Author
Berger, John J., 1945-
ImprintNew York : Henry Holt & Co., 1997.
Descriptionxvi, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note: General"A John Macrae book."
Note: Contentpt. 1. Great transformation -- ch. 1. Uphill struggle -- ch. 2. Today's energy follies -- ch. 3. Energy-climate connection -- pt. 2. Shining power -- ch. 4. Answers from the desert -- ch. 5. Crystal power -- ch. 6. Nuclear graveyard -- ch. 7. Passion for silicon -- ch. 8. Solar cells and Taco Bells -- ch. 9. Smart solar cells -- ch. 10. Thin films -- ch. 11. Pretty poly -- ch. 12. Solar skins -- pt. 3. Whirling power -- ch. 13. Wind: a crash course -- ch. 14. Nickel machine -- ch. 15. Culture of survivors -- ch. 16. Another kind of wind company -- ch. 17. Europe races ahead -- pt. 4. Bioenergy -- ch. 18. Biofuels and plant power -- ch. 19. Biomass business -- pt. 5. Underground power -- ch. 20. Geothermal's rocky road -- pt. 6. Knowledge and power -- ch. 21. Efficiency: the sleeping giant -- ch. 22. Miniaturizing energy demands -- ch. 23. Electric vehicles: have battery, will travel -- ch. 24. Hypercars: and hype about cars -- ch. 25. Getting to a renewable future.
ISBN:0805037713
