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9781553655251

Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Energy Options for a Low-Carbon Future

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    9781553655251

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-04-27
  • Publisher: Greystone Books
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Summary

We face the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. How will we meet future global energy demands? In this book, Chris Goodall combines cutting-edge analysis and fascinating stories of the inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs developing these real-world technologies:

Author Biography

Chris Goodall holds an MBA from Harvard and is a leading expert on climate change solutions. He writes for the Guardian and publishes Carbon Commentary, a website on climate issues. He lives in Oxford, England.

Table of Contents

Author's Notep. vii
Introductionp. 1
Capturing the Windp. 23
Clean power that's more reliable than you'd think
Solar Energyp. 55
Enough to power the world many times over
Electricity from the Oceansp. 83
Tapping tides, waves, and currents
Combined Heat and Powerp. 109
Fuel cells and district heating
Super-Efficient Homesp. 129
Passivhaus and eco-renovations
Electric Carsp. 151
The inevitable switch to battery propulsion
Motor Fuels from Cellulosep. 175
Second-generation biofuels
Capturing Carbonp. 199
Clean coal, algae, and ambient scrubbers
Biocharp. 225
Sequestering carbon as charcoal
Soils and Forestsp. 249
Improving the planet's carbon sinks
Putting it all Togetherp. 273
Are the ten technologies enough to save the planet?
Epiloguep. 285
Notesp. 301
Indexp. 303
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