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Making technology work [electronic resource] : applications in energy and the environment / John M. Deutch, Richard K. Lester.

By: Deutch, John M, 1938-.
Contributor(s): Lester, Richard K. (Richard Keith), 1954- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: x, 272 p. : ill.Subject(s): Power resources | Environmental protectionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 621.042 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- Gasohol -- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies -- Electricity from coal -- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants -- Greenhouse gases and global warming -- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle -- Managing nuclear waste -- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation -- Natural gas -- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries -- Synthetic fuels -- Fuel cells for automobiles -- Energy models and statistics -- The government's role in innovation -- Conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Gasohol -- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies -- Electricity from coal -- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants -- Greenhouse gases and global warming -- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle -- Managing nuclear waste -- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation -- Natural gas -- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries -- Synthetic fuels -- Fuel cells for automobiles -- Energy models and statistics -- The government's role in innovation -- Conclusions.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.