Electric wishing well: the solution to the energy crisis
The energy crisis is actually a people crisis, the author says. The book demonstrates once and for all the fundamental truth about today's era of chronic shortages: the energy crunch resulted from our dependence on relatively scarce, unrenewable fossil fuels. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of man's quest for energy, past, present, and future: how the energy problem sneaked up on us; what each can do to use energy more efficiently - without cramping lifestyles; the new inventions that will transform our future (one example: the astonishing flywheel car, which uses a principle as old as the potter's wheel to store and recycle engine power); and the facts on nuclear fission power - is it a safe and efficient energy source, a necessary gamble, or a senseless risk. Other subjects covered are: the fuel of the future - cheap, safe, plentiful, pollution-free, easy to burn, and endlessly recyclable hydrogen; harnessing the mighty force of ocean tides; wind power - the oldest and newest answer to the energy question; tapping the intense heat of the Earth's core; solar energy; and the fabulous technology of nuclear fusion by laser - the power that drives the stars, already an incredible reality on earth. (MCW)
- OSTI ID:
- 7328620
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SOURCES
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR POWER
PLANNING
POWER
POWER GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TIDAL POWER
WIND POWER