| Description |
1 online resource (175 pages : illustrations) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"How solar, storage and new tech means cheap power for all"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
About the author; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: Cheap solar changes everything; Chapter 1: Inevitable solar: the experience curve; Chapter 2: Predictions and the global switch; Chapter 3: New generation solar advances; Chapter 4: When the sun doesn't shine; Chapter 5: Demand and supply; Chapter 6: Battery power; Chapter 7: Storing energy as gas or liquids; Epilogue: Some conclusions; Appendix: Figures and terms; Thanks; Images; Index; A note on references. |
| Summary |
AHow will the world be powered in ten years' time? Not by fossil fuels. Energy experts are all saying the same thing: solar photovoltaics (PV) is our future. Reports from universities, investment banks, international institutions and large investors agree. It's not about whether the switch from fossil fuels to solar power will happen, but -- The Switch provides a positive solution to the climate change crisis, and looks to a brighter future ahead. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Photovoltaic power generation.
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Photovoltaic power generation. |
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Electric power production -- Technological innovations.
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Electric power production -- Technological innovations. |
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Electric power production. |
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Dwellings -- Power supply.
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Dwellings -- Power supply. |
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Solar energy.
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Solar energy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goodall, Chris. Switch : How solar, storage and new tech means cheap power for all. London : Profile Books, ©2016 9781781256350 |
| ISBN |
9781782832485 (electronic book) |
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1782832483 (electronic book) |
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9781781256350 (paperback) |
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1781256357 |
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