America's Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 367 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
America's energy future series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and appendices
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Resource base -- Renewable electricity generation technologies -- Economics of renewable electricity -- Environmental impacts of renewable electricity generation -- Deployment of renewable electric energy -- Scenarios
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"A component in the America's Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-photovoltaic, geothermal, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, and other renewable sources. The book focuses on those renewable sources that show the most promise for initial commercial deployment within 10 years and will lead to a substantial impact on the U.S. energy system. A quantitative characterization of technologies, this book lays out expectations of costs, performance, and impacts, as well as barriers and research and development needs. In addition to a principal focus on renewable energy technologies for power generation, the book addresses the challenges of incorporating such technologies into the power grid, as well as potential improvements in the national electricity grid that could enable better and more extensive utilization of wind, solar-thermal, solar photovoltaics, and other renewable technologies."--Publisher's description
COVER TITLE
Cover Title
America's energy future electricity from renewable resources
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Electric power production-- United States
Power resources
Renewable energy sources-- United States
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
621
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042
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
America's Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources