Sustainable Energy / Richard A. Dunlap

Includes Index.

Table of Contents. - Ch. 1 Energy basics introduction. - Ch. 2 Past, present, and future world energy use. - Ch. 3 Fossil fuel resources and use. - Ch. 4 Environmental consequences of fossil fuel use. - Ch. 5 Some basic nuclear physics. - Ch. 6 Energy from Nuclear fission. - Ch. 7 Energy from Nuclear fusion. - Ch. 8 Direct use of solar energy. - Ch. 9 Electricity from solar energy. - Ch. 10 Wind energy. - Ch. 11 Hydroelectric energy. - Ch. 12 Wave energy. - Ch. 13 Tidal energy. - Ch. 14 Ocean thermal energy conversion and ocean salinity gradient energy. - Ch. 15 Geothermal energy. - Ch. 16 Biomass energy. - Ch. 17 Energy conservation, energy storage, and transportation. - Ch. 18 Energy storage. - Ch. 19 Battery electric vehicles (BEVs). - Ch. 20 Hydrogen. - Ch. 21 Future prospects and research and design projects.