America's energy future : technology and transformation / Committee on America's Energy Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academy of Engineering. Committee on America's Energy Future.

Series:

America's energy future series America's energy future

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--United States.

Power resources.

Energy policy--United States.

Energy policy.

Energy conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (737 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to global climate change, and to national security and independence, as many of the world's current energy sources are increasingly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. The country's challenge is to develop an energy portfolio that addresses these concerns while still providing sufficient, affordable energy reserves for the nation. The United States has enormous resources to put behind solutions to this energy challenge; the dilemma is to identify which solutions are the right ones. Before deciding which energy technologies to develop, and on what timeline, we need to understand them better. America's Energy Future analyzes the potential of a wide range of technologies for generation, distribution, and conservation of energy. This book considers technologies to increase energy efficiency, coal-fired power generation, nuclear power, renewable energy, oil and natural gas, and alternative transportation fuels. It offers a detailed assessment of the associated impacts and projected costs of implementing each technology and categorizes them into three time frames for implementation."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PART 1""; ""1 Context and Challenges""; ""2 Key Findings""; ""3 Key Results from Technology Assessments""; ""PART 2""; ""4 Energy Efficiency""; ""5 Alternative Transportation Fuels""; ""6 Renewable Energy""; ""7 Fossil-Fuel Energy""; ""8 Nuclear Energy""; ""9 Electricity Transmission and Distribution""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Meeting Participants""; ""Appendix C: America�s Energy Future Project""

""Appendix D: Principal Units and Conversion Factors""""Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612454851

9780309149099

0309149096

9781282454859

1282454854

9780309116039

0309116031

OCLC:

923280828