Green power : perspectives on sustainable electricity generation /: perspectives on sustainable electricity generation. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by João Neiva de Figueiredo, Mauro F. Guillén.
• Editors: Figueiredo, João Neiva de; Guillén, Mauro F
• Contents: Green Power: Perspectives on Sustainable Electricity Generation; João Neiva de Figueiredo and Mauro Guillén; An Overview of Electricity Generation Sources; Akhil Jariwala and Saumil Jariwala; Germany’s Energy Revolution; José Carlos Thomaz, Jr. and Sean Michalson; China’s Energy Profile and the Importance of Coal; Julia Zheng and Xiaoting Zheng; China’s Search for Cleaner Electricity Generation Alternatives; Julia Zheng and Xiaoting Zheng; Renewable Energy in Spain: A Quest for Energy Security; José Normando Bezerra, Jr; Renewable Energy in French Polynesia: From Unpredictable to Energy Independence? Diana Townsend-Butterworth Mears; The Global Biopower Industry: Time for a Growth Phase?; Hannah Tucker González and José Luis González Pastor; The Business Case for Power Generation in Space for Terrestrial Applications; Andre Luiz Soresini; Strategic Considerations for Electric Vehicle Adoption; Luca Ratto and Natalie Volpe; Going Forward: Moving from Perspectives to Action; João Neiva de Figueiredo and Mauro Guillén
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxviii, 575 pages ), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 621.31; Electric power production -- Environmental aspects; Renewable energy sources; Electric power-plants; Electric power production; Electric power production -- China; Electric automobiles
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1466590491; 9781466590496
• Related ISBNs: 1466590483; 9781466590489
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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