Sustainable Energy

Opportunities and Limitations

  • David Elliott
Book

Part of the Energy, Climate and the Environment Series book series (ECE)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxii
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  2. The Sustainable Energy Options

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sustainable Energy: Nuclear Power and Renewables
      David Elliott
      Pages 3-24
    3. Wind Power and Similar Renewable Sources —Why Variability Doesn’t Matter
      David Milborrow
      Pages 25-48
    4. Biomass — Greening the Transport Sector
      Jonathan Scurlock
      Pages 49-65
    5. Sea Power — How We Can Tap Wave and Tidal Power
      David Elliott
      Pages 66-83
    6. Solar Power: Using Energy from the Sun in Buildings
      Susan Roaf, Rajat Gupta
      Pages 84-107
    7. Saving Energy — How to Cut Energy Wastage
      Bob Everett
      Pages 108-134
    8. The Limits to Energy Efficiency: Time to Beat the Rebound Effect
      Horace Herring
      Pages 135-151

  3. Making it Happen

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 153-153
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    2. Supporting Renewables: Local Ownership, Wind Power and Sustainable Finance
      David Toke
      Pages 155-173
    3. Supporting Renewables: Feed in Tariffs and Quota/Trading Systems
      David Elliott
      Pages 174-189
    4. Carbon Trading: Opportunities and Issues
      Stephen Peake
      Pages 190-211

  4. The Future

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 213-213
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    2. Long-term, Renewables-Intensive World Energy Scenarios
      Godfrey Boyle
      Pages 215-235
    3. Sustainable Lifestyles of the Future
      Peter Harper
      Pages 236-260
    4. A Sustainable Future for Energy?
      David Elliott
      Pages 261-278
  5. Back Matter
    Pages 279-285
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About this book

Introduction

In this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not.

Keywords

biomass Carbon Trading energy energy efficiency nuclear renewable energy solar power Sustainable Energy

Editors and affiliations

  • David Elliott
    • 1
  1. 1.Energy and Environment Research UnitOpen UniversityUK

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