The economic competitiveness of renewable energy pathways to 100% global coverage

"Argues that 100% coverage of the global energy needs by renewable technology is much more probable than previously thought; explains how energy efficiency technologies will be able to drastically reduce the energy consumption for the same quality of life; demonstrates that traditional energy t...

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Main Author: Hoffmann, Winfried
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey Scrivener Publishing/Wiley. 2014
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Argues that 100% coverage of the global energy needs by renewable technology is much more probable than previously thought; explains how energy efficiency technologies will be able to drastically reduce the energy consumption for the same quality of life; demonstrates that traditional energy technologies are not able to sustainably support the future energy requirements of a growing world population; and discusses the most relevant renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and wind"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1118939255
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