renewable energy sources

This extensive volume examines the possibility of a cleaner and more energy efficient future by detailing the historic and emerging technologies behind some the most promising alternative resources.

Explores the challenges posed by global warming on energy production, discussing the world's reliance on fossil fuels and efforts to cut fossil fuel emissions, and describing alternative energy solutions and their pros and cons.

Explains the vocational landscape within the field of sustainable energy.

Presents the pros and cons of using wind power to help fight air pollution and meet the growing demand for electricity.

Presents sixteen projects centered on renewable energy principles, with instructions as well as materials and tools lists for each, covering how to build a solar-powered seesaw, a power-generating windmill, and other devices, and contains information on how to use an infrared thermometer, an electrical usage monitor, and a digital multimeter.

An exploration of renewable energy resources that focuses on geothermal, biomass, and hydrogen energy, providing information about how they are produced and used and including photographs, illustrations, and diagrams.

Examines the complex issues surrounding current energy sources and alternative energy options focusing on water and wind energies.

This volume focuses on hydrogen, nuclear, and solar energies.

This volume discusses fossil fuels to provide the reader with the background to compare and contrast traditional with alternative energy sources. Bioenergy and geothermal energies are also described.