Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-302) and index
Our hunger for energy -- The climate before the collapse? -- From wasting energy to saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide -- Carbon-free energy --vision or utopia? -- Photovoltaics - energy from sand -- Solar thermal systems - year-round heating from the sun -- Solar power plants - even more energy from the sun -- Wind power systems - electricity from thin air -- Hydropower plants - wet energy -- Geothermal energy - power from the deep -- Heat pumps - from cold to hot -- Biomass - energy from nature -- The hydrogen industry and fuel cells -- Sunny prospects - examples of sustainable energy supply