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The solar century : the past, present and world-changing future of solar energy / edited by Jeremy Leggett.
- Title
- The solar century : the past, present and world-changing future of solar energy / edited by Jeremy Leggett.
- Publication
- London : GreenProfile/Profile Books, c2009
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | TJ810 .S4877 2009 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Leggett, Jeremy K.
- Description
- xvii, 174 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.); 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The Solar Century showcases solar applications from the household scale through to great public architecture; from solar as a force for good in developing countries through to giant mirror-based solar thermal stations that could be positioned in deserts and hooked up to electricity grids thousands of miles away with DC cables. The book also debunks many myths about solar energy; such as the idea that it and other renewable energies will always need fossil-fuel stations on standby. Essential reading for anyone interested in science, energy and the future of our planet."--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Solar energy
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-162) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The big picture: energy in our Solar System -- Crunch time: why we need a clean-energy revolution -- The energy revolution: how solarisation can power the world -- Solar tech: how solar technologies harvest energy from the sun -- The solar revolution: visions of solar in action today and tomorrow -- Making it happen: how to make the solar century a reality.
- ISBN
- 1846688736
- 9781846688737
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library