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America's energy future : technology and transformation / Committee on America's Energy Future; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; National Research Council of the National Academies

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Washington, DC : National Academines Press, 2009Description: XXIV, 711 S. : graph. DarstISBN:
  • 9780309116022
  • 9780309116039
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: America's Energy Future. Online-Ausgabe Washington : National Academies Press, 2009. 1 online resource (737 pages)DDC classification:
  • 333.790973 22
LOC classification:
  • TJ163.25.U6
Action note:
  • 1
Summary: "Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to global climate change, and to national security and independence, as many of the world's current energy sources are increasingly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. The country's challenge is to develop an energy portfolio that addresses these concerns while still providing sufficient, affordable energy reserves for the nation. The United States has enormous resources to put behind solutions to this energy challenge; the dilemma is to identify which solutions are the right ones. Before deciding which energy technologies to develop, and on what timeline, we need to understand them better. America's Energy Future analyzes the potential of a wide range of technologies for generation, distribution, and conservation of energy. This book considers technologies to increase energy efficiency, coal-fired power generation, nuclear power, renewable energy, oil and natural gas, and alternative transportation fuels. It offers a detailed assessment of the associated impacts and projected costs of implementing each technology and categorizes them into three time frames for implementation."--Publisher's descriptionCall number: Grundsignatur: 2020 E 1477PPN: PPN: 606055495
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