01316    a2200145   4500020001800000082001900018100002600037100001900063245003700082260004700119300001400166504003300180520089500213650006201108  a9781107698369  a333.794bPAG-R  aPagnoni, Gian Andrea   aRoche, Stephen  aRenaissance of renewable energy   bCambridge University Pressc2015aNew York  aix, 294p.  aInclude Reference and Index
  aThis book provides detailed yet easily understandable information about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy alternatives and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing fossil fuels in the future. The authors manage to make a highly complex and often intimidating subject not only accessible but also engaging and entertaining. This book unpacks but never simplifies the science of energy, leavening the more technical passages with anecdotes, metaphors, examples and imagery. By also dealing with the history, politics and economics of energy use, it offers both scientific and non-scientific readers a deeper understanding of the most important issue of our age.  aEnvironmentvEnergy consumptionvRenewable energy sources