Sustainable energy-- without the hot air / David J.C. MacKay.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : UIT, 2009.Description: 366 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780954452933 (pbk.) :
- 0954452933 (pbk.) :
- 9781906860011 (cased) :
- 1906860017 (cased) :
- Energy consumption -- Great Britain -- Statistics
- Renewable energy sources -- Great Britain -- Statistics
- Energy conservation -- Great Britain
- Energy policy -- Great Britain
- Energy consumption -- Great Britain
- Renewable energy sources -- Great Britain
- Renewable energy sources -- Popular works
- Energy conservation
- Environment and Ecology
- The environment
- Energy
- Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
- Sustainability
- 333.7940941 MAC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 333.7940941 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 223145 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 333.7940941 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 223144 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I..Numbers, not adjectives -- 1.Motivations -- 2.The balance sheet -- 3.Cars -- 4.Wind -- 5.Planes -- 6.Solar -- 7.Heating and cooling -- 8.Hydrolectricity -- 9.Light -- 10.Offshore wind -- 11.Gadgets -- 12.Wave -- 13.Food and farming -- 14.Tide -- 15.Stuff -- 16.Geothermal -- 17.Public services -- 18.Can we live on renewables? II.Making a difference -- 19.Every BIG helps -- 20.Better transport -- 21.Smarter heating -- 22.Efficient electricity use -- 23.Sustainable fossil fuels? 00 24.Nuclear? -- 25.Livining on other countries\' renewab;es? -- 26.Fluctuations and storage -- 27.Five energy plans for Britain -- 28.Putting costs in perspective -- 29.What to do now -- 30.Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World -- 31.The last thing we should talk about -- 32.Saying yes -- III.Technical chapters -- A.Cars II -- B.Wind II -- C.Planes II -- D.Solar II -- E.Heating II -- F.Waves II -- G.Tide II -- H.Stuff II -- IV.Useful data -- I.Quick reference -- J.Population and areas -- K.UK energy history.