Sustainable Energy -
without the hot air
David JC MacKay
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Contents
Dedication
Preface (
viii
,
ix
)
I
Numbers, not adjectives
1
Motivations
2
The balance sheet
3
Cars
4
Wind
5
Planes
6
Solar
7
Heating and cooling
8
Hydroelectricity
9
Light
10
Offshore wind
11
Gadgets
12
Wave
13
Food and farming
14
Tide
15
Stuff
16
Geothermal
17
Public services
18
Can we live on renewables?
II
Making a difference
19
Every BIG helps
20
Better transport
21
Smarter heating
22
Efficient electricity use
23
Sustainable fossil fuels?
24
Nuclear?
25
Living on other countries’ renewables?
26
Fluctuations and storage
27
Five energy plans for Britain
28
Putting costs in perspective
29
What to do now
30
Energy plans for Europe, America, and the World
31
The last thing we should talk about
32
Saying yes
Acknowledgements
III
Technical chapters
A
Cars II
B
Wind II
C
Planes II
D
Solar II
E
Heating II
F
Waves II
G
Tides II
H
Stuff II
IV
Useful data
I
Quick reference
J
Populations and areas
K
UK energy history
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Power and carbon translation charts
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Index
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