A Sociological Look at Biofuels: Understanding the Past/ Prospects for the Future (Energy Science, Engineering and Technology)

This book concentrates on biofuels and specifically on ethanol within the United States (US), though in the concluding chapter the author expands the discussion to include other agro-based fuels. The focus reflects current production realties. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, some 168 ethanol distilleries in the U.S. produced more than 9.2 million gallons of ethanol in 2008 (up from 6.5 million in 2007). Biodiesel production in the U.S., by comparison, was approximately 492 million gallons in 2007. In a global context, over 16 billion gallons of ethanol were produced world-wide in 2008 compared to approximately 1 billions gallons of biodiesel. Because of this, ‘biofuel’ overwhelmingly means, and will continue to mean for some time, ‘ethanol’ within not only the U.S. but throughout much of the world.

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Solar Heating and Cooling of Residential Buildings: Sizing, Installation and Operation of Systems

This manual was prepared primarily for use in conducting a practical training course on the design of solar heating and cooling of residential buildings. The text is directed toward sizing, installation, operation, and maintenance of solar systems for space heating and hot water supply, and solar cooling is treated only briefly. The solar systems described in this manual are primarily for residential applications and one- and two-story office-type buildings. This manual was developed by the staff of the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory and vocational education specialists at Colorado State University in cooperation with the NAHB Research Foundation. A national advisory committee selected from various sectors of the home-building industry, university sources, private practice, and government, was established to provide advice and general guidance.

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Economics of Sustainable Energy in Agriculture (Economy & Environment)

This book contains up-to-date studies on the economics of sustainable energy in agriculture. The studies focus on energy efficiency improvement and the use of biomass. Specific attention is paid to the economic aspects of land use and the competition for land, both for food production and dedicated energy crops. The book will be of special interest to economists, agronomists, energy experts, and politicians that deal with energy issues in agriculture, both in developing and industrialised countries.

The book is relevant for those who are interested in the topic of global warming and carbon sequestration, and the transition towards carbon-free energy resources.

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Wind Energy: A sustainable and safe power source

While searching for green and renewable forms of energy, many experts have come to the conclusion that wind power could be a suitable solution to the lurking energy crisis. Being an environmentally safe, sustainable and available resource, wind is already used to power millions of households around the world, with policy makers planning to increase its share in the overall energy production up to one fifth in the upcoming couple of decades. In order to find out more about wind energy, its usage, efficiency and impact on the environment ? read this book.

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Solar StoveTop Cooker : Pattern, Instructions, Recipes

Imagine a solar cooker just like the grill on the top of your stove that when you focus it to the sun it will reach 650 degrees F within minutes and only weighs 3 pounds. It will hold a 15″ frying pan for grilling sandwiches, frying chicken, poaching fish, or making pizza. It will hold a pot of water for steaming corn or vegtables, and a coffee pot for perking coffee. The Solar StoveTop Cooker is like moving your stove outside except it is lightweight and portable–you can take it anywhere. You don’t have to plug it in and it’s a lot more fun to use. The pattern makes it easy to build. All the critical angles that are important to get the proper focal point have been included. All you have to do is cut them out, trace them onto cardboard and assemble the cooker. There is no figuring to do and just a weekend of work. Included is a 16 page instruction booklet that lists all materials needed to build this amazing cooker. It gives complete and easy step-by-step assembly instructions with 27 illustrations and photos, offers a few recipes and resources for more solar cooking information, including a solar cooking discussion group on the web. There is even a phone number to call if you run into problems or if you just want to talk to an expert. For a weekend of work you’ll be cooking outside with free heat from the sun, with no smoke or pollution, without ever using a single kilowatt of commercial power, and you’ll be doing something good for the environment.

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Energy Storage

This is a comprehensive overview of energy storage concepts, methodologies and applications.

