本书原定价40.00美元,净重530克,馆藏自然旧。【图书分类:天文学、地球科学 > 海洋学 > 海洋资源与开发 > 海洋动力资源开发 > 波浪能】Over the last decade or so, renewable energy technology has moved from the margins to the mainstream. Where it was once a utopian dream, British experts now talk of a huge market for the UK renewable energy industry, and the government's Renewable Energy Advisory Group estimates that renewable sources could contribute as much as 20% of the UK's electricity requirement by the year 2025. The UK first entered the renewable energy field in 1974, after the first oil crisis. Since then, a total of 230 million pounds has been spent on research and development projects. Wave power was one of the front runners; millions were spent on it before the "deep sea" wave program folded in 1982. The decision to abandon the program was the focus for many debates in which the author took a vigorous part. His book, Energy From the Waves, first published in 1979, provided unique coverage for the general reader, as well as for students of renewable energy. He has since followed the twists and turns of the debate over wave power, not exactly endearing himself to the energy establishment, but providing readers with many fascinating accounts of decision-making processes. This is a continuation of the study of power waves, and because the issues it touches upon are more urgent than ever, it should interest not only engineers and environmentalists, but the general public as well.
Review: Ross offers a fascinating account of the hesitant progress in UK wave power research and development. Ross's vision of wave power as a major source of energy is both explained and promoted with this book. Safe Energy Journal, December 1995... undeniably a good read, probably more for the layman than the engineer, and a fine introduction to the principles and politics of wave power. Electrical Review, December 1995... a readable and accessible introduction to the technology in all its forms... rare and valuable... New Scientist, 16 December 1995`Ross writes about energy problems and scientific solutions with considerable skill and enthusiasm. He doesn't just make the technological problems involved comprehensible, he actually makes them sound interesting.' Tribune`a useful introduction to the science and technology of wave power for undergraduates interested in this area of renewable energy research ... I recommend this book to all who are interested in the science of wave power and the politics of renewable energy.' Edward G. Pitt, Ocean Challenge, 7(3) 1998
About the Author: David Ross is a freelance journalist, writing for, among others, the Daily Express, New Scientist, The Guardian, and Private Eye.
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