the physics and the promise of efficient technology Prentiss, Mara Goff creator text mau 2015 monographic eng

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viii, 341 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm "Energy can be neither created nor destroyed -- but it can be wasted. The United States wastes two-thirds of its energy, including 80 percent of the energy used in transportation. So the nation has a tremendous opportunity to develop a sensible energy policy based on benefits and costs. But to do that we need facts -- not hyperbole, not wishful thinking. Mara Prentiss presents and interprets political and technical Introduction: U.S. energy use : Past, present, and future -- Overview of renewable energy -- Electric power for a renewable future -- Electricity from water -- Electricity from wind -- Electricity from the sun -- Combining renewable energy sources -- Distributing electricity -- Conserving energy -- Storing energy -- Consequences of consuming energy -- Conclusion: A renewable future -- Appendix A: Carnot efficiency -- Appendix B: Electricity from heat -- Appendix C: Recommended steps toward a renewable future. Mara Prentiss. Includes and index. Recursos energéticos Consumo de energía Conservación de energía TJ 163.2 P927e 2015 333.793/2 9780674725027 (alk. paper) 0674725026 2014020397 DLC 140618 20230411090614.0 18192387 eng