Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | TJ 808 .L365 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5143828 |
TJ 808 .H35 2011 Mad like Tesla : underdog inventors and their relentless pursuit of clean energy / | TJ 808 .H63 2017 Alternative energy systems and applications / | TJ 808 .K43 2012 Green is good : save money, make money, and help your community profit from clean energy / | TJ 808 .L365 2011 Powering the future : how we will (eventually) solve the energy crisis and fuel the civilization of tomorrow / | TJ 808 .M335 2009 Sustainable energy--without the hot air / | TJ 808 .N46 2011 Introduction to renewable energy / | TJ 808 .R42 2004 Renewable energy / |
Armchair journey -- Geologic time -- Jungle law -- Carbon forever -- Pipes of power -- Inspiring mammoths -- Calling all cows -- Trash ash -- Viva Las Vegas -- Under the sea -- A winter's eve.
"In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we've ceased to use carbon from the ground-either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, and business trips. Firesides will still be snug and warm. How will we do it? Not by discovering a magic bullet to slay our energy problems, but through a slew of fascinating technologies, drawing on wind, water, and fire. Powering the Future is an objective yet optimistic tour through alternative fuel sources, set in a world where we've burned every last drop of petroleum and every last shovelful of coal"--Provided by publisher.
"In considering the end of fossil fuel, Laughlin foresees the birth of a conventional synthetic fuel industry. Present-day oil companies already have the catalytic synthesis technologies capable of converting any carbon-containing substance--coal, trash, trees--into conventional fuels. Meanwhile, energy from the sun and wind is likely to be cheaper than energy made from biomass. However, long-term storage facilities must be built for this power to last. Powering the Future is an objective yet optimistic tour through alternative fuel sources"--Provided by publisher.
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