Energy, the environment and climate change
Auteur :
Hodgson, Peter E
Éditeur :
Imperial College Press
ISBN :
9781848164154
Date de publication :
24 mars 2010
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Presents an account of significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. This book considers non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal.