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Sustainability and environmental impact of renewable energy sources / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
- Issues in environmental science and technology, 1350-7583 ; 19
- ISSN
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renewable energy sources--Environmental aspects.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (158 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The world's dependence on fossil fuels is widely acknowledged to be a major cause of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Thus there is an urgent need to develop energy sources with lower environmental impact, with attention focusing on renewable energy sources.Concise, authoritative, up-to-date and readable, this book reviews various energy technologies, as well as taking a critical look at the political, social and economic aspects. Throughout, the emphasis is on renewable energy sources (wind, wave, solar, biomass, etc), but a discussion of fossil fuels and nuclear power is al
- Contents:
- BK9780854042906-FX001; BK9780854042906-FP001; BK9780854042906-FP005; BK9780854042906-FP009; BK9780854042906-FP013; BK9780854042906-FP015; BK9780854042906-00001; BK9780854042906-00019; BK9780854042906-00049; BK9780854042906-00069; BK9780854042906-00089; BK9780854042906-00105; BK9780854042906-00113; BK9780854042906-00135
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847551986
- 184755198X
- 9781591249153
- 1591249155
- OCLC:
- 843642326
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