Renewable Energy
a very short introduction
$19.56
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2020
Summary
Energy is vital for a good standard of living, and much of the world’s population does not have enough. Affordable and adequate sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial; and renewables provide the answer. Wind and solar farms can now provide the cheapest electricity in many parts of the world. Moreover, they could provide all of the world’s energy needs. But while market forces are fast helping the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, there are opposin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198825401 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198825404 |
| Author: | Nick Jelley |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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A wonderful combination of a tour of the basics of renewable energy, and a great update on the ever-changing statistics in this fast changing, and world-changing energy sector. * Professor Daniel M Kammen, University of California, Berkeley *
About The Author
Nick Jelley
Nick Jelley is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. His research was in nuclear and particle physics and he published many papers in this field. He was a member of the Nobel Prize winning SNO experiment, for which he was the UK group leader, and the recipient of two Institute of Physics prizes. More recently, he has carried out research on solar energy for use in the developing world. He gave lectures to Oxford physics undergraduates on Energy Studies from 2003-2014, and in 2012 a Science and Society public lecture on Renewable Energy at the University of Liverpool. His books include Energy Science (OUP, 3rd edition, 2017) and A Dictionary of Energy Science (OUP, 2017).
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