Game changers : energy on the move / edited by George P. Shultz and Robert C. Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shultz, George P., 1920-2021, editor.

Armstrong, Robert C. (Robert Calvin), 1948- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--United States.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the United States needs reliable and inexpensive energy to propel our economy and protect our national security interests. Game Changers presents five research and development efforts from American universities that offer a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system. Drawing from the efforts of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and other leading university research centers, the book describes some of the energy innovations that will transform our future: natural gas from shales, solar photovoltaics,

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Contributors; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Natural Gas from Shales; 2 Solar Photovoltaics; 3 Grid-Scale Electricity Storage; 4 Electric Cars; 5 LED Lighting; Looking Ahead; Game Changers in Action; Conclusion; About the Contributors; About the Hoover Institution's Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy and the MIT Energy Initiative; Index

Notes:

"Five R&D efforts from American universities that are offering a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system."

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 28, 2014).

ISBN:

0-8179-1828-0

OCLC:

881509855