821-1
9786612748219 1-55092-453-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Learning from Past Transport Revolutions -- Transport Today -- Transport and Energy -- Transport's Adverse Impacts -- The Next Transport Revolutions -- Leading the Way Forward -- Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457342003321 |
Gilbert Richard <1940-> | ||
Philadelphia, Pa., : New Society, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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