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Rising gas and utility prices, to say nothing of growing concerns about global warming, are fueling increased interest in alternative energy. Finding comprehensive information on this popular topic can be tough. Written for the layperson, this book is a one-stop source of information about alternative energy forms, in a world that needs it more than ever. Environmentally conscious individuals will find the most up-to-date information in this new annual summary. Important facts about companies and universities conducting research in alternative energy areas, government research subsidies, statistics on global use of alternative energy systems, and production of ethanol and hybrid fuels are included. Cost comparisons and a valuable appendix with sources for further study complete this encompassing energy reference. This book features an overview of new techniques and advancements in the efficiency of various types of alternative energy sources such as: • Biomass Energy • Fusion Power • Geothermal Energy • Hybrid Systems • Hydroelectric Power • Hydrogen Fuel Cells • Photo-voltaic Cells • Solar Energy • Wind A current assessment of the state of conventional energy sources and fossil fuels, the depressed state of the nuclear power industry, and world energy costs are included in the introductory section.

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.,. a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it. -Business Horizons This excellent handbook writes its own very accurate review in its preface: While a mountain of information about alternative energy exists, laying one's hands on a concise summary of the state of the art remains difficult. Hence, this volume, which gathers disparate and scattered information, provides a pithy overview of the industry, and the context in which it operates..,. well documented, and very interesting volume. -SB & F ?...a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it.?-Business Horizons ?Berinstein's writing is clear, and she provides many charts and illustrations from a variety of sources, along with glossaries, bibliographies, and an index, all of which make finding detailed information a simple task. All levels.?-Choice ?Paula Berinstein's handbook is an excellent resource with a myriad of uses. This guide acts as a quick, ready reference for specialists in physics and alternative energies, but it also doubles as a thorough overview of alternative energies for the novice....This handy guide would be suitable for any science collection, whether in an academic library, public library, or high school media center. It is a very easily employed resource that would serve many reference collections well.?-E-STREAMS ?The layout is attractive, with pictures, diagrams, and numerous At a Glance information boxes complementing the text....having so much data in one volume is very handy. Of interest to academic and public library patrons; researchers in industry libraries will find the numbers useful.?-Library Journal ?This excellent handbook writes its own very accurate review in its preface: While a mountain of information about alternative energy exists, laying one's hands on a concise summary of the state of the art remains difficult. Hence, this volume, which gathers disparate and scattered information, provides a pithy overview of the industry, and the context in which it operates..,. well documented, and very interesting volume.?-SB & F ?Well organized and well written, with abundant tables and figures, a glossary, and a modest bibliography, this accessible work should appeal to general audiences as well as provide information to specialists. It is, moreover, mercifully free of the polemic and finger-pointing that too often characterizes books on this subject.?-American Reference Books Annual ... a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it. -Business Horizons Berinstein's writing is clear, and she provides many charts and illustrations from a variety of sources, along with glossaries, bibliographies, and an index, all of which make finding detailed information a simple task. All levels. -Choice The layout is attractive, with pictures, diagrams, and numerous At a Glance information boxes complementing the text....having so much data in one volume is very handy. Of interest to academic and public library patrons; researchers in industry libraries will find the numbers useful. -Library Journal Well organized and well written, with abundant tables and figures, a glossary, and a modest bibliography, this accessible work should appeal to general audiences as well as provide information to specialists. It is, moreover, mercifully free of the polemic and finger-pointing that too often characterizes books on this subject. -American Reference Books Annual Paula Berinstein's handbook is an excellent resource with a myriad of uses. This guide acts as a quick, ready reference for specialists in physics and alternative energies, but it also doubles as a thorough overview of alternative energies for the novice....This handy guide would be suitable for any science collection, whether in an academic library, public library, or high school media center. It is a very easily employed resource that would serve many reference collections well. -E-STREAMS

This excellent handbook writes its own very accurate review in its preface: While a mountain of information about alternative energy exists, laying one's hands on a concise summary of the state of the art remains difficult. Hence, this volume, which gathers disparate and scattered information, provides a pithy overview of the industry, and the context in which it operates..,. well documented, and very interesting volume. -SB & F

Paula Berinstein's handbook is an excellent resource with a myriad of uses. This guide acts as a quick, ready reference for specialists in physics and alternative energies, but it also doubles as a thorough overview of alternative energies for the novice....This handy guide would be suitable for any science collection, whether in an academic library, public library, or high school media center. It is a very easily employed resource that would serve many reference collections well. -E-STREAMS ... a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it. -Business Horizons Berinstein's writing is clear, and she provides many charts and illustrations from a variety of sources, along with glossaries, bibliographies, and an index, all of which make finding detailed information a simple task. All levels. -Choice Well organized and well written, with abundant tables and figures, a glossary, and a modest bibliography, this accessible work should appeal to general audiences as well as provide information to specialists. It is, moreover, mercifully free of the polemic and finger-pointing that too often characterizes books on this subject. -American Reference Books Annual The layout is attractive, with pictures, diagrams, and numerous At a Glance information boxes complementing the text....having so much data in one volume is very handy. Of interest to academic and public library patrons; researchers in industry libraries will find the numbers useful. -Library Journal ?...a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it.?-Business Horizons ?Berinstein's writing is clear, and she provides many charts and illustrations from a variety of sources, along with glossaries, bibliographies, and an index, all of which make finding detailed information a simple task. All levels.?-Choice ?The layout is attractive, with pictures, diagrams, and numerous At a Glance information boxes complementing the text....having so much data in one volume is very handy. Of interest to academic and public library patrons; researchers in industry libraries will find the numbers useful.?-Library Journal ?Well organized and well written, with abundant tables and figures, a glossary, and a modest bibliography, this accessible work should appeal to general audiences as well as provide information to specialists. It is, moreover, mercifully free of the polemic and finger-pointing that too often characterizes books on this subject.?-American Reference Books Annual ?Paula Berinstein's handbook is an excellent resource with a myriad of uses. This guide acts as a quick, ready reference for specialists in physics and alternative energies, but it also doubles as a thorough overview of alternative energies for the novice....This handy guide would be suitable for any science collection, whether in an academic library, public library, or high school media center. It is a very easily employed resource that would serve many reference collections well.?-E-STREAMS ?This excellent handbook writes its own very accurate review in its preface: While a mountain of information about alternative energy exists, laying one's hands on a concise summary of the state of the art remains difficult. Hence, this volume, which gathers disparate and scattered information, provides a pithy overview of the industry, and the context in which it operates..,. well documented, and very interesting volume.?-SB & F .,. a one-stop resource for information about alternative energy and the context in which it operates. Readers can access the most current research in the area, including the companies that are heavily engaged in it. -Business Horizons This excellent handbook writes its own very accurate review in its preface: While a mountain of information about alternative energy exists, laying one's hands on a concise summary of the state of the art remains difficult. Hence, this volume, which gathers disparate and scattered information, provides a pithy overview of the industry, and the context in which it operates..,. well documented, and very interesting volume. -SB & F

Author Information

PAULA BERINSTEIN is the author of several books, including Finding Statistics Online and Finding Images Online. She has run her own research company where she located statistics for clients; she has programmed computers and designed databases in the aerospace industry, and she has worked as a reference librarian in science and technology libraries and in news libraries. For more information, please visit the author's web site at http://www.berinsteinresearch.com.

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