References - Renewable Energy


The National Academies Press (http://www.nap.edu) has recently (2007-2010) published a number of "renewable energy" related texts. Although the books are available for a fee, they can be read on-line for free. Below are some of the relevant references with hyperlinked tables of contents. At the NAP site, you may find other references in your areas of interest, some of which may be free downloads.

Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use (2010)

Table of Contents

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Front Matter

i-xxxii

Summary

1-21

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1 Introduction

22-63

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2 Energy for Electricity

64-153

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3 Energy for Transportation

154-221

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4 Energy for Heat

222-247

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5 Climate Change

248-308

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6 Infrastructure and Security

309-336

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7 Overall Conclusions and Recommendations

337-371

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References

372-399

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Abbreviations

400-404

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Common Units and Conversions

405-408

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Appendixes

409-410

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Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption

411-419

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Appendix B: A Simple Diagrammatic Example of an Externality

420-422

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Appendix C: Description of the Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy (APEEP) Model and Its Application

423-431

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Appendix D: Description of GREET and Mobile6 Models and Their Applications

432-469

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Appendix E: Supplemental Information on Land-Use Externalities from Biofuels: A Case Study of the Boone River Watershed

470-474

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Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impediments (2010)

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Front Matter

i-xviii

Summary

1-14

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1 Introduction

15-44

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2 Resource Base

45-66

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3 Renewable Electricity Generation Technologies

67-132

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4 Economics of Renewable Electricity

133-194

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5 Environmental Impacts of Renewable Electricity Generation

195-240

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6 Deployment of Renewable Electric Energy

241-290

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7 Scenarios

291-326

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Appendixes

327-328

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Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project

329-334

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Appendix B: Panel Biographical Information

335-342

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Appendix C: Presentations to the Panel

343-344

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Appendix D: Description of State Renewables Portfolio Standards

345-356

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Appendix E: Attributes of Life-Cycle Assessment

357-360

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Appendix F: Atmospheric Emissions from Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electricity Generation

361-368

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America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation (2009)

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Front Matter

i-xxiv

Executive Summary

1-6

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PART 1

7-8

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1 Context and Challenges

9-34

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2 Key Findings

35-80

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3 Key Results from Technology Assessments

81-132

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PART 2

133-134

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4 Energy Efficiency

135-210

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5 Alternative Transportation Fuels

211-270

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6 Renewable Energy

271-330

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7 Fossil-Fuel Energy

331-444

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8 Nuclear Energy

445-562

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9 Electricity Transmission and Distribution

563-638

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APPENDIXES

639-640

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Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies

641-658

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Appendix B: Meeting Participants

659-664

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Appendix C: America's Energy Future Project

665-668

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Appendix D: Principal Units and Conversion Factors

669-672

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Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations

673-684

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Index

685-712

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What You Need to Know About Energy (2008)

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Front Matter

i-ii

Contents

1-1

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Introduction

2-5

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Sources and Uses

6-11

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Supply and Demand

12-19

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Improving Efficiency

20-23

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Emerging Technologies

24-29

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Looking Ahead

30-34

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Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects (2007)

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Front Matter

i-xviii

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Summary

1-14

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1 Introduction

15-27

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2 Context for Analysis of Effects of Wind-Powered Electricity Generation in the United States and the Mid-Atlantic Highlands

28-66

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3 Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development

67-139

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4 Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Humans

140-179

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5 Planning for and Regulating Wind-Energy Development

180-218

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References

219-266

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Appendix A About the Authors

267-275

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Appendix B Emission Rates for Electrical Generation

276-278

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Appendix C Methods and Metrics for Wildlife Studies

279-348

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Appendix D A Visual Impact Assessment Process for Evaluating Wind-Energy Projects

349-376

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The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting (2008)

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Front Matter

i-xviii

Part I: The Current Context

1-2

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1 A Growing Sense of Urgency

3-10

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2 The Challenge of Global Warming

11-19

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3 The Developing World - The Case of China

20-28

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Part II: Energy Supplies

29-30

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4 Petroleum and Natural Gas

31-38

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5 Coal

39-43

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6 Nuclear Power

44-48

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7 Biofuels

49-58

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8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy

59-62

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Part III: Energy Uses

63-64

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9 Transportation

65-76

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10 Buildings and Industry

77-82

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Part IV: Meeting the Challenge

83-84

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11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future

85-102

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12 The Public Sector Response

103-127

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13 The Role of the Private Sector - The Case of Google

128-132

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14 Barriers and Potential

133-138

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References

139-140

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Appendixes

141-142

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Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project

143-147

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Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit

148-156

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Appendix C: Summit Agenda

157-160

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Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences

161-162

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