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Energy and the New Reality 1 - Energy Efficiency and the Demand for Energy Services

by Danny Harvey

Reducing and managing humanity's demand for energy is a fundamental part of the effort to mitigate climate change. In this, the most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject, L.D. Danny Harvey lays...


Renewable Hydrogen Technologies: Production, Purification,  Storage, Applications and Safety

by Luis M Gandia, Gurutze Arzamedi & Pedro M Dieguez

Hydrogen is an ideal fuel for the future; it can greatly contribute to solve two of the big problems which the modern society faces: the security of the energy supply and the environmental impact and global...


Renewable Energy Systems: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies for Home and Business

by Dilwyn Jenkins

This book is the long awaited guide for anyone interested in renewables at home or work. It sweeps away scores of common misconceptions while clearly illustrating the best in renewable and energy efficiency...


The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post Carbon Economy

by Joel Magnuson & Helena Norberg-Hodge

How should we act and think economically in the world as the era of cheap oil comes to an end? The Approaching Great Transformation begins to answer this massive question, focusing on the people and communities...


Business Models for Renewable Energy in the Built Environment

by IEA-RETD

Business Models for Renewable Energy in the Built Environment provides insight to policy makers and market actors as to the ways that new and innovative business models (and/or policy measures) can stimulate...


Energy from the Desert 4: Very Large Scale PV Power -State of the Art and Into The Future

by Keiichi Komoto, Christian Breyer & Edwin Cunow

The fourth volume in the established Energy from the Desert series examines and evaluates the potential and feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) systems, which have capacities...


Russian Renewable Energy: The Potential for International Cooperation

by Indra Øverland & Heidi Kjærnet

What is Russia's potential as a partner in the global race towards a low-carbon economy? This book provides a balanced analysis of Russia's impressive, understudied and sometimes surprising strengths in the...


Powering Planet Earth: Energy Solutions for the Future

by Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani & Nick Serpone

In their book Nicola Armaroli, Vincenzo Balzani and Nick Serpone uncover the background details associated with a transition to sustainable energy production that are routinely swept under the table in public...


READy: Renewable Energy Action on Deployment: policies for accelerated deployment of renewable energy

by IEA-RETD, Rolf de Vos & Janet Sawin

Are you developing strategies for a future sustainable energy supply? Are you designing policies to deploy renewable energy technologies in your country? Are you looking for new tools and measures to make your...


Bottled Lightning

by Seth Fletcher

The sleek electronic tools that have become so ubiquitous—laptops, iPods, eReaders, and smart phones—are all powered by lithium batteries. Chances are you’ve got some lithium on your person right now....


The Green Workplace

by Leigh Stringer

As 21st-century companies realize they'll need to be green to compete, sustainable ideas are spreading like wildfire throughout all fields of modern business. In The Green Workplace, Leigh Stringer, an expert...


Renewable Energy in the Countryside

by Peter Prag

Climate change has become a major international issue and the British Government is committed to meeting ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the present decade and beyond. Much of...


Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

by Martin O L Hansen

Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is the established essential text for the fundamental solutions to efficient wind turbine design. Now in its second edition, it has been entirely updated and substantially extended...


The Renewable Revolution: How We Can Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, Revitalize the Economy and Transition to a Sustainable Future

by Sajed Kamal

Our environment and society is threatened by fuel shortages, a changing climate and energy wars. In our race for survival we are awakened to the simple truth that the essential condition of sustainability lies...


Planning and Installing Bioenergy Systems: A Guide for Installers, Architects and Engineers

by NoContributor

Bioenergy is relied upon worldwide as a modern solution for local energy supply and waste managements. With clear technical details, data tables and illustrative pictures explaining the fundamentals of different...


Wood Pellet Heating Systems: The Earthscan Expert Handbook on Planning, Design and Installation

by Dilwyn Jenkins

Wood Pellet Heating Systems is a comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of wood pellet heating technology. The use of wood pellets as an alternative heating fuel is already well established in several countries...


Alternative Energy For Dummies

by Rik DeGunther

Get the truth about alternative energy and make it part of your life

Want to utilize cleaner, greener types of energy? This plain-English guide clearly explains the popular forms of alternative energy that you...


Urban Wind Energy

by Neil Campbell, Alan Harries & Sinisa Stankovic

Energy security, rising energy prices (oil, gas, electricity), 'peak oil', environmental pollution, nuclear energy, climate change and sustainable living are hot topics across the globe. Meanwhile, abundant...


Renewable Energy Policy and Politics: A handbook for decision-making

by Karl Mallon

Understanding why renewable energy policies succeed and fail is essential for a range of stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. Clear information on why and how to secure successful renewable...


Energy 2050: Making the Transition to a Secure Low-Carbon Energy System

by Paul Ekins, Jim Skea & Mark Winskel

The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time...