Powering the future : a scientist's guide to energy independence /
Daniel B. Botkin with Diana Perez.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2010.
- xxi, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-312) and index.
Conventional energy sources : Oil -- Natural gas -- Coal -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- New energy sources : Wind power -- Solar power -- Ocean power -- Biofuels -- Designing an energy system : Transporting energy: the grid, hydrogen, batteries, and more -- Transporting things -- Saving energy at home and finding energy at your feet -- Solutions.