Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity

ISBN-10: 1853831557
ISBN-13: 9781853831553
Series: Renewable Energy
Pages: 1160
Language: English
Published: 1993
Publisher: Earthscan
Authors: Thomas B. Johansson, Laurie Burnham

Description

Because of the increasing severity of problems posed by conventional sources of energy - threats to the security of the world's oil supply, the environmental costs of burning fossil fuels, issues of safety and weapons proliferation related to nuclear power - the world's dependence on conventional energy sources must be reduced both by using energy more efficiently and by shifting to alternative, less problematic supply sources. Renewable energy can play a central role in addressing this challenge.