Students will find chapters exploring the underlying energy storage fundamentals under various conditions, such as organic fuels, phase transitions and heat capacity, in addition to reversible chemical reactions. Important energy storage types such as mechanical, hydrogen and electromagnetic energy storage are discussed in a pedagogical language and structure accessible to students and researchers alike. Valuable coverage of various types of batteries are included, such as metal hydride / “nickel”, lithium, lead-acid and primary batteries, in addition to a variety of current applications.

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Energy Options Impact on Regional Security (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security)

This book addresses energy-related issues in light of the options available to the European and Mediterranean countries. The articles attempt to identify and analyse the economic, environmental, societal and regional security issues that may emerge from those options. It is clear that a coherent energy strategy is required, addressing energy supply and demand, security of access, financial issues, market dynamics, and also taking into account the whole energy lifecycle including fuel production, transmission and distribution. In the short term, the aim should be to achieve higher energy efficiencies and increased supply from local energy sources, in particular renewable energy sources. In the long term, redesign of life styles, further increase of alternative energy sources and shift to new energy technologies and carriers is expected to contribute to solve or alleviate the problems generated by declining availability of fossil fuels. In this volume, energy experts provide background information and a detailed discussion of all these issues and strategies.

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Renewables Are Ready–People Creating Renewable Energy Solutions: People Creating Renewable Engery Soultions Clean Energy Through Community Action (Real Goods Independent Living Book)

Renewables Are Ready is not a book that explains how to hook up solar panels or build a windmill to generate power; instead, it is a blueprint for community participation in bringing renewable energy sources into full function. In Waverly, Iowa, for example, the Midwest’s first utility-scale wind generation projects and town streetlights are powered by hydro turbines on the Cedar River that are operated by the customer-owned local utility company. And Portland, Oregon, pioneered solar-access laws that govern new home siting and require home additions and remodelings not to block solar access to other dwellings. Authors Nancy Cole and P. J. Skerrett give strategies for organizing communities and creative ways to approach the politics and financing of renewable energy sources on a very small scale, or a relatively large one, in rural settings or in the heart of older, major cities. Renewables Are Ready is both inspiring and motivating. It presents a clear case of how savvy planning and good organizing can–and did in scores of example settings–bring about dramatic, positive changes in energy consumption, pollution, and reduced use of nonrenewable resources.

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The Orgone Accumulator Handbook: Construction Plans Experimental Use and Protection Against Toxic Energy

A concise handbook describing the original discovery of the orgone energy by Dr. Wilhelm Reich, as well as methods for constructing and safely using orgone energy devices, including the author’s own considerable experience on the matter. With a Foreword by Dr. Eva Reich, the daughter of Wilhelm Reich, and an Appendix by two German physicians, from their own university thesis, a double-blind and controlled experiment validating the physiological effects of the orgone accumulator. Includes many photos and illustrations, including a cover photo of an astronaut walking on the moon, with a clearly-visible blue-glowing orgone energy field. This is a 2007 Revised Edition with a new Appendix containing additional experimental details over prior printings, and a revised Bibliography and Resources section. A ‘must-have’ book for the serious researcher, or anyone seeking clarity and facts about Wilhelm Reich, or substantive applications of ‘subtle energy’, which DeMeo shows, is ‘not so subtle’ if you know what to look for.

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Plunkett’s Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac 2009: Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

There are few industry sectors in the world today with more potential than renewable and hydrogen energy. Clean, green and renewable energy technologies are receiving immense emphasis from investors, environmentalists, governments and major corporations. Today’s high prices for crude oil, coal and natural gas will increase the demand for renewables of all types. A wide variety of technologies are being researched, developed and implemented on a global basis, from Stirling engines to wind power, from advanced nuclear plants to geothermal and fuel cells. Our analysis also includes tar sands (oil sands), oil shale, fuel cells, clean coal, distributed power, energy storage, biofuels and much more. You’ll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 250 leading companies in all facets of the alternative, renewable and hydrogen energy business. Here you’ll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in the business. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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