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Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

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  • Dec 1, 2008
  • #Sustainability #Energy
David J.C. MacKay
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Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an... Show More

Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

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Number of Pages: 384

ISBN: 0954452933

ISBN-13: 9780954452933

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Cory Doctorow @doctorow · Dec 9, 2021
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The first book like this I ever read was David McKay's superb 2009 "Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air," a life-changing book that sets out the energy transition as an engineering problem.
Cory Doctorow @doctorow · Dec 9, 2021
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The remarkable thing about MacKay's book is that it becomes abundantly clear that while an energy transition is a lot of work, it's eminently possible. MacKay's book spawned a whole line of "Without the Hot Air" titles from UIT Cambridge.
Sebastian Farquhar @seb_far · Nov 27, 2020
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Having never met him, I am so thankful to have been able to read his work. Without Hot Air changed my life before I even got into ML, and now I rarely learn as much as I do when I reread his papers. Every time it makes me consider something differently.
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