Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David MacKay is available as a paperback, but the full text can also be downloaded. The author is a Professor at the Department of Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: UIT Cambridge Ltd. (February 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0954452933
• ISBN-13: 978-0954452933