Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society

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Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society


CONTENTS
Acknowledgement vii
1. The Context 1
2. Wind Energy 11
3. Solar Thermal Electricity 43
4. Photovoltaic Solar Electricity 59
5. Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Derived from Biomass 73
6. The “Hydrogen Economy” 93
7. Storing Electricity 101
8. Conclusions on the Potential and the Limits 107
9. Why Nuclear Energy is Not the Answer 119
10. The Wider Context: Our Sustainability and Justice Predicament 125
11. The Simpler Way 135
Notes 159
References 183
Terms 193
Units 195
Index 197