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Making technology work

by Deutch, John M.,
Additional authors: Lester, Richard K. -- (Richard Keith), -- 1954- | ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Cambridge University Press, (Cambridge, UK ; | New York :) Physical details: x, 272 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Power resources. | Environmental protection. | Electronic books.
Year: 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Gasohol -- Solar thermal, windpower, and photovoltaic technologies -- Electricity from coal -- Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants -- Greenhouse gases and global warming -- Nuclear power and its fuel cycle -- Managing nuclear waste -- Nuclear power and weapons proliferation -- Natural gas -- Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries -- Synthetic fuels -- Fuel cells for automobiles -- Energy models and statistics -- The government's role in innovation -- Conclusions.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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