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Making technology work [electronic resource] : applications in energy and the environment / John M. Deutch, Richard K. Lester.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: x, 272 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 621.042 21
LOC classification:
  • TJ163.155.A1 D48 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Gasohol -- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies -- Electricity from coal -- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants -- Greenhouse gases and global warming -- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle -- Managing nuclear waste -- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation -- Natural gas -- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries -- Synthetic fuels -- Fuel cells for automobiles -- Energy models and statistics -- The government's role in innovation -- Conclusions.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Gasohol -- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies -- Electricity from coal -- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants -- Greenhouse gases and global warming -- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle -- Managing nuclear waste -- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation -- Natural gas -- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries -- Synthetic fuels -- Fuel cells for automobiles -- Energy models and statistics -- The government's role in innovation -- Conclusions.

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