Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

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  • 1 Synopsis Contents

    • 1.1 Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air



  • 2 Numbers, Not Adjectives

    • 2.1 Motivations

    • 2.2 The balance sheet

    • 2.3 Cars

    • 2.4 Wind

    • 2.5 Planes

    • 2.6 Solar

    • 2.7 Heating and cooling

    • 2.8 Hydroelectricity

    • 2.9 Light

    • 2.10 Offshore wind

    • 2.11 Gadgets

    • 2.12 Wave

    • 2.13 Food and farming

    • 2.14 Tide

    • 2.15 Stuff

    • 2.16 Geothermal

    • 2.17 Public services

    • 2.18 Can we live on renewables?



  • 3 Making A Difference

    • 3.1 Every BIG helps

    • 3.2 Better transport

    • 3.3 Smarter heating

    • 3.4 Efficient electricity use

    • 3.5 Sustainable fossil fuels?

    • 3.6 Nuclear?

    • 3.7 Living on other countries’ renewables?

    • 3.8 Fluctuations and storage

    • 3.9 Five energy plans for Britain

    • 3.10 Putting costs in perspective

    • 3.11 What to do now

    • 3.12 Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World

    • 3.13 The last thing we should talk about

    • 3.14 Saying yes



  • 4 Technical Chapters

    • 4.1 Cars II

    • 4.2 Wind II

    • 4.3 Planes II http://www.ck12.org Contents

    • 4.4 Solar II

    • 4.5 Heating II

    • 4.6 Waves II

    • 4.7 Tide II

    • 4.8 Stuff II



  • 5 Useful Data

    • 5.1 Quick reference

    • 5.2 Populations and areas

    • 5.3 UK energy history

    • 5.4 List of web links

    • 5.5 Bibliography



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