to those who will not have the benefit of two billion years' accumulated energy reserves

This is a Wikibook updated version of Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

Preface

Part 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?

Part 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

Part III : Technical chapters

  • A Cars II
  • B Wind II
  • C Planes II
  • D Solar II
  • E Heating II
  • F Waves II
  • G Tide II
  • H Stuff II

Part IV : Useful data

  • I Quick reference
  • J Populations and areas
  • K UK energy history
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