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100 per cent renewable : energy autonomy in action / edited by Peter Droege.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Earthscan, 2009.Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 9781844077182 (hbk.)
  • 1844077187 (hbk.)
Other title:
  • One hundred per cent renewable
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TJ808
Contents:
100% Renewable energy: the essential target -- Institutions for a 100% renewable world -- The renewable imperative: providing climate protection and energy security -- 100% is possible now -- Paths to a fossil CO₂-free Munich -- 100% Renewable champions: international case studies -- Feed-in tariffs: the policy path to 100% -- How to achieve renewable energy regions and advance sustainable development: integrated models and processes in Germany -- Renewable regions: life after fossil fuel in Spain -- 100% Renewable transport -- Better place -- How to grow food in the 100% renewable city: building-integrated agriculture -- Masdar city master plan: the design and engineering strategies -- Urban energy potentials: a step towards the use of 100% renewable energies -- Closing the planning gap: moving to renewable communities -- Community life at 100% and beyond: how to raise a renewable family without even trying -- 100% Renewable life: one man's journey for a solar world.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 333.794 DRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R18427JKRC
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 333.794 DRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R19985AKRC

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power. Our massive dependence on fossil fuels has upset the very climatic system that made human evolution possible. The global economy and its financial system are in jeopardy, running hot on overtly cheap yet increasingly costly and fast depleting oil. A 100% renewable world is seen by many as an impossible dream in anything but the very long term. But not only do a growing number of initiatives and plans dare to make the change but many have already achieved it.

This rich collection presents a series of pioneering efforts and their champions, and the paths to their successes. Ranging from initiatives by individuals to visions for companies, communities and entire countries, it defeats tired economic and technical counter-arguments, showing how the schemes featured not only can and do work but do so economically and with available technology. The book is introduced by incisive writing by Peter Droege, explaining the challenges and framing a roadmap towards a 100% renewable reality.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

100% Renewable energy: the essential target -- Institutions for a 100% renewable world -- The renewable imperative: providing climate protection and energy security -- 100% is possible now -- Paths to a fossil CO₂-free Munich -- 100% Renewable champions: international case studies -- Feed-in tariffs: the policy path to 100% -- How to achieve renewable energy regions and advance sustainable development: integrated models and processes in Germany -- Renewable regions: life after fossil fuel in Spain -- 100% Renewable transport -- Better place -- How to grow food in the 100% renewable city: building-integrated agriculture -- Masdar city master plan: the design and engineering strategies -- Urban energy potentials: a step towards the use of 100% renewable energies -- Closing the planning gap: moving to renewable communities -- Community life at 100% and beyond: how to raise a renewable family without even trying -- 100% Renewable life: one man's journey for a solar world.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of figures, tables and boxes (p. ix)
  • List of contributors (p. xiv)
  • List of acronyms and abbreviations (p. xxii)
  • 1 100% Renewable Energy: The Essential Target (p. 1)
  • 2 Institutions for a 100% Renewable World (p. 49)
  • 3 The Renewable Imperative: Providing Climate Protection and Energy Security (p. 57)
  • 4 100% is Possible Now (p. 71)
  • 5 Paths to a Fossil C02-free Munich (p. 87)
  • 6 100% Renewable Champions: International Case Studies (p. 93)
  • 7 Feed-in Tariffs: The Policy Path to 100% (p. 167)
  • 8 How to Achieve Renewable Energy Regions and Advance Sustainable Development: Integrated Models and Processes in Germany (p. 173)
  • 9 Renewable Regions: Life After Fossil Fuel in Spain (p. 187)
  • 10 100% Renewable Transport (p. 205)
  • 11 Better Place (p. 225)
  • 12 How to Grow Food in the 100% Renewable City: Building-Integrated Agriculture (p. 229)
  • 13 Masdar City Master Plan: The Design and Engineering Strategies (p. 243)
  • 14 Urban Energy Potentials: A Step Towards the Use of 100% Renewable Energies (p. 251)
  • 15 Closing the Planning Gap: Moving to Renewable Communities (p. 263)
  • 16 Community Life at 100% and Beyond: How to Raise a Renewable Family Without Even Trying (p. 289)
  • 17 100% Renewable Life: One Man's Journey for a Solar World (p. 307)
  • Index (p. 313)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Peter Droege is Professor and Chair of Urban Sustainability, Climate and. Planning Educator at the University of Liechtenstein, and Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He chairs the World Council for Renewable Energy for Asia Pacific.

